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Tag: CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
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DOT works toward state access to drug clearinghouse to suspend, deny CDLs
If the FMCSA's new rule passes, it will give states the ability to deny or downgrade CDLs for truck drivers who fail drug or alcohol testing. Learn more here.
April 28, 2020
Business
News roundup, Dec. 12: FMCSA delays part of drug clearinghouse rule; TCA members set to haul rolling Vietnam vets memorial in 2020
The provision of the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule requiring states to query the database for CDL transactions has been delayed until 2023. The mobile Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall That Heals, will once again tour the United States in partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association.
December 12, 2019
Business
Part of drug/alcohol database rule could be delayed; bulk of rule still slated to take effect in January
The proposal would delay the compliance date for states from Jan. 6, 2020. The January 2020 compliance date would still remain in place for all other requirements of the Clearinghouse rule, including the requirement fleets query the database for all new hires, as well as once a year for all existing drivers.
September 6, 2019
Business
Driver drug and alcohol test database to be required check for carriers by 2020
Set to publish Monday, a final rule establishing the Clearinghouse database will require carriers to search the database during the pre-employment process and for current employees — at least once a year in the latter case.
December 2, 2016
Business
Drug testing database, driver training standards set to publish this week, DOT says
The DOT is projecting final rules for the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and the Entry-Level Driver Training standards to be published this week.
November 22, 2016
Business
Rule to build database of truckers who have failed drug tests set for publication
The CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse final rule, which would establish a database of CDL holders who have failed or refused to take a drug test, will soon be published after the rule cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Monday, Oct. 31.
November 2, 2016
Business
Minimum driver training standards rule set to publish next month, DOT says
A DOT rule to implement a core curriculum for initial trucker training and require 30 hours behind the wheel before being issued a CDL is set to publish next month, as is a separate rule to establish a database of truckers who’ve failed or refused a drug test.
October 17, 2016
Business
CDL drug/alcohol clearinghouse rule expected this month, driver training rule in November
A Final Rule to establish a CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is set to be published Sept. 26, while the rule to set up minimum driver training standards for truckers is set for a Nov. 7 publication.
September 16, 2016
Business
Speed limiter rule projected to be published next week, per DOT report
Following its recent stamp of approval by the White House, the DOT’s rule to require speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks is now expected to be published next Friday.
August 17, 2016
Business
Rules on CDL clearinghouse, speed limiters still set for summer publication
The DOT removed a projected publication date for Phase II of the greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards in its latest regulatory report. A proposed rule to mandate speed limiters is still expected this summer.
July 18, 2016
Business
Speed limiter rule dates delayed again by DOT, CDL clearinghouse rule on track
The Department of Transportation is once again delaying publication of the potential rulemaking that would require speed limiters on trucks.
June 20, 2016
Business
DOT advances rule to build database of truckers who have failed drug tests
FMCSA says the rule is intended to make sure drivers who have tested positive or refused a test have completed the DOT’s return-to-duty process before driving commercially again, and to make sure employers are meeting their drug and alcohol testing responsibilities.
May 23, 2016
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