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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
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POLL: Have you taken steps to get ready for the drug/alcohol database (now live)?
Update: Whether you’re an independent/small fleet needing to designate your consortium/testing provider or a leased or company driver advised to double-check your information associated with the newly-live database of test results, have you done so as of today?
January 6, 2020
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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
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Drug clearinghouse looming, owner-operators express frustration, lack of awareness
Many owner-operators, though technically not required to do anything before the looming Jan. 6 deadline, are in some ways unaware of, and unprepared for, the new CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule that takes effect in less than a month.
December 10, 2019
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POLL: Have you taken steps to get ready for the drug/alcohol clearinghouse going live in Jan.?
How far have you gotten with steps necessary to set up with the new drug and alcohol clearinghouse database, whether you’re a company driver, leased or an independent or small fleet owner with authority? Weigh in here.
December 4, 2019
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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
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FMCSA to charge carriers $1.25 per query in new drug and alcohol clearinghouse
Carriers, including small carriers who only employ a few drivers, will have to pay FMCSA $1.25 per query into the looming Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, which will compile records of all drivers who have failed or refused a drug or alcohol test.
August 26, 2019
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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
FMCSA’s reduction of the required random drug testing rate this year allowed its cost-benefit analysis included in the rule to show more dollars on the benefit side as the reduced rate lightened testing burdens on carriers, owner-operators and drivers. As it stands in the rule, the final Regulatory Impact Analysis “estimates the annual benefit … at $196 million and the annual cost at $154 million,” the agency notes in the rule.
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Random drug testing of truckers to continue at 50 percent rate
Random drug testing rates for truck operators will remain at 50 percent, FMCSA announced recently.
January 5, 2015
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DOT: Proposed speed limiter rule coming in Feb., insurance increase next month
A federal regulation upping the amount of liability insurance carriers must have is still slated to be published as a proposed rule next month, while the department’s rule to require use of speed limiters on heavy trucks and its Safety Fitness Determination rule are now projected to be published as proposed rules in early 2015.
September 16, 2014
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Clearinghouse rule comments: OOIDA wants protection in reporting, carrier groups want expansion
OOIDA says the rule needs safeguards against carrier reporting measures, while groups like ATA are pushing for an expansion of the ability of carriers to report drug or alcohol violations to FMCSA’s database.
May 28, 2014
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Driver database rule made official: FMCSA unveils rule to implement drug/alcohol clearinghouse
A proposed rule establishing a database of CDL holders who have failed or refused to take a drug test will soon be published, FMCSA announced Feb. 12. The rule would require carriers to upload positive drug test results and query the database annually and when making new hires.
February 12, 2014
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