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FMCSA Closes Reporting Loophole in Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Database

Query Notifications The Clearinghouse will now notify employers if there is a change to a driver’s Clearinghouse record up to 12 months following a driver query.  Previously, after conducting a pre-employment query, an employer received a notification from the Clearinghouse if there was a change to that driver’s Clearinghouse record within […]

2023 DOT Random Testing Rates

Random Testing Rates 2023 DOT Random Testing Rates The following chart outlines the annual minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates established within DOT Agencies for 2023. DOT Agency 2023 Random Drug Testing Rate 2023 Random Alcohol Testing Rate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FMCSA]The random rates did not change for 2023.  […]

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Random Testing Rates for 2023

FRA is announcing that its minimum annual random drug and alcohol testing rates for the calendar year 2023 will continue to be as follows: HOS employees-25 percent for drugs and 10 percent for alcohol. MOW employees-25 percent for drugs and 10 percent for alcohol. MECH employees-50 percent for drugs and […]

FMCSA DRUG & ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE UPDATE

Pre-employment Investigations for Drug and Alcohol Program Violations Beginning January 6, 2023, a pre-employment Clearinghouse query will satisfy the requirement to investigate a prospective driver’s previous drug and alcohol program violations, as established by 49 CFR 391.23(e). Employers of CDL drivers are required to conduct background investigations before hiring a driver. This process includes determining if […]

DOT Publishes Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Electronic Signatures, Forms, and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records

On August 5, 2022, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 150 (pages 47951-47956).    The ANPRM requests comments from the public, specifically DOT-regulated employers and their service agents who implement and administer drug and alcohol testing programs required […]

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