Our recent webinar on the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse generated more questions than we could answer during the live presentation. So we asked Dave Osiecki, our speaker and expert, if he and his team would answer the additional questions in a report. He was kind enough to agree, and we’re happy to offer that resource […]
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Fleet management becomes even more important in winter. According to the Federal Highway Administration, an average of 467 fatalities are associated with icy driving conditions annually, and 23% of all vehicle crashes every year are caused in part by inclement weather, such as rain, sleet, snow, fog, and wind. Beyond battling the elements, slippery roads,
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What is the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse? The FMCSA’s new Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is an electronic database containing drug and alcohol violations. Employers will use it beginning Jan. 6, 2020, to report violations and will be required to check it to see that no current or prospective driver is prohibited from operating a
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Trucking companies can now register for the drug & alcohol clearinghouse being administered and operated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency announced on October 1. Make sure you’re ready for the newest FMCSA mandate, coming January 6, 2020: The CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. In this overview of the new mandate
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As of Jan. 6, 2020, motor carriers are required to begin using the FMCSA’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse will allow carriers to screen new drivers during pre-hire and all drivers annually. With these new procedures, the FMCSA seeks to eliminate almost 900 crashes annually, resulting in $196 million in total
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Jan. 6, 2020 is a big day. It’s when motor carriers are required to begin using the FMCSA’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to screen new drivers during pre-hire and all drivers annually. Why the new procedures? The FMCSA seeks to eliminate almost 900 crashes annually resulting in $196 million in total benefit
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How do the DRIVE-Safe Act, the Under 21 Military CDL Pilot Program, the Entry-Level Driver Training Rule, and CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse affect your fleet? In Part I of this blog, we reviewed two of the key driver safety laws coming your way: the DRIVE-Safe Act and the Under 21 Military CDL Pilot Program.
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It’s not often that a lifesaving opportunity arises in the GPS Fleet Management arena, but we’re glad that when it did, not once but twice, FleetLocate rose to the occasion. We heard from Byron Van Zandt of Tejas Distributors recently, and he had two interesting stories to tell. Locating a driver in crisis First, he
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Driver safety is changing. How will the DRIVE-Safe Act, the Under 21 Military CDL Pilot Program, the Entry-Level Driver Training Rule, and CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse affect your fleet? There is a tug-of-war going on in Congress. Our congresspeople and government agencies are attempting to walk a delicate balance between the shortage of quality
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