Fleet Owner

FMCSA raises random drug test rate as start of clearinghouse nears

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is doubling the minimum annual percentage rate for random tests of truck drivers for controlled substances. The announcement came just ahead of ...
Transport Topics

Movie Industry’s Drivers Granted Exemption From Full Drug Clearinghouse Queries

A group that manages the services of an estimated 12,000 drivers for major motion picture studios and independent and commercial production houses in the United States has been granted a five-year ...
CCJ

Motion picture haulers seek renewal of waiver from Clearinghouse regs

A group representing companies whose drivers provide transportation services to or from theatrical, commercial, television or motion picture production sites has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier ...
CCJ

Fleets’ DOT-required Clearinghouse check-ins due soon: Here’s a quick how-to

Motor carriers must have performed required annual CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse checks on all their drivers by Jan. 5 or face a fine of up to $2,500 per offense, if non-compliance is caught in a ...
Overdrive

Clock’s ticking for independents to run their required self-check in Drug Clearinghouse

Small fleets, as well as one-truck independent owner-operators, have just a little over two months to run their first required annual query under the CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule that took ...