Compliance

The Department of Transportation (DOT) released its original COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs) and Service Agents (SAs)  on April 4, 2020. It’s been extended several times since. On November 29th, the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) announced the extension is getting pushed Read more »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has revised the Custody and Control Form used for DOT drug testing. The new DOT CCF forms are already available for use but the official start date is August 30, 2021. Custody and Control Forms are a required component of the DOT drug test. The new DOT CCF forms are Read more »

Following BASIC safety procedures while on the road doesn’t seem like a very big deal. If you’re a truck driver, however, BASIC safety violations can keep you from getting behind the wheel. According to statistics put out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), five million truckers share the road with more than 250 Read more »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) oversees the trucking industry by regulating the way it operates at every level. That said, if you own a trucking company, you know it’s important to hire safe drivers. And, if you’re an owner-operator it’s likely that you have an impeccable driving record. The DOT mandates that employers randomly drug Read more »

The deadline has passed to submit annual queries or to register drivers with the FMCSA Clearinghouse. Employers in the trucking industry who hire CDL drivers are mandated to meet that requirement. If it slipped your mind, the deadline was January 6th, so if you’ve got drivers out on the road, you’re out of compliance. That Read more »

Last March, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) provided guidance regarding how to handle drug and alcohol testing safety-sensitive employees during the pandemic.  The DOT announced this week that the guidelines remain effective through June 30, 2021. Updates announced on April 4th added instruction for Substance Abuse Read more »

On June 10, 2020, the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) released the first Clearinghouse violations report. The five-page report details the findings of data gathered between January 1 and June 1 of this year. The report provides useful information for the trucking industry. It tracks drug and alcohol violations incurred by safety-sensitive drivers nationwide. Read more »

When the DOT inspector walks through the door, your office personnel most likely bend over backward to provide them with anything they request. Even though you know everything’s in order, you probably can’t help but wonder if they will find any violations. There’s no question that when you’re a part of the safety-sensitive industry, the Read more »