NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced improvements to their Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse online database. New identity verification requirements for certain Clearinghouse users will strengthen fraud prevention, improve record accuracy, and enhance accountability for over six million users in the database. Medical Review Officers, Substance Abuse Professionals, third-party administrators, and employers will be required to take additional steps t

Last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) voted to approve 17 changes to out-of-service criteria during inspections. Those changes have recently gone into effect. Changes include: Intoxicating Beverages - "Be on Duty or Operate” was amended to state that when the driver is in possession of wine or beer with an alcohol content of 0.5% or more, or any distilled spirit, the driver is out of service. Driver’s Record of Duty Status – Property-Carrying Vehicles we

FMCSA has once again extended its waiver allowing motor carriers and drivers to rely on a paper copy of the medical examiner's certificate (MEC) as proof of the driver's medial certification for up to 60 days after the MEC was issued. FMCSA strongly recommends that, in addition to submitting physical qualification examination results electronically, all medical examiners continue to issue paper Medical Examiner’s Certificates, Form MCSA-5876, to drivers at the time of their e