NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a Federal Register Notification regarding “The Do’s and Don’ts for the Substance Abuse Professional and the Return-to-Duty Process in the U.S. DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.”  This notification addresses several Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)/Return-to-Duty (RTD) issues the DOT has become aware of, to remind DOT-qualified SAPs to follow all RTD process procedures in Part 40, and to remind DOT-regulated employe

As State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) and certified medical examiners continue to transition to the secure electronic transmission of medical certification data required under the National Registry II (NRII) final rule, now only 5 states have not transitioned. They are: Alaska California Kentucky Louisiana New Hampshire Currently there is a waiver in existence allowing interstate commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders, and

FMCSA initiated an enforcement blitz where 300 federal investigators conducted more than 1,400 in-person undercover sting operations of CDL "schools" across the company. Of these "schools" enforcement officials found that 448 failed to comply with federal safety standards and were removed from the registry. Another 109 training providers removed themselves from the registry in anticipation of the blitz, and an additional 97 providers remain under investigation. Violations in