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What is the FMCSA Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse?

A secure, online database that will give employers and other authorized users real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial leraner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations.

The Clearinghouse will improve safety on our Nation’s roadways by giving employers access to information they need to make informed safety decisions about which employees to place in safety-sensitive functions, including operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).

What types of drivers and employers will the Clearinghouse affect?

All CDL drivers who operate CMVs on public roads, and their employers and service agents. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Interstate and intrastate motor carriers, including passenger carriers
• School bus drivers
• Construction equipment operators
• Limousine drivers
• Municipal vehicle drivers (ex: waste management vehicles)
• Federal and other organizations that employ drivers subject to FMCSA drug and alcohol use testing regulations (ex: Department of Defense, municipalities, school districts)

The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is now fully operational, and mandatory use is now in effect.

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Visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov for additional information

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, revises the house of service (HOS) for commercial truck drivers.  New regulations limit truck drivers to 70 hours a week behind the wheel.  Read more here

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation, DOT, has set 1/3/12 as the date of the new hand-held cell phone ban.  The rule issued by both the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHMSA, prohibit interstate commercial motor vehicle, commercial drivers from using hand-held cell phone while driving.  Intrastate drivers hauling hazordous materials are also bound to this new rule.  The states are expected to aplly the band to all in-state commercial drivers in the coming years.  The new rule, Commercial Motor Vehicle drivers will not be able to hold, dial or reach for a hand-held cell phone, including push to talk capability.  Hands-free phone use is allowed along with CB radios and two way radios.

Under this new rule, Commercial Motor Vehicle drivers will be prohibited from:

• Using at least one hand to hold mobile phone to conduct a voice communication.
• Dialing or answering a mobile phone by pressing more than a single button
• Reaching for a mobile phone in a manner that requires the driver to maneuver so that he or she is no longer in a seated, belted, driving position.

CSA 2010 ratings are available on the CSA website.  Use your DOT number and assigned PIN number to review your ratings.  Here is the link to the page where you can enter your DOT number for more information about CSA 2010