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FMCSA Random Testing Rate Set at 25% for 2017

FMCSA Random Testing Rate Set at 25% for 2017

| December 15, 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that the controlled substances random testing rate for regulated motor carriers will remain at 25 percent for calendar year 2017.  FMCSA regulations require that truck and bus companies that employ commercial driver’s licensed (CDL) drivers conduct random drug and alcohol tests upon these […]

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New National Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse from FMCSA for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

New National Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse from FMCSA for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

| December 5, 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a final rule that establishes a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial truck and bus drivers which will serve as a central repository containing records of violations of FMCSA’s drug and alcohol testing program by commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders. […]

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