Trucking Group Hails National Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
Trucking lobby group American Trucking Associations (ATA) welcomed an announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that the agency has created a national clearinghouse for commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol test results.
“ATA and its members are committed to safety,” said Bill Sullivan, ATA executive vice president of advocacy. “Today’s announcement provides the trucking industry with a powerful tool to keep drivers who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol out from behind the wheel of our trucks.”
“Having information about a driver’s history is important to carriers when we make hiring decisions,” said ATA Chairman Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc., Dayton, Ohio.
The clearinghouse rule, which goes into effect in January 2017 with a compliance date of January 2020, requires motor carriers, medical review officers, designated representatives, and substance abuse professionals to report positive drug and alcohol test results, drivers’ refusal to be tested, traffic citations for impaired driving, drivers who have undergone the return-to-duty drug and alcohol rehabilitation process and actual knowledge of drug or alcohol use to FMCSA.
Category: General Update, Management
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