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We have talked to many in the industry that will not be offering any services to FMCSA regulated employers or drivers for assistance with the new FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.  You can offer an option to your clients and interested parties and earn revenue with our ClearinghouseServices.com Affiliate Program. When you sign up for […]

We are able to assist employers with registering on the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse as well as perform their responsibilities. Employers have five main obligations regarding the Clearinghouse: Queries of new drivers Annual queries of all existing drivers Reporting alcohol test positives, employer determined refusals to test and actual knowledge, as defined in Part §

New FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse The long-awaited launch of the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is just days away with an effective date of January 6, 2020. Expect delays in hiring new drivers. As of the effective date of January 6, 2020, before placing a new driver into a safety sensitive position of driving

Are you Ready for the new Clearinghouse Policy? Under the new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Rules, all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulated employers, including owner-operators, are required to register with the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. The start date for the Clearinghouse is January 6, 2020. The Clearinghouse is a central database to contain

Are you a CDL driver regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wondering if you need to register for the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse? The short answer is no, you are not required to register. Although, there are a few good reasons why you should. Under the new Clearinghouse regulations, all motor carrier

Regarding the new FMCSA Clearinghouse, the MRO will report positive drug tests to the Clearinghouse.  There are other employer responsibilities you have in the Clearinghouse, you have an option to utilize ClearinghouseServices.com with these employer responsibilities.  Get ready for January 6th, 2020 – the effective date to become compliant with the FMCSA Clearinghouse. ClearinghouseServices.com is

For DOT drug & alcohol testing, employers must report a refusal to test in certain situations.  In fact, most refusals to test are determined by the employer. This is very important because starting January 6, 2020 when the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse goes into effect.  Employers will be required to report to the Clearinghouse

As a TPA or C/TPA, what is my responsibility in the FMCSA Clearinghouse?  Am I required to do anything?  Below we will define what a TPA or C/TPA is, but for now to answer the above questions.  The TPA or C/TPA has no responsibility in the Clearinghouse. The TPA or C/TPA is not required to

Also known as Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse; the new FMCSA Clearinghouse has opened registration for employers, drivers, substance abuse professionals (SAPs), medical review officers (MRO’s) and consortium/third party administrators (C/TPA’s).  The registration is a bit complicated requiring first an account and log on to login.gov.  Login.gov is secure access to government services.

Subpart G of FMCSA Part 382 —Requirements and Procedures for Implementation of the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a new section added in relation to the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Section 382.705 requires employers to report to the Clearinghouse by the close of the third business day following the