2024 Facts for Drivers PDF

Drivers may only use medical examiners listed on the National Registry to become medically certified. By June 23, 2025, certified medical examiners will be required to report results of all completed CMV drivers’ physical examunations electronically to FM(CSA by midnight local tume the f...

Drivers may only use medical examiners listed on the National Registry to become medically certified. By June 23, 2025, certified medical examiners will be required to report results of all completed CMV drivers’ physical examunations electronically to FM(CSA by midnight local tume the follow- ing calendar day. FM(CSA will in turn transmit the results to the SDLAs which will then include this information on the driver's CDLIS/Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). This will replace the current requirement that drivers submit copies of medical certificates to their respective SDLAs. Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and Drug Testing Both intra- and interstate motor carriers must be conducting pre-em- ployment, random, post-accident, reasonable-suspicion, re- turn-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing for CDL opera- tors. The required tests and the prohibitions are covered in Part 382 of the FMCSRs, and the testing procedures are covered in Part 40 of the DOT regulations. To further improve highway safety, on January 6, 2020, FMCSA's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse became operational. The Clearing- house serves as a central repository of drivers’ DOT positive test results, refusals to test, and other such violations of the drug and alcohol testing regulations. Motor carrier employers, designated service agents, medical review officers, and substance abuse profes- sionals are required to submit DOT alcohol and drug violations to the Clearinghouse. Each motor carrier employer, or their designated service agent, is required to query the Clearinghouse before hiring a CDL driver-applicant to verify that the driver is not in violation of any drug and alcohol prohibitions. Employers are also required to query the database annually for records relating to their existing driver workforce. Records of drug and alcohol program violations will remain in the Clearinghouse for five years or until the driver completes the return-to-duty process, whichever ts later. Hours of Service (HOS) HOS regulations for truck drivers were first imposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1938 and limited truck drivers to 12