December Newsletter – ITSA – 2024
New FMCSA video with Return-to-Duty process instructions for CDL drivers
Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and Commercial Learning Permit (CLP) holders that have a “prohibited” status in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse will lose their commercial driving privileges until the driver completes the return-to-duty process.
This video summarizes the steps these drivers have to take to change their Clearinghouse status back to “not prohibited.”
Find additional information here
Final rule on Oral Fluid Training Updates from ODAPC
Clearinghouse II Updates: To learn more about how this might affect drivers that still have a prohibited status in the FMCSA Clearinghouse go to FAQ section https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/FAQ/Topics/CDL-Downgrades.
Quick tip: The license will be downgraded for all drivers who have a prohibited status. Once the CDL driver successfully completes their return-to-duty process and their status is changed to “not prohibited”, the State Driver Licensing Agency (SDLA) will allow the driver to reinstate their commercial driving privileges. To be changed from “prohibited” to “not prohibited”, an FMCSA covered employer must enter the negative return-to-duty test into the Clearinghouse.
Latest FTA Newsletter!
Several Articles cover ALL DOT agencies
Please find the latest FTA Newsletter here.
Though many articles are specific to FTA regulations, there are several articles that hold true for all DOT agencies.
The articles to read for every DOT covered employer are:
Page 2 – Random Testing Spread Requirements
Page 3 – Is a Negative Dilute Just Another Negative?
Page 4 – Collectors Must Allow Three Hours for an Employee to Provide a Urine Specimen – (Don’t forget a companion paper ITSA created located in the ITSA portal Help link under “Client Resources and Resources” titled “DER Best Practices for Collection Site Management” that was created to help the DER with managing compliance with Collection Sites.)
Page 4 – Collection Site Refusal Determinations
Page 5 – Collection Sites and DER Information
Page 5 – When Can Employers Be Their Own Collector?
Page 6 – What are the Employer’s Next Steps when the MRO Cancels a Drug Test?
FTA clients pay special attention to the article:
Page 3 – FMCSA Clearinghouse-II – Prohibited Drivers as this does affect your CDL drivers that are in your FTA program.