Logbook
OMB gets drug and alcohol
clearinghouse rule
A rule that would establish a database of commercial
drivers' license holders who have returned positive
drug and alcohol test results was sent to the White
House's Office of Management and Budget for final
approval in April.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's
rule would require fleets to report all positive test
results and refusals – which also are recorded in the
clearinghouse – to the agency and its clearinghouse.
Once the database is established, fleets could, with a
driver applicant's written permission, determine if the
applicant had failed or refused a drug or alcohol test.
The American Trucking Associations has been
pushing for the bill's passage for years. "The long
overdue national clearinghouse will be a far more
effective way to address the ongoing problem of some
commercial drivers evading testing program rules," said
ATA President Bill Graves in July 2012.
If cleared by OMB, the rule will be published in
the Federal Register for public comment before being
made final.
— James Jaillet
WANT AN APU YOU CAN
ACTUALLY
AFFORD?
Logbook_0513.indd 69
Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com
Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com
DONE.
May 2013 | Overdrive | 69
5/1/13 9:56 AM
