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FMCSA seeks better reporting of convictions The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published guidance for state driver licensing agencies to meet U.S. commercial driver’s license rules for reporting traffic convictions and keeping CDL information secure. The FMCSA published two rules in the July 2 Federal Register. One was for the states on timely reporting and posting of traffic offense convictions. The other was regarding CDL information security and recommendations for continuing operation and recover- ing information in a disaster. Written in response to a U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General’s report about the Commercial Driver’s License Information System, the rules require state driver licensing agen- cies to do the following: • When a CDL holder is con- victed of a traffic offense in a state other than the state issuing the license, that state must notify the licensing state within 10 days of the conviction. • If a CDL holder is disquali- fied or driving privileges are with- drawn/suspended for longer than 60 days in a state other than the licensing state, the penalizing state must notify the CDL holder’s licensing state within 10 days. • Whenever a state licensing agency receives notification of a conviction/disqualification from another state, it must post the infor- mation to the driver history record within 10 days of receipt. The timeline is the same if the convic- tion occurred in the licensing state. The FMCSA will begin posting information about state compli- ance with timeliness requirements on its website soon. — Jill Dunn © 2010 Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mobil Delvac and the Mobil logotype are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. AUGUST 2010 OVERDRIVE 13 Exxon_OVD0310_PG019.indd 1 2/22/10 1:01 PM What do the nation’s top owner-operators have in common? BRUCE BRYANT Overdrive’s 2008 Trucker of the Year HENRY ALBERT Overdrive’s 2007 Trucker of the Year MIKE CRAWFORD Overdrive’s 2010 Trucker of the Year ROBERT JORDAN Overdrive’s 2006 Trucker of the Year TED CHAPMAN Overdrive’s 2005 Trucker of the Year They all use Mobil Delvac. Visit www.overdrive.hotims.com and enter 200