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How recent changes to FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse are affecting fleets

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has been in effect a little over three years, and while it has taken thousands of potentially unsafe drivers off the highways, it has created some challenges for fleets.

Joining Jason and Matt on this week's 10-44, Shawn O’Neil, chief compliance and privacy officer at Vault Workforce Screening, talks about those challenges and ways fleets can address them.

00:00 FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

02:13 How fleets can help drivers avoid violations

07:01 Recent changes to FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

08:51 When should fleets report actual knowledge to the Clearinghouse?

10:12 Hair testing and gray areas for reporting actual knowledge