Ray Hubert

DOT-regulated drivers face five kinds of tests under 49 CFR Part 382 and Part 40. Here is what triggers each one and the mistake I see most for each one.

If you want to know whether a driver has a drug or alcohol violation on file, you don't call anybody or wait for the mail. You log into a database and ask it yourself. That database is the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, and if you employ a CDL holder — including yourself, if you're an owner-operator — you're required to use it. That's why we're calling this The Clearinghouse in Plain English. A full query should be conducted BEFORE the Pre-employment test There are two kinds of...

If you own one truck and drive it yourself, who's your employer for drug and alcohol testing purposes? You are. And that catches a lot of owner-operators off guard.