Consortium Registration

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What is a Consortium and do I have to participate?

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), along with the Department of Transportation (DOT), requires that persons subject to the commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirements and their employers follow alcohol and drug testing rules. These rules include procedures for testing, frequency of tests, and substances tested for.

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Who's Impacted?

• Anyone employing CDL drivers to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) on public roads

• CDL drivers who operate CMVs on public roads

• Interstate motor carriers

• Intrastate motor carriers

• Federal, State, and local governments

• Civic organizations (disabled veteran transport, boy/girl scouts, etc.)

• Faith-based organizations

 

The Clearinghouse final rule requires the following:

• Employers must query the Clearinghouse for current and prospective employees' drug and alcohol violations before permitting those employees to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) on public roads.

• Employers must annually query the Clearinghouse for each driver they currently employ.

 

The Clearinghouse provides FMCSA and employers the necessary tools to identify drivers who are prohibited from operating a CMV based on DOT drug and alcohol program violations and ensure that such drivers receive the required evaluation and treatment before operating a CMV on public roads. Specifically, information maintained in the Clearinghouse enables employers to identify drivers who commit a drug or alcohol program violation while working for one employer, but who fail to subsequently inform another employer (as required by current regulations). Records of drug and alcohol program violations will remain in the Clearinghouse for five years, or until the driver has completed the return-to-duty process, whichever is later.

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