An owner who hired off a paper negative test and a handshake is using last decade's file. The Clearinghouse About page says the Clearinghouse is a secure online database that gives employers, FMCSA, State Driver Licensing Agencies, and State law enforcement personnel real-time information about CDL and CLP holders' drug and alcohol program violations. As of November 18, 2024, Clearinghouse II requires SDLAs to remove the commercial driving privileges of drivers in a prohibited status, resulting in a downgrade of the CDL until the driver completes the return-to-duty process.
That is no longer only an employer-database problem. It is a license-status problem.
Originally published on Propane Insider.