FMCSA Issues Warning to Truckers Who Drug-Test Positive, Will Lose CDLs
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a notice at the end of November, saying “a driver with a drug and alcohol program violation is prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions, including operating CMVs, for any DOT-regulated employer until the return-to-duty process is complete.”
In other words, if any trucker violates the drug use policy, their driving status will be prohibited, and they will lose their CDL and not be issued learning permits until the return to duty process is complete.
This final rule was issued back in October 2021, but the FMCSA sent out a reminder last week.
This goes into effect starting November 18th, 2024.
FMCSA Removes Ten ELDs Off Their Registered Devices List
On December 1st, the FMCSA announced its removal of ten electronic logging devices (ELDs) from their list of registered devices and are now placed on their Revoked Devices List.
The reason for the removal? They state that the makers of the devices failed to meet the minimum requirements established in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, appendix A.
Those who are impacted by this removal needs to:
- stop the usage of the revoked ELD(s) and use paper logs or logging software to record the required hours-of-service date
- replace the revoked ELD(s) with the proper ELDs from the registered devices list before January 30th, 2024
You can find the list of the ten revoked ELDs, here.
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