What is FMCSA? What is the FMCSA Drug Testing Consortium?

 What is FMCSA?

FMCSA is a sub-department of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that develops and enforces safety regulations for the trucking industry. FMCSA aims to make roads safer by reducing the number of truck and bus accidents and injuries. One of the FMCSA's responsibilities together with the DOT is to administer drug and alcohol testing standards. DOT and FMCSA require all CDL (Commercial Driver License) drivers to undergo pre-employment, random and other drug testing. These rules affect CDL drivers and their employers.

What is the FMCSA Drug Testing Consortium?

The FMCSA Drug Testing Consortium is a third-party alliance or administrator that administers DOT drug and alcohol testing required by employers. The FMCSA Drug Testing Alliance is responsible for understanding all DOT and FMCSA drug and alcohol testing rules and regulations and ensuring that employers comply with them.



MCSA Clearinghouse Compliance Management

During the registration process to become a member of the FMCSA Consortium, you may choose to have goMDnow manage your compliance responsibilities with the Clearinghouse. This will cover all pre-employment, annual inquiries and reporting violations for all working drivers.

At goMDnow, we understand how tedious the many rules and regulations of the clearinghouse can be, and it can be difficult for you to continuously monitor your compliance to ensure you or your drivers are on the road legally. That's why the experts at goMDnow provide the truck driving industry with FMCSA clearinghouse compliance management. All FMCSA Clearinghouse members have the option to have us manage your records and ensure your compliance with the FMCSA Clearinghouse.

This saves you from constantly monitoring dates and checking your account records to ensure compliance. We provide you with FMCSA Clearinghouse compliance management and provide you with updates on these tasks; we also notify you of any changed rules or regulations, while keeping you informed of updates to your account and other updates. When it comes to any and all clearinghouse duties, our professionals will manage them. Whether you're dealing with pre-employment inquiries or annual inquiries, you can rest easy knowing you have trusted management to handle these tasks. We will collect the data we need from you and handle all compliance regulations so that you do not have to monitor your account.

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