Mar 23, 2017 • Community

President Trump Discusses The Trucking Industry

President Trump Discusses The Trucking Industry

President Trump met with executives from the trucking industry as well as representatives from the American Trucking Association on Thursday at the White House, including ATA President and CEO Chris Spear.

Topics of the discussion included the new health care bill which repeals the Affordable Care Act as well as infrastructure and other important topics facing the trucking industry.

“Trucking is the backbone of the nation’s economy. We employ 1 in 16 people in the U.S. Driving a truck is the top job in 29 states. Trucking moves 70% of the nation’s freight and 56% of GDP. To grow our economy, we need to take care of the people that move America forward,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear.

ATA Supports President Trump’s Healthcare Plan

The Affordable Care Act was established by the Obama Administration seven years ago to the day. A vote by the House on a new health care bill was expected today but has since been delayed.

“The Affordable Care Act is just plain unaffordable,” Spear said. “Replacing this law will help trucking employees, their families and our customers by lowering insurance costs, decrease mandates, liabilities and administrative burdens, and provide access to quality care and patient choice.”

Provisions that will remain:

Dependent coverage up to the age of 26
Pre-existing conditions are protected
No lifetime limits
Keeps cap on maximum out-of pocket expenses

New provisions:

Eliminates employer mandates
Subsidies include refundable tax credits
Medicaid would be overhauled and more responsibiities would be left to states

Trump ❤ Trucks

If he promised not to tweet anything crazy today, we told him he could wear his "I ❤Trucks" button. pic.twitter.com/zTdCxOpatK
— Trump Social Intern (@TrumPenceSocial) March 23, 2017

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Jan 27, 2017 • Community

CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse [p]The Federal Motor Carrier Administration is establishing the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to track and evaluate truck driver's with violations.[/p] [p][a href="https://app.appsflyer.com/com.truckerpath.truckloads"]The Clearinghouse[/a] will be implemented on January 6, 2020, and will accumulate a database of DOT drug and alcohol violations.[/p] [p]According to the FMCSA, “The Clearinghouse rule requires FMCSA-regulated employers, Medical Review Officers, Substance Abuse Professionals, third party administrators and other service agents to report to the Clearinghouse information related to violations of the drug and alcohol regulations by current and prospective employees.”[/p] [h2]Other CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Requirements[/h2] [ul][li]Employers will be required to 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.[/li] [li]Employers will be required to annually query the Clearinghouse for each driver they currently employ.[/li] [li]State Driver Licensing Agencies will be required to query the Clearinghouse whenever a CDL is issued, renewed, transferred, or upgraded.[/li][/ul] [giphy]<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/3orif1VQas10DXIYWk" width="480" height="269" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe>[/giphy] [p]The Clearinghouse aims to prohibit a [a href="http://m.onelink.me/1d1d0cff"]truck driver[/a] who has violated the drug and alcohol program, from driving a CMV. Truckers with violations are required to be evaluated and treated before taking to the road again.[/p] [h2]FAQs[/h2] [p][b]Will violations that occurred before the Clearinghouse Rule be included?[/b][/p] [p]No. Only violations that occur on or after January 6, 2020.[/p] [p][b]Can drivers access their own information in the Clearinghouse?[/b][/p] [p]Yes. Drivers will be able to electronically access their Clearinghouse records or determine the status of information in their record at no cost. Drivers will need to register in the Clearinghouse in order to access their information.[/p] [p][b]How long will driver violation records be made available?[/b][/p] [p]Driver violation records will be available in the Clearinghouse to authorized employers for 5 years from the date of the violation determination, or until the driver completes the return-to-duty process, whichever is later. There are limited exceptions which could result in earlier removal.[/p] [p][b]What personal information will be used for searching driver violations?[/b][/p] [p]A truck driver's CDL number and the issuing state will be used to identify.[/p] [button-white href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/commercial-drivers-license-drug-and-alcohol-clearinghouse"]Full Story[/button-white]

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