The Clearinghouse

The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that gives employers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA), State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs), and State law enforcement personnel real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holder’s drug & alcohol program violations. The Clearinghouse contains records of violations of drug and alcohol prohibitions, serving as a centralized database that employers use to report drug and alcohol program violations and to check that current or prospective employees are not prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions (such as operating a CMV, due to an unresolved drug and alcohol program violation).