Transport Topics (July 19, 2021)
A new Department of Transportation Inspector General audit criticized states for too often failing to transmit driver electronic conviction notifications in a timely manner to federal regulators. The audit said that states did not transmit electronic conviction notifications in a timely manner 17% of the time. Federal regulations require that states disqualify the CDLs of drivers convicted of major offenses and serious traffic violations and other offenses as expeditiously as possible. States are also required to notify other states about convictions within 10 days.