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Jul 24, 2014

OFFICIAL WHISTLEBLOWERS ? * USA

* Kansas - OOIDA praising truckers’ lawsuit over driver safety records 

Grain Valley,KS,USA -Truckinginfo -July 23, 2014: -- Six members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a class-action suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week under the Federal Privacy Act charging that the agency is unlawfully disseminating reports of driver safety records to potential employers... According to the complaint filed in federal court in Boston, Mass., FMCSA is only allowed to report “serious driver-related violations” under its Pre-Employment Screening Program... However, the suit claims the agency is releasing reports that go far beyond its statutory authority... A PSP record includes a commercial vehicle driver’s five-year crash and three-year inspection history with FMCSA’s Management Information System... The lawsuit claims that the reports sent out by FMCSA harm the plaintiffs’ earning potential and the ability to the get hired in truck driving jobs...

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