New Commercial Driver Service at Arkansas.gov Helps Keep the State's Roads Safe

First-of-Its-Kind Online Database Keeps Unsafe Commercial Drivers
off the Roads by Giving Transportation Companies Real-Time Access to
Alcohol & Drug Testing Results
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(Business Wire)--
Arkansas now has a fast, secure, and convenient way for
transportation employers to post and search substance abuse test
results for its drivers, which increases safety for everyone on the
road. The new online system is available through the state's official
Web site (http://www.Arkansas.gov) and provides access to a central
repository of alcohol and drug test results for commercial drivers
that can be accessed in real-time by employers.

Since the launch of this first-of-its-kind service in January
2008, 263 positive test results have been reported to the database and
more than 5,100 commercial driver records have been searched. Of these
searches, 45 generated a positive match and kept a potentially unsafe
commercial vehicle driver off the state's roads.

"We must do our best to keep drug abusers out of our trucks and
off our highways, and this Arkansas law is helping to make sure they
don't get a job as a truck driver," said Lane Kidd, President of the
Arkansas Trucking Association, adding that the Arkansas trucking
organization would also support a federal law that would create a
national database like Arkansas has.

An Arkansas law enacted in 2007 requires employers to search the
online database prior to hiring a commercial driver. If the commercial
driver is found to have a positive or refused drug or alcohol test
result on their record, the employer cannot hire the driver. According
to the law, employers and medical review officers are required to
report any positive or refused alcohol or drug test results to the
state-managed database within three business days.

"Drivers are the most important people at our company and this
service helps to ensure they are safe vehicle operators," said David
Whiteside, Senior Director of Compliance at J.B. Hunt Transportation
Services, Inc. "This online service is incredibly valuable to our
company and we'd like to see it offered by every state."

The online service allows employers to search the database and
report results quickly and easily. Employers and medical review
officers must first register for an online account at
http://www.Arkansas.gov. Searching and reporting within the database
requires only the commercial driver's CDL number and date of birth.
The system reports violations to the driver's alcohol and drug record
in the same way that commercial driving records are updated. All
information is accessed through Arkansas.gov's secure online system.

The online Commercial Driver Alcohol and Drug Testing Result
Database was created at no cost to taxpayers in partnership with the
Information Network of Arkansas, the state's eGovernment portal
provider. Arkansas citizens and businesses can take advantage of more
than 500 time-saving online services through http://www.Arkansas.gov.

About Arkansas.gov

Arkansas.gov is the official Web site of the state of Arkansas
(http://www.Arkansas.gov) and a service of the Information Network of
Arkansas. The Information Network of Arkansas is a collaborative
effort between the state of Arkansas and Arkansas Information
Consortium that helps state government entities Web-enable their
information services. The Arkansas Information Consortium is a Little
Rock-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).

About NIC

NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the
world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with
citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC
provides eGovernment solutions for 2,900 state and local agencies that
serve more than 70 million people in the United States. Additional
information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.

Arkansas.gov
Janet Grard, 501-324-8907
janet@ark.org

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