Proponents of hair-testing for federally required drug screenings have had another setback with the denial of a petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.... Or have they?
The rules have changed regarding how fleets check potential drivers' drug and alcohol testing history.
According to the Trucking Alliance, its survey suggests truck drivers are using illegal drugs in dramatically higher numbers than is reported by DOT.
The fleet's owner "appears to lack any knowledge" of federal motor carrier safety regulations, according to the FMCSA out-of-service order.
The Department of Transportation is proposing oral fluid testing as an alternative to urine testing for the DOT-regulated drug and alcohol testing program.
Is marijuana really the drug most commonly used by truck drivers? National Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse statistics say it is by far, but hair-testing advocates cite an analysis finding otherwise.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule closing a loophole in the federal drug and alcohol testing program.
In the future, will we decide that someone can use cannabis and still be a safe, desirable driver for the trucking industry? The answer is complicated, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge says in her latest editorial commentary.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has been in effect for a little over a year – but there are still some stumbling blocks fleets can run into.
A truck driver who has been charged with fatally hitting five people with his truck while on methamphetamine has been declared an imminent hazard by the federal government.
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