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President Donald Trump on December 18 signed an executive order to force the administration to move forward in reclassifying marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. However, that order does not legalize its use at the federal level, and what effect the move may have on commercial driver drug testing is unclear.
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Truck driver drug testing should not be directly impacted by reclassification of marijuana as a less-dangerous controlled substance, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a congressional hearing.
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The federal government has kicked off the formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
Read More →The federal government is proposing to re-classify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, according to anonymous sources cited by the Associated Press. But what that would mean for trucking is unclear.
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A visit to California, where "weed" is legal, and recent FDA recommendations regarding how the DEA classifies marijuana, had HDT Editor and Associate Publisher pondering about the complexities of cannabis when it comes to trucking.
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A truck driver who killed two people and injured dozens in a fatal head-on crash with a school bus has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, as well as ordered to cease operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration following a history of illegal substance abuse.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants public comment on adding fentanyl to the Urine and Oral Fluid Analyte Table, which would affect DOT drug testing for truck drivers and other safety-sensitive workers.
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What do motor carriers need to do if they get a notice that a driver’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse record has changed?
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Even going on four years after the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rolled out to track commercial driver violations, there are still questions about the Clearinghouse.
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Both motor carriers and truck drivers are frustrated with current drug testing limitations, in particular the lack of a test for marijuana impairment, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.
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