The industry is ethically bound to improve safety wherever it can to reduce truck-crash injuries and fatalities. TCA’s Heller points out that including hair testing in the federal Drug and…
Trucking almost unequivocally loves the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. But numbers don’t lie: The DAC does have an impact on the nationwide driver shortage. Fleets and their compliance officers…
Photo:Gettyimages/Елена Рубан Positive drug tests for marijuana outpace all other drugs in the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse — 53%. When you change too many variables in an experiment, you can’t…
Of the three different types of drug testing – urine, oral swab and hair testing – one stands out among the rest to truly determine patterned drug use. The Department…
Photo: Quest Diagnostics Well thought out written policies can help fleets avoid fines for violating clearinghouse regulations. At the end of 2020, nearly 48,000 drivers had been taken off the…
The FMCSA has created flexibility for drug and alcohol testing disrupted by COVID-19. These flexibilities, announced March 25, will be in effect until at least May 30. The Federal Motor…
Believe it or not, June 2021 will represent 50 years since President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse as “public enemy number one,” leading to a rise in popularity of the…
Hair testing detects drug use for up to 90 days as opposed to five for urinalysis, meaning far fewer potential drug abusers are able to slip through the cracks at…
Alcohol has been a factor in 30% of U.S. roadway deaths every year for the past decade. If alcohol-detection systems were required for all new vehicles beginning this year, some…
Maverick is one of a number of trucking fleets that use hair testing to screen drivers for drug use. Photo: Maverick New research validates a study that almost 300,000 truck…
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