The U.S. Department of Transportation plans on Jan. 1 to begin testing truck drivers and other “safety-sensitive” transportation employees for the semi-synthetic opioids hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone, the agency announced Nov. 9.
November 9, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Canadian Trucking Groups Call for Zero Tolerance as Marijuana Legalization Looms
Canadian trucking associations are calling for a zero-tolerance policy for marijuana use among drivers as the country prepares to legalize the drug for recreational purposes in July 2018.
October 25, 2017BusinessSafety
Drug Testing Failure Rate for ‘Safety-Sensitive’ Workers Soars
The percentage of U.S. workers in “safety-sensitive” jobs — a category that includes truck drivers — who flunked their federally-mandated drug tests increased at an “alarming” rate from 2015 to 2016, according to an analysis of drug testing data collected by the nation’s largest lab. Overall, the percentage of safety-sensitive workers who failed crept up year-over-year, the report said.
October 19, 2017GovernmentBusinessSafety
Positive Drug-Test Rate Up to 7-Year High, DOT Says
A new U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing report shows that the overall 2016 lab-reported positive drug test rate for truck drivers and other DOT security-sensitive employees rose to its highest level since at least 2009, including year-over-year increases in three of five drug categories.
June 26, 2017GovernmentSafetyFuel
Truck Driver Drug Test Failure Rate Rises to Highest Level in Seven Years
A new U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing report shows that the overall 2016 lab-reported positive drug test rate for truck drivers and other DOT security-sensitive employees rose to its highest level since at least 2009, including year-over-year increases in three of five drug categories.
June 20, 2017