Viewpoint: DOT ignoring key test to stop drug-impaired truckers

Hair testing for drugs

Lane Kidd is managing director of The Trucking Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of freight and logistics companies dedicated to improving the safety and security of their commercial truck drivers and motorists. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

By Lane Kidd

On June 25, 2015, a truck driver with methamphetamines in his system was traveling north on Interstate 75, near Chattanooga, Tennessee....

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COVID’s Silent Spread, A Special Report

In early February, 57 people arrived at a Nebraska military base, among the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. U.S. health officials knew very little then about the mysterious new virus, and the quarantined group offered an early opportunity to size up the threat, reports Reuters.

Conducting Tests

The federal government sought help from a team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, including Dr. James Lawler, an experienced...

https://mfame.guru/covids-silent-spread-a-special-report/

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