pre-employment screening

Is an inefficient hiring process pushing away drivers?

The driver shortage continues to plague the trucking industry, but is an inefficient and outdated hiring process partially to blame?

With the industry still short 78,000, according to an estimate by the American Trucking Associations, the quicker companies can fill those seats, the better. But, according to Joel Sitak, CEO of Foley, a Connecticut-based specialty screening and compliance software provider, the hiring process for drivers is usually two weeks. 

At most companies — for applicants and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-an-inefficient-hiring-process-pushing-away-drivers

DOT to consider oral drug testing option for trucking

A new federal drug testing proposal aimed at saving the trucking industry time and money may prove less effective for cracking down on drivers who are habitual drug users, according to a regulatory expert.

The 120-page proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation, scheduled for publication on Monday, would revise drug testing program procedures on the books since 1998 that require DOT-regulated industries to use only urine specimens for detecting drugs. Under the proposal, companies...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-to-consider-oral-drug-testing-option-for-trucking

Appeals court denies truck drivers greater reputation protection

Drivers issued citations later deemed inaccurate or misleading could continue to find it difficult to have the information removed from databases used for preemployment screening, based on a recent appeals court decision.

In ruling that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is not considered a consumer reporting agency — even though the FMCSA falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) — the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/appeals-court-denies-truck-drivers-greater-reputation-protection

Drug-test cheating by drivers could renew calls for hair testing

New federal data reveals that drivers may be attempting to cheat urinalysis tests for drugs at a relatively high rate — and that could lead to a renewed push for motor carrier hair-testing requirements, according to a trucking regulations expert.

The latest monthly statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse show that 13% of drug-testing violations collected by the clearinghouse during the first half of the year were classified as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drug-test-cheating-by-drivers-could-renew-calls-for-hair-testing