Los reguladores del transporte por carretera han emitido una nueva guía que elimina la confusión sobre las normas de las pruebas de CDL y podría ayudar a desplegar los conductores de nivel de entrada más rápido.
La guía presentada el miércoles por la Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes entra en vigor el jueves. Permitirá a los probadores de terceros para administrar la parte de conocimiento de las pruebas de CDL para todas las clases y endosos sin un examinador estatal...
The number of U.S. truck drivers sidelined due to substance abuse violations has surpassed 60,000 and continues to climb by roughly 2,000-3,000 per month, according to federal data.
The latest monthly report by the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since January 2020, revealed that 60,299 CDL holders have a drug or alcohol violation recorded in the clearinghouse as of June 1, up from 57,510 as of May 1 and up from 18,860 recorded in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cdl-holders-banned-from-driving-due-to-drugs-alcohol-top-60000
New data released by the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse shows Texas topping the list of number of registered truck drivers with a positive drug and/or alcohol test violation but Louisiana ranking highest in violation rates based on number of employers.
According to the latest clearinghouse data (as of May 1) released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Texas recorded 7,268 violations, followed by California with 5,312 and Florida with 4,033. The number of violations...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-tops-list-for-truck-driver-drugalcohol-violations
There is hope for a trucking industry that has been warning of a major blow to the pool of available drivers resulting from tighter compliance measures by federal regulators: Drivers are more often taking the necessary steps toward returning to duty after getting hit with violations.
That seems to be one of the trends revealed by data compiled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, which went into effect in January 2020.
Of the 55,901 drivers...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fmcsa:-more-drivers-returning-to-work-after-drug-violations
Proposed federal guidelines for using hair to test for drugs within the trucking industry may not get finalized anytime soon now that the Biden administration is in town.
Rolled out in September, the proposal has been unpopular on both sides of the hair-testing issue. Supporters — major trucking companies that are already screening drivers using this method and want uniformity and a level playing field — say the proposal is not strict enough. Opponents — labor unions and small-business truckers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-biden-steer-hair-based-drug-testing-to-the-exit-ramp?
Dave Osiecki is the president of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, a perch that allows him to see the entire sweep of everything going on in the trucking business.
He’s the guest this week on the final edition of the Drilling Deep podcast for 2020. He’ll talk about the capacity squeeze, what impact COVID-19 has had on that and his recommendations for issues to watch for in 2020.
Also on this week’s Drilling Deep, host John Kingston talks about the causes behind the significant run-up in...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/drilling-deep-looking-back-on-2020-with-scopelitis-consultings-osiecki
The increasing number of full queries made into the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is evidence that the database is taking drug abusers off the road as intended, according to a trucking regulatory expert.
According to the latest monthly statistics released Monday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, full queries into the clearinghouse increased 33% to 13,785 between October and November, which followed a 61% increase between September and October. Full queries are conducted...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/drivers-getting-caught-in-fmcsas-drug-clearinghouse-net
Positive drug tests and drug test refusals increased 8% and 9.3%, respectively, in September, after dropping slightly in August, according to the most recent data compiled by the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.
The latest monthly data, released Tuesday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), also revealed that the number of drivers now in “prohibited status” — meaning they have at least one drug or alcohol violation and are still in the return-to-duty process — reached...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truck-drivers-testing-positive-for-drugs-increased-8-in-september
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday released for comment long-awaited mandatory hair-testing guidelines to screen drivers for drugs.
The proposed Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Hair (HMG) “will allow federal executive branch agencies to collect and test a hair specimen as part of their drug testing programs.” But it limits hair testing use to applicants for federal testing designated positions and for random testing, according...
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