truck driver drug use

DOT issues final rule on oral fluid drug testing

WASHINGTON — A lack of approved testing laboratories has effectively put on hold a new rule making drug testing more convenient for the trucking industry.

The final rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation, scheduled to be published on Tuesday and which also applies to airlines and freight railroads, amends DOT’s industry drug testing program to include oral fluid testing.

“This additional methodology for drug testing will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on...

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F3 chat: Take politics out of 24/7 supply chains

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: View from Washington: Policy in the driver’s seat.

DETAILS: Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have never been more involved in decisions that affect freight supply chains than they have during the past year. This fireside chat focuses on the latest regulations affecting motor carriers and drivers, including infrastructure funding, port congestion and vaccine mandates.

SPEAKER: Loren A. Smith Jr.,...

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The Daily Dash: Drug test failures jump; TRATON puts forward best offer for Navistar

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, September saw an increase in truck driver drug test failures. Plus, TRATON makes a final offer in its bid to acquire Navistar and Waymo pulls back the curtain – a little bit – on its autonomous technology.

More drivers failing drug tests

Positive drug tests among truck drivers increased 8% in September, and most have not started the return-to-duty process to regain their eligible status to drive.

John...

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Trucker smoking opium while driving, police say

Trucks drive on Highway 401, where police say they found a truck driver smoking opium

A trucker caught smoking opium while driving on a freeway in Ontario, Canada, was charged and fired by his employer, police said.

Police pulled over the unidentified trucker on Ontario Highway 401, among the busiest in North America, late Friday after receiving a complaint that he was driving erratically, Ontario Provincial Police spokesperson Bill Dickson told FreightWaves.

“Sure enough, he was smoking opium,” Dickson said.

Because the offense resulted in an immediate driver’s license suspension,...

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