By: ASAP American Substance Abuse Professionals, Inc. (ASAP) is proud to announce that 2022 marks our 25th anniversary of support for public safety. ASAP was the nation’s first provider wholly dedicated to DOT compliance services and the mission of drug-free […]
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The following DOT Agencies have released their 2022 random drug and alcohol testing rates. We will update you further as USCG become available. Minimum Annual Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates Drug Alcohol FMCSA 50% 10% FAA 25% 10%
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By: Catharine Conway, FleetOwner Some 550 million workdays are lost annually due to stress on the job. Truck fleets, however, can leverage available resources to better understand the mental health of their drivers and employees—and ultimately encourage retention. In the
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By: Suzanne Gamboa and Edwin Flores, NBC News Vanessa Rivas was the girl who found her dolls boring and liked trucks. So, as the coronavirus pandemic fed her anxieties about losing her auto financing job, she learned how to be
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By: David Shepardson, Reuters The Biden administration is meeting with the trucking industry on Thursday as it looks to help add new drivers to a key part of U.S. supply chains. The White House says COVID-19 “exacerbated longstanding workforce challenges
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By: Overdrive The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending the COVID-19 emergency declaration, which waives Part 395.3 (maximum driving time) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for carriers providing emergency relief related to the pandemic. The declaration, which
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By: James Battaglia, Rochester First The New York State Department of Labor has released new guidance regarding legalized recreational marijuana use and the workplace. According to that new guidance, employers must cite “articulable symptoms of impairment” in almost any effort
According to the September 2021 report published by the DOT FMCSA Clearinghouse, there are almost 19,000 truck drivers eligible for hire. These drivers have completed the DOT required Return to Duty process to be able to return to the roads.
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By: Lisa Fichensher, New York Post A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials
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By: New York State Department of Labor These are answers to frequently asked questions published by New York Labor Law 201-D. HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES / ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYEES Is illegal cannabis use protected? Only the legal use of cannabis by
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