CDL Drug Violations Up 10% Violations reported to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse were up 10.2% in 2021 compared to 2020, according to FMCSA’s December 2021 monthly report. The second year of the Clearinghouse saw […]
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By: RTI A new study examining law enforcement drug seizure data in Ohio from 2014 to 2019 has found that fatal overdoses involving methamphetamine or cocaine, or both, were likely fatal because of the co-involvement of illicitly manufactured fentanyl rather
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By: Jon Delano, CBS Pittsburgh Philadelphia To Ban Pre-Employment Marijuana Drug Testing On Jan. 1 January 1, 2022 Philadelphia will implement a new ordinance that prohibits most employers from requiring a marijuana drug test. As money editor Jon Delano explains,
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By: Kelsey Moreira, Forbes Councils Member Substance use disorder among the workforce is more prevalent than many people might think. Consider that 68.9% of people who use illicit drugs and 79.3% of people who binge drink are employed and part
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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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