By: ASAP A Department of Transportation (DOT) drug test can occur during many points of employment. You may know what happens when you fail a DOT drug test, but what if you refuse to take it altogether? Will that cost […]
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By: ASAP Since the early 1990s, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has used drug and alcohol testing to monitor safety-sensitive transportation employees. This ensures that pilots, truck drivers, mass transit operators, and other professionals operate in drug-free and alcohol-free environments.
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By: Natasha Lindstrom, Trib Live Legalizing marijuana for recreational use could lead to fewer opioid-spurred health emergencies and overdose deaths, a University of Pittsburgh study has found. Opioid-related emergency department visits dropped by 7.6% within a year of cannabis legalization
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By: Paul Samuels and Ron Manderscheid, The Hill The nation’s infrastructure is about more than roads and bridges, broadband and renewable energy. At the most fundamental level, infrastructure literally begins with — and depends on — people. And when it
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By: ASAP In an effort to maintain public safety, safety-sensitive workers are required to submit to drug testing under the provisions of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The purpose of the DOT drug test is to identify traces of specific
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Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced today that students in process of getting their Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) should register in the FMCSA Clearinghouse as “Student Driver”. For clarification: Student drivers who
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On August 17, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved a revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF). In addition, OMB authorized the use of the old form through August 29, 2021. You can view the
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By: ASAP Since the launch of the FMCSA Clearinghouse on January 6, 2020, over 2 million CDL drivers have registered and over 6.5 million employer queries have been conducted (FMCSA, 2021). The purpose of the FMCSA Clearinghouse is to provide
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By: American Trucker The FMCSA has ruled that state driver licensing agencies implement a system for the ‘exclusively electronic exchange’ of driver history record information, including postings of commercial driver convictions, withdrawals, and disqualifications. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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By: Mark Schremmer, Land Line After years of persistence from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the issue of driver retention took center stage in front of leaders from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Labor. On
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