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By Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune After years working successfully as an electrical substation operator for ComEd, Andre Burson said, he failed a marijuana drug test. Burson said he only used cannabis after work, never on the job, but was forced […]

By: Stephen Bennett, Transport Topics Today’s professional truck drivers are using mobile apps to help manage many facets of work and life on the road — everything from finding and booking loads to communicating with customers and brokers, planning routes

By: ASAP COVID has reshaped the transportation industry landscape of drug and alcohol violations as its workers’ return to duty. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, American Substance Abuse Professionals (ASAP) analyzed data from all their incoming violations.

By: ASAP Department of Transportation (DOT) regulated employees must complete drug and alcohol testing at several points in their employment, including pre-employment, post-accident, and random drug testing, among others. What happens if you fail one of these tests? What are

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

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.

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

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

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

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