hair drug test

A federal proposal allowing trucking companies to use oral drug testing will reduce costs but could prove less effective against “lifestyle” drug users.

President Joe Biden’s regulatory policy shift has wide-ranging implications for shippers and carriers.

The FMCSA will still not disqualify a truck driver for failing a hair test for drug use.

Trucking companies cite safety concerns in their request to FMCSA to allow limited use of hair testing to screen for drugs.

FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse data reveals 47,995 drivers are ineligible due to violations.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a proposal to detect drug use through hair testing faces an uphill climb in the Biden administration. Plus, Mississippi mulls a truck parking solution, and the Postal Service is raising rates.

Proposed mandatory guidelines to hair test for drugs could change — or see a lengthy delay.

Roehl Transport sees plaintiff attorneys “having a field day” with the current proposal.

On this week’s Drilling Deep, P. Sean Garney of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting looks at the recent federal guidelines for hair testing to determine if drivers, or potential drivers, have drugs […]

The use of hair tests to detect drug use among truckers is one step closer to reality.