Trucking and marijuana use was the background issue in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this week regarding a driver who was dismissed for failing a THC test even though he hadn’t used marijuana.
The U.S. transportation secretary took on drugs and port labor at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
A nuclear verdict in a fatal accident on Interstate 70 in Missouri has been upheld by an appellate court.
The American Transportation Research Institute is again investigating the safety and other impacts on the trucking industry of state-level marijuana legalization — as well as additional questions the issue raises.
After three years in operation, FMCSA’s drug clearinghouse is ‘a great source of truth’ despite alarming trends, asserts a trucking regulatory expert.
El ritmo de aumento se duplica respecto al año anterior; las infracciones por marihuana suben un 31
La exención destinada a identificar el consumo de drogas va más allá de la autoridad de la agencia, afirma Hutcheson de la FMCSA
The nation’s top truck safety regulator argues her hands are tied when it comes to approving a drug-test exemption.
The federal government has cracked down on cannabis use among truck drivers. But recent research suggests legal marijuana may actually boost safety on the road.
As online cannabis sales have increased, more attention is being paid to the e-commerce experience as companies work to make the ordering and delivery experience more seamless.
A truckload carrier-backed study finds cocaine and opioid abuse by truckers are underreported at FMCSA.
Carriers need to ramp up education efforts on Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse testing to help drivers understand the zero-tolerance approach to safety-conscious driving positions.
A truck driver agreed to transport nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana under the watch of federal agents after his load was intercepted at the U.S.-Canada border.
The number of drivers prohibited from driving due to drugs matches an estimated shortfall of drivers needed to keep up with freight demand.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found more than $6 million worth of marijuana in trucks purporting to have paper shipments in two separate seizures in the Buffalo, New York, area.
The case of two truckers charged in a $4.5 million seizure at a remote U.S.-Canada border crossing in North Dakota isn’t typical. The latest episode of the true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, explains why.
Two truck drivers were turned over to North Dakota authorities after CBP officers discovered $4.5 million of marijuana during an inspection of a truck at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Pembina.
In separate incidents, border officers in Texas discovered trucks used to smuggle alleged methamphetamine and marijuana.
Reliance Partners’ John Seidl touts the importance of understanding queries and advises drivers to steer clear of marijuana, regardless of what California or Colorado permits.
A trucker jailed in the U.S. on pot-smuggling charges has hired an attorney who previously represented celebrities as he seeks to return to Canada.
U.S. border officers seized more than $6 million worth of marijuana after inspecting a Canadian truck at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York.
Judge dismisses criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana into the United States from Canada.
Truck driver charged with attempting to smuggle $20 million of marijuana from Canada to the U.S. told investigators he didn’t know about the drugs in his trailer, court document shows.
U.S. border officers find nearly 9,500 pounds of marijuana during a truck inspection at the Canada-U.S. border, the largest in five years.
A truck hauling trash was caught with 418 pounds of marijuana in Detroit after crossing the Ambassador Bridge, the latest in a growing number of drug busts at the Canada-U.S. border
The Customs and Border Protection office in Buffalo reports a 4,000% jump in seizures of marijuana and other illegal drugs coming from Canada to the United States during the border closure to nonessential travel.
FMCSA’s first detailed summary report also reveals high number of “limited” queries.
Transporting legal marijuana and related products remains difficult. Learn why in this article.
States urged to provide special documentation for drivers.
Rule will help law enforcement identify legally transported crops.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s government nears legalizing marijuana; U.S.-Mexico sugar trade agreement in limbo; […]
The American Trucking Associations is gearing up to fight against multimillion-dollar legal awards against truckers and their employers who are not at fault but blamed in many car-truck crashes.
State cannabis regulator sets guidelines including two-person delivery teams with body cams and vehicles equipped with GPS, alarms and secure storage.
U.S. drug import plan would tax Canadian medication supplies, which already face shortages.
The decision reflected a joint agreement between the Ada County Prosecutor and attorneys for the truckers.
The contradiction between the federal and state regulations on growing and distributing marijuana could be alleviated by bringing trustability into pot supply chains. This can be done by adopting blockchain technology which can account for every step of the marijuana logistics process from the field to the consumer’s doorstep.
Comments by HEXO executive highlight difficulties cannabis producers face in getting product to consumers.
UPS has sued a pot delivery company in California saying the company is infringing on hits trademarks; also FreightWaves announces a War on Detention, Connecticut wants to add tolls, and Ford leaves South America.
Canopy Growth says retail availability of its recreational cannabis productions have increased as it reported record revenues on the newly legal Canadian market.
The twin goals are to address rampant oversupply and pave the way for immediate adoption of interstate commerce once marijuana becomes legal at the federal level.
The arrest came a little over month after the Farm Bill made hemp and all of its byproducts legal.
Recreational drug use and a new wave of executive departures sent Tesla equity and debt tumbling. Meanwhile, a class action lawsuit filed by short sellers alleges that Musk artificially manipulated Tesla stock by issuing false and misleading information.
In today’s pickup: J.B. Hunt and marijuana testing; a court case about something that doesn’t exist; another FMCSA listening session
J.B. Hunt has a zero tolerance policy toward testing positive for marijuana and uses hair testing to back it up. Will that hold up as legalization spreads?
Uber Freight is gobbling up $500M per year; the US and China hit each other with a new round of tariffs; Georgia Ports extends its inland intermodal network; Saudi Arabia’s Aramco IPO indefinitely delayed; cannabis supply chains mature; Houston is now an oil exporter.
The legalized cannabis industry witnesses many struggles with plant cultivation, logistical issues with transporting produce, getting it insured, governmental regulations, and most of all – steering clear from the behemoth cannabis black market.
Used truck prices are up sharply; C.H. Robinson isn’t worried about tech startups; CSX cuts costs and grows bottom line by 50%; Hapag-Lloyd bullish despite losses; CA makes pot shippers report to the Feds; the American economy isn’t overheating… yet.
The recreational use of marijuana in California is now “legal”. The weed transport market is heating up but there is not enough capcity to haul the product
According to a report in a German newspaper, Daimler has now been swept up in the emissions cheating scandals that have been raging across Europe in recent years.
