Opioid Testing for Drivers Garners Broad Support
There has been widespread support of a Department of Transportation proposal, made public earlier this year when the agency decided to amend its drug-testing program regulation, to add four opioids to its routine drug testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers.
April 10, 2017Hair Drug-Testing Proposal May Be Delayed Until 2018
A proposed rule that would allow trucking companies to conduct government-certified pre-employment drug testing using hair samples likely will not be publicly released until the end of 2017 or early 2018, according to a top official with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
March 27, 2017Large Carriers Gain Unexpected Allies in Favor of Hair Tests to Detect Drug Use
A request by six large motor carriers to allow hair samples in pre-employment drug testing for drivers in lieu of the current mandate for urine samples drew first-round comments that ranged from motor carriers and a college official to a drug testing lab and a Catholic diocese.
February 27, 2017Hair Testing Concerns Linger; Experts Urge More Research
Scientific and technical experts on drug testing hair concluded that additional research is needed before regulators adopt a federal standard for commercial vehicle drivers, according to a group report.
November 7, 2016Changed Rules Causing Delays in Commercial Truck Driver Licensing in Pennsylvania
New licensing requirements for commercial truck drivers that begin Dec. 21 in Pennsylvania are causing the state to close more than 25% of its testing centers and creating long waiting periods for applicants to take their test at the ones that remain.
December 21, 2015Drug Testing Labs Slow to Implement Electronic Forms Under New DOT Rule
Adoption of a federal regulation permitting drug testing laboratories to use faster and cheaper electronic forms has been so slow that the Department of Transportation recently sent out a reminder about the process.
November 30, 2015ATA Critical of Organized Labor's Claims About Hair Testing for Drug Use
In a letter to congressional transportation leaders, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said critical claims made by organized labor groups about the use of hair specimens for drug testing of commercial drivers are based on “false notions and outdated science.”
August 25, 2015Groups Press House Leaders to Reject Hair Testing Provision
Several transportation groups and key unions are calling on transportation leaders in the House to reject a provision in a multiyear highway bill that would allow the use of hair testing for commercial drivers.
August 20, 2015Board Recommends Testing of Hair as New Option for Drug Screenings
After two years of study, a federal drug advisory board has issued a recommendation that hair specimens be approved as an alternative for federal workplace drug-testing programs.
August 17, 2015Federal Advisory Board Recommends Hair Testing for Truck Driver Drug Screenings
After two years of study, a federal drug advisory board has issued a recommendation that hair specimens be approved as an alternative for federal workplace drug-testing programs.
August 7, 2015