OOIDA, CVTA Among Groups Voicing Opposition to Hair Testing for Drug Use
Trade organizations representing truck drivers and commercial vehicle driver training schools were among those who said they have concerns about using hair specimens to drug test drivers.
July 15, 2015Hair Tests for Drug Use Poised for Endorsement
ROCKVILLE, Md. — An advisory board appears on track to issue a recommendation this summer that hair specimens be approved for preemployment drug screening of truck drivers and other safety-sensitive federal workers.
June 22, 2015Advisory Board Could Recommend Hair Testing for Drivers This Summer
ROCKVILLE, Md. – An advisory board that explores scientific evidence to support possible changes or additions to federal drug testing requirements is on track this summer to issue a recommendation that hair specimens be approved for the pre-employment screening of truck drivers and other “safety sensitive” federal workers.
June 12, 2015Dept. of Health and Human Services Seeks Information on Hair Testing
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services has published a request for a variety of information from the public and transportation industry stakeholders on the potential of use of hair specimens for drug testing.
June 1, 2015Shift Toward Density-Based Pricing Depends on Shippers, LTL Execs Say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Wider use of density-based pricing in the less-than-truckload industry will depend on shippers’ willingness to gradually adapt their habits and technology, industry officials said.
April 20, 2015ATA Upset Feds Withholding Hair-Testing Deliberations
American Trucking Associations said the federal government has failed to comply with a freedom of information request for transcripts of deliberations about the use of hair testing to detect drug use in truck drivers.
April 20, 2015Opinion: Hair Tests More Effective in Exposing Drug Use
In 2007, I read a survey revealing that 10% of truck drivers on the nation’s highways admitted to being drug users. As bad as that news was, I realized that, like the old rule of thumb holding that one bug on the kitchen floor means hundreds more are lurking behind the scenes, the full picture was probably far worse.
July 30, 2012Hair Tests Gain Favor Over Urinalysis in Drug Screens by Larger Carriers
Hair tests, which could keep more drug-abusing drivers off the road, are starting to gain favor among larger carriers though the number using them still are few and far between, experts said.
July 11, 2011Senators Propose Drug-Testing Database
Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced a bill last week that would establish a database of drug testing information for truck and bus drivers.
April 12, 2011