Drug Testing

In addition to preparing for a jump in costs for drug testing their drivers, carriers should also be ensuring that their drug-testing policies and procedures have been updated to reflect the doubling of random drug testing rates, according to compliance consultant J.J. Keller. The random drug-test...

Federal regulators surprised the trucking industry the day after Christmas by announcing an increase in the minimum annual rate for random drug testing for drivers from 25% to 50% starting on Jan. 1. The increase, made public by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in a federal...

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) has introduced legislation requiring the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to explain why proposed rules on mandatory hair testing for drugs in the transportation sector have yet to be issued. The Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation...

By Brendan Bures. In a historic move, Nevada employers will no longer be able to deny jobs to candidates that test positive for marijuana drug tests. The measure goes into full effect starting January 1, 2020, when Nevada will become the first state to pass a law of this nature. The legislation,...