History Included in New Highway Bill

There is a well-known loophole in the federal drug and alcohol testing requirements for commercial drivers that is being exploited by some drug-abusing drivers. When a driver moves from one trucking company to another, some “positive” drug and alcohol test results are not being discovered by the hiring company because these “positive” results are self-reported and not centrally tracked. As a result, the hiring company may not be aware of a driver’s past “positive” drug test results and could be hiring a driver who has not been evaluated, treated and cleared to return-to-duty by a substance abuse professional. Read more