Bill Introduced in Each House to Allow DOT to Accept Driver Drug Tests by Hair Sample

Both chambers of Congress recently introduced a similar bill that would allow trucking companies the option to drug test their drivers via hair (or hair follicle) sample rather than urine sample to satisfy federal drug testing requirements. The bill, the Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015, (S.806 and H.R. 1467), has been introduced in Congress several times in recent years. This year it is sponsored in the Senate by Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.). The House bill is sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.). Read more

Hired Drivers that Are Enrolled in other CSAT Program

Question: I’m hiring a new driver and he was working for another company that had him enrolled in their CSAT (drug testing) program, do I need to pre-employment test him?

Answer: Part 382, section 382.301(a) Prior to the first time a driver performs safety-sensitive functions for an employer, the driver shall undergo testing for controlled substances as a condition prior to being used, unless the employer uses the exception in paragraph (b) of this section. Read more

Drivers Under the Influence of Drugs On the Rise

Many Blame the Legalization Of Marijuana

For many years, campaigns and extra patrolling throughout the U.S. has been done in an effort to put a stop to drunk driving and the horrific accidents that such actions cause. Read more