Hair Apparent: A New Drug Test For Truckers?
By: Adam Snider & Jonathan Allen – Politico
The long-haired Grateful Dead used to sing about “Truckin’” on “reds, vitamin C and cocaine.” Now, some lawmakers see hair as the best way to test truckers for drug use.
That’s just the latest front in a broader federal crackdown on drugged driving.
This summer, Congress required the Department of Transportation to create a database of commercial drivers who have failed drug and alcohol tests. Read more