In an effort to enhance the effectiveness of pre-employment and random drug testing for holders of a commercial driver’s license (CDL), among other industries, the Department of Transportation (DOT) ...

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This story appears in the June 26 & July 3 print edition of Transport Topics. A new U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing report shows that the overall 2016 lab-reported positive drug test ...

For the first time, beginning Jan. 1, truck drivers being administered random pre-employment and post-accident drug tests will be screened for four additional synthetic opioids, the highly addictive ...

Trucking companies that are having trouble complying with the DOT’s random drug and alcohol testing requirements due to COVID-19 are being given enforcement flexibility by the Federal Motor Carrier ...

The Department of Transportation has published proposed rules to include oral fluid testing as an alternative to urine testing for the federal DOT-regulated drug and alcohol testing program. According ...

On March 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued Guidance on compliance with DOT drug/alcohol testing regulations for employers concerned about their ability to meet regulatory testing ...

The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2020. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has raised its random drug ...