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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doubling the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substance testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers, from 25% to 50% percent, ...

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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 Trucking Law segment is a monthly feature on Overdrive, in which we pose commonly asked questions from truckers and owner-operators to legal experts. In this installment, attorney Paul Taylor ...

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 ...

The DOT's proposed rule would add fentanyl and norfentanyl to drug testing panels for safety-critical roles such as CMV drivers, with detection thresholds as low as 1 ng/mL in urine. The fentanyl ...