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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

FMCSA estimates it will cost the trucking industry $50 million to $70 million to conduct the additional random drug tests. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doubling the minimum ...

This story appears in the Jan. 28 print edition of Transport Topics. The percentage of truck drivers testing positive on random drug tests during 2011 dropped to the lowest level since mandatory ...

Federal regulators surprised the trucking industry the day after Christmas by announcing an increase in the minimum annual rate for random drug testing for drivers from 25% to 50% starting on Jan. 1.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a notice announcing the 2026 DOT random drug testing rates, and truck drivers will see no changes from the last five years. The 2026 random drug ...

For carriers having trouble keeping up with truck driver drug screenings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Tuesday said it will attempt to use discretion in ...

The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2025. The rates are the same as 2024, except that PHMSA has increased its random ...

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