The Department of Transportation may adopt changes in drug-testing procedures that would include testing hair samples and on-the-spot mouth swabs for safety-related employment such as truck ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation plans on Jan. 1 to begin testing truck drivers and other “safety-sensitive” transportation employees for the semi-synthetic opioids hydrocodone ...

If DOT drug or alcohol training or testing aren’t possible due to COVID-19-related supply shortages, facility closures, state or locally imposed quarantine requirements, or other impediments ...

There has been an ongoing push to recognize hair testing. The FAST Act transportation bill, signed into law by President Obama in December 2015, allows for hair follicle drug testing as a DOT ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation amended its drug testing program regulation which, among other things, adds certain semi-synthetic opioids to its drug ...

According to the report, drug use among transportation workers has significantly increased since 2006. A report released on Feb. 8 shows there are “significant gaps” in the U.S. Department of ...

Developed in partnership with the Foley Carrier Services DOT compliance and employer-assist firm, the new program claims to go above and beyond by detecting patterns of pharmaceutical drug abuse ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to amend the transportation industry’s drug testing program procedures regulation to allow oral fluid testing in lieu of urine testing.

DOT in February proposed amending the transportation industry’s drug testing program procedures regulation to allow oral fluid testing in lieu of urine testing, following a 2022 comment period ...

All transportation employers, including maritime companies, will have to obtain drug and alcohol test histories for new employees in safety-sensitive functions, says the U.S. Department of ...

The drug-testing program required by the FAA and other U.S. transportation agencies has been amended to include oral fluid testing.