Watchdog targets FMCSA on English proficiency testing

DOT auditors are investigating whether FMCSA is ensuring states are properly testing CDL applicants on their English skills.
Transport Topics

DOT’s Oral Fluid Testing Stalls Due to Lack of Labs, Testers

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing of truck drivers using oral fluid collections was approved more than a year ago, but a ...
Transport Topics

DOT Proposes Adding Oral Fluid Specimen for Driver Drug Testing

The Department of Transportation is proposing to add new drug testing guidelines that would permit motor carriers to test truck drivers using oral fluid samples as an alternative to urine testing.
Truckinginfo

DOT Proposes Oral-Fluid Testing for Drugs

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 ...
Truckinginfo

DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Department of Transportation has issued guidance on drug and alcohol testing for federally regulated transportation workers, as fleets and commercial drivers may face challenges complying with ...
CCJ

Crime report: Fleet owner involved in tax evasion scheme, trucking company fined for illegally transporting radioactive materials, more

Action in five trucking-related crimes has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and New Jersey’s NJ.com, including a CDL testing scheme, a DOT drug ...
Ohsonline.com

DOT Adds Synthetic Opioids to Drug Test Panel

DOT-regulated employers will be required to test for the opioids hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone starting on Jan. 1, 2018. A final rule published Nov. 13 by the U.S. Department ...