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Trucker files class action lawsuit against CBD gummy manufacturer after failed drug test
Illinois-based trucker Trevor Darrow alleges that the JustCBD gummies he bought, manufactured by Just Brands USA, had a “No THC” label on the package. He tested positive for THC and lost his job after taking the product to help him sleep.
November 6, 2019
Business
Drivers will need to register in Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to change jobs, ensure accuracy
The federal CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, which will be a database of truck drivers who have failed or refused a drug or alcohol test, takes effect in January 2020, and drivers intending to transition to new jobs or ensure a clean record within the Clearinghouse will need to register as users.
March 29, 2019
Business
Michigan to expand roadside saliva drug testing pilot program statewide
After the year-long Preliminary Oral Fluid Analysis pilot program conducted from Nov. 8, 2017, through Nov. 8, 2018, in five counties, MSP’s Oral Fluid Roadside Analysis Pilot Program Committee recommended that the pilot be expanded statewide for another year to gather more results and data.
March 13, 2019
Business
All the things are meth
It’s happened again: “Yet another innocent person … jailed for three days because he had a sock full of gel kitty litter in his car to reduce the fog on his windows, and it popped for meth in a field drug test kit,” twice.
January 11, 2017
Channel 19
If you’re carrying baking soda on the truck …
You might do well to keep it in the original container … This cautionary tale of team military haulers Gale Griffin and Wendell Harvey’s two months in an Arkansas jail, their truck in impound, shows the unreliability of cheap roadside narcotics-ID kits.
November 28, 2016
Business
DOT issues five-year ban to drug tester who issued fraudulent results to trucking co.’s
A DOT drug tester has been issued a Public Interest Exclusion order that bans trucking companies from using his services for five years.
January 26, 2016
Business
Synthetic marijuana to be classified as controlled drug, illegal for drivers to possess
The DEA announced it will classify synthetic marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, thereby making truck operators who use synthetic marijuana and fail a drug test as no longer disqualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
January 15, 2014
Channel 19
Audit your drug/alcohol testing consortium
Video interview with regulatory consultant Richard Wilson highlights the need to double-check and pre-audit your drug and alcohol testing consortium for compliance with regulations — if you don’t, it could come back to haunt you.
February 28, 2013
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