Yahoo

DOT takes heat for drug testing certification delays

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DOT, HHS urged to get labs certified for oral-fluid testing. (Photo: John Gallagher/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — Drug testing ...
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 ...
CCJ

DOT expands drug testing options to include oral fluid

The Department of Transportation on Monday filed a Final Rule that will allow oral fluid as an authorized testing method for the presence of unlawful drugs. The 227-page final rule is scheduled for ...
Transport Topics

DOT OKs Drug Testing Drivers Using Oral Fluid Samples

The U.S. Department of Transportation on May 1 announced the issuance of a final rule approving use of oral fluid to drug test truck drivers, a move made to deter cheating on urine-based examinations ...
CCJ

DOT proposes change to drug-testing rules

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to revise its drug testing procedures rule, which became effective on June 1, 2023, to provide interim provisions to require employers to conduct ...
Truckinginfo

DOT Rule Allows Oral-Fluid Specimen Testing for Drugs

It’s been a long time in the works, but the U.S. Department of Transportation has published a final rule that amends the federal regulated industry drug-testing program to include oral fluid specimen ...
JD Supra

DOT Issues Final Rule: Revised Procedures for Workplace Oral Drug Testing

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule with revised procedures for workplace drug and alcohol testing using oral fluid. The revisions detail technical changes ...
EHS Today

DOT Seeks to Add Fentanyl to Drug Tests

The initiative seeks to harmonize DOT testing procedures with HHS guidelines, including updates on urine and oral fluid testing methods. Recent data shows a sharp increase in fentanyl detection in ...
Overdrive

Oral fluid drug testing approved by DOT

The Department of Transportation on Tuesday published a final rule that will allow oral fluid as an authorized testing method for the presence of unlawful drugs. The 227-page final rule will become ...
Fleet Owner

The state of alternative drug testing in trucking

With more than 230,000 positive drug tests since 2020, how the trucking industry detects drivers’ drug use is an important topic. Currently, Department of Transportation drug testing relies entirely ...
JD Supra

U.S. Department of Transportation Adopts Oral Fluid Testing for Regulated Drug and Alcohol Programs

New DOT regulations cover oral fluids specimen testing for workplace drug and alcohol testing programs. The regulations affect drug and alcohol testing programs covering an estimated eight million ...
Truckinginfo

Buttigieg: Marijuana Reclassification Should Not Affect DOT Drug Testing Rules

In a June 27 congressional hearing, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his agency believes that a recent Drug Enforcement Agency proposal to reschedule marijuana will not ...