Supply Chain Stalled Because 72,000 Truckers Failed Strict Drug Tests

[skews13]

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

nypost.com

 

[Godboy]

Truck drivers, for some stupid reason, arent allowed to smoke weed when they are off work.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Gotta be owner ops.....no way I can prevent my boss from seeing a failed drug test.

 

[Anathema]

Truck drivers, for some stupid reason, arent allowed to smoke weed when they are off work

Nobody should be allowed to smoke weed, before, during, or after work. That has been and will continue to be my take on the matter.

 

[AMart]

Truck drivers, for some stupid reason, arent allowed to smoke weed when they are off work.

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The biggest number of clearinghouse violations by far — 56 percent — are for marijuana use, according to federal data. (Amphetamine and methamphetamine violations account for 18 percent, while cocaine and various opioids account for 15 percent and 4 percent, respectively.) Some argue that because marijuana can stay in the body for up to 30 days, testing does not accurately reflect whether a person is driving while under the influence.

“There needs to be the ability to test for real-time impairment and not just recent or long-term past use of marijuana,” Scott Duvall, director of safety and compliance for TransForce Group, which runs truck driving schools and rents out drivers, said in an email.

 

[Godboy]

Nobody should be allowed to smoke weed, before, during, or after work. That has been and will continue to be my take on the matter.

Why shouldnt people be allowed to smoke weed? Why is it of any of concern to you?

 

[jbrownson0831]

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

nypost.com

I thought all you Dimmers were for legalized weed.

 

[jbrownson0831]

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

nypost.com

And...more deflection??

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Nobody should be allowed to smoke weed, before, during, or after work. That has been and will continue to be my take on the matter.

Then do not smoke weed.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I thought all you Dimmers were for legalized weed.

Most Dems are, might be why this started in 2020 under the Repubs. Repubs just love telling people how to live their lives

 

[Anomalism]

Nobody should be allowed to smoke weed, before, during, or after work. That has been and will continue to be my take on the matter.

I am a free person and you can go fuck yourself with your authoritarian bullshit.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

So, a driver can drink a 5th of Jack and drive the next morning, but if they have a joint 2 weeks ago they are not safe to drive....we have so many stupid laws.

They also need to get rid of the stupid rule that a CDL is only good in one state until you turn 21

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Truck drivers, for some stupid reason, arent allowed to smoke weed when they are off work.

Because Federal law mandates that CDL drivers have to pass a drug test. This goes back to the big government thing.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

So, a driver can drink a 5th of Jack and drive the next morning, but if they have a joint 2 weeks ago they are not safe to drive....we have so many stupid laws.

They also need to get rid of the stupid rule that a CDL is only good in one state until you turn 21

No, a CDL driver can't drink a fifth of Jack and drive the next morning, if he can't blow a 0.00 on a breathalyzer. I've gone to the terminal on several occasions and had to blow in a tube before I could go on duty. I've seen drivers fired for failing a random breathalyzer test, just like failing a drug screen.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

No, a CDL driver can't drink a fifth of Jack and drive the next morning, if he can't blow a 0.00 on a breathalyzer. I've gone to the terminal on several occasions and had to blow in a tube before I could go on duty. I've seen drivers fired for failing a random breathalyzer test, just like failing a drug screen.

A CDL driver has to take a breathalyzer before every trip?

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Most Dems are, might be why this started in 2020 under the Repubs. Repubs just love telling people how to live their lives

Drug tests have been around for decades. This is nothing new. The Democrats haven't lifted a finger to do away with commercial driver drug screens. Don't put this all at the doorstep of the Republicans.

 

[Mac-7]

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

nypost.com

Are drivers who test positive for drugs banned for life?

I dont think we have all the facts yet

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

A CDL driver has to take a breathalyzer before every trip?

That's not what I said. Is it? I said a random breathalyzer, just like random drug screens. Legally? No, a driver can't drive the next morning if he can't pass a breathalyzer test. If he gets in a wreck, the first the state trooper is going to do is make him blow in a tube, on the scene. Then, he's going to be required, by Federal law, to take a drug screen within 24 hours of the incident.

Y'all want the government running the show. This is what "government running the show" looks like.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Y'all want the government running the show. This is what "government running the show" looks like.

not sure who "Y'all" is.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Are drivers who test positive for drugs banned for life?

I dont think we have all the facts yet

It depends. Not for a random drug screen, but for a post accident drug screen they're effectively banned for life because no insurance company will invite the driver.