An important date is coming up for employers, hiring managers, and HR professionals. The current version of the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control (CFF) forms expires June 30, 2018. Simply put, this means that neither DOT-regulated employers nor their service agents (labs, collectors or Medical Review Officers) can use the “old” CCF form for Read more »
How Legal Marijuana Impacts Florida’s Trucking Industry
The support for the legalization of marijuana, both for recreational and medical use, is a hot topic of discussion today. While marijuana is now legal in many states throughout America, it is causing questions and concerns for many different types of businesses, especially those that are regulated by Department of Transportation (DOT) guidelines, like Florida’s Read more »
Substance Abuse in Trucking: A Statistical Breakdown
In in the US, the logistics and trucking industry is highly competitive. The sector plays a vital role in facilitating the flow of goods throughout the entire world’s largest consumer market. Eighty-percent of all American cargo is transported by the use of trucks, according to Business Insider. In fact, the trucking industry trumps all other means of transport, Read more »
DOT Updates Drug Testing Panel to Include Opioids
Everyone involved in the transportation industry, including safety-sensitive employees subject to Part 40 in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s section of the Code of Federal Regulations, should become aware of important changes in Part 40 that take effect on January 1, 2018. Part 40 outlines appropriate procedures for drug and alcohol testing within parts of the transportation industry Read more »