How long alcohol stays in your system and when it can be detected by drug tests

Alcohol only stays in your blood for up to six hours, but certain drug tests can detect alcohol as far as three months after ...
Truckinginfo

Frequently Asked Questions About the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

In January 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rolled out the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. This electronic database was designed to track commercial driver’s license (and ...
High Times

New Report Shows Data on Positive Truck Driver Drug Tests

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released a report sharing new data on U.S. truck drivers. The report consists of a year-end ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Retains Fleets' 50% Random Drug Testing Rate in 2025

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Motor carriers must continue to conduct random drug tests with 50% of their truck drivers and random alcohol tests with 10% of their ...
Transport Topics

FMCSA Warning: Drivers Who Drug-Test Positive Will Lose CDLs

“A driver with a drug-and-alcohol program violation is prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions, including operating CMVs, for any DOT-regulated employer until the return-to-duty process ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska Legislature passes bill enabling employers to use saliva tests for drugs, alcohol

More Alaska employers may use saliva for drug and alcohol testing, thanks to a new bill that passed the Alaska Legislature on the final day of the regular session. Awaiting Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s ...