FMCSA Says Drug and Alcohol Violations Surpass 30,000 So Far in 2020
Washington D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released the July summary report of its Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse revealing nearly 5,000 violations.
On Monday, the FMCSA provided another update on its Clearinghouse indicating more than 30,000 drug and alcohol violations have been reported from more than 28,000 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators so far this year.
In July, the Agency said the Clearinghouse reported 4,796 drug and 97 alcohol violations, for a monthly total of 4,893.
Of July’s drug violations, 4,051 were positive tests, 646 were refusals, and 99 were reported as “actual knowledge of a drug violation.”
The Clearinghouse began in January of this year and July’s violations now bring the total year-to-date number up to 30,546.
The Agency says positive drug tests account for a total of 81% of the total reported violations.
Of the year-to-date violations, 15,902 have been pre-employment screenings, 10,568 were caught during random testing, and 1,379 were post-accident screenings.
The Agency said 26,433 drivers out of the 28,445 who have been placed out-of-duty so far are still in “prohibited status” as of the end of July.
Marijuana Tops The List of Positive Tests
As has been the trend, the most popular drug used by CMV drivers is marijuana, which represents 15,492 of the positive drug tests.
Cocaine metabolite (4,544), methamphetamine metabolite (2,979) and amphetamine (2,828) are the next most common violations.
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NOW TEST THE DOT AND HIGHWAY PATROL AND INSPECTORS AND THEY’LL SURPASS THAT NUMBER
Highway Patrol and DOT inspectors are tested at higher pull rate by a wide margin compared to drivers.
And who cares about someone behind a desk.
Wrong!!! My buddy/neighbor is on his 22nd yr Highway patrol, has never been tested(except at the academy). I’ve been driving a cmv for 30 years( over 10 yrs for a govt. agency) and have Been tested prob about 15 times. Complete double standard!!! He carys a gun I dont(well, not while I’m working). Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know my truck is a deadly weapon but, so is a car.. so save the driving a deadly weapon argument. !!! Anybody driving any kind of motor vehicle on a controlled substance is wrong, but if a person wants to drink or smoke weed( assuming legal in their state) that’s their business and has nothing to do with Their performance on the job.. well I take that back, I’ve drank the night before work and definitely shouldn’t of drove the next day, but whatever that’s legal… right??? Just don’t smoke some pot on Friday night and go to work completely sober on Monday…fmcsa is a joke !!!!!
Dude, you ain’t fucking lying about that shit man, I tell ya. Trooper was slurring his words when his talking to my driver. He sounded driver as hell over the phone. And my driver said he smelled like alcohol. Fucking hypocrite.
My buddy/neighbor is on his 22nd yr Highway patrol, has never been tested(except at the academy). I’ve been driving a cmv for 30 years( over 10 yrs for a govt. agency) and have Been tested prob about 15 times. Complete double standard!!! He carys a gun I dont(well, not while I’m working). Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know my truck is a deadly weapon but, so is a car.. so save the driving a deadly weapon argument. !!! Anybody driving any kind of motor vehicle on a controlled substance is wrong, but if a person wants to drink or smoke weed( assuming legal in their state) that’s their business and has nothing to do with Their performance on the job.. well I take that back, I’ve drank the night before work and definitely shouldn’t of drove the next day, but whatever that’s legal… right??? Just don’t smoke some pot on Friday night and go to work completely sober on Monday…fmcsa is a joke !!
Agreed..
I have to agree with you Bout2retire. I recently found how amazing full spectrum CBD is for pain and anxiety but it will make you fail a drug test, even though it doesn’t get you high. I stopped using it of course since i just got my CDL and first trucking job but it makes me kind of sad. It improves the quality of life and if you’re not using it during your shift it should be just as you stated – having a drink the night before which is perfectly acceptable. Life is full of double standards.
I’ve tested positive coming back after recovering from heart problems. If done everything the clearinghouse asked me to do to return to duty. But now no one will hire me, this being the only mistake I’ve made in my career and now I can’t work in the industry. I just wanna know if I’ll be able to work again and how long before I can come back? If you have any info please drop it off on me.
Swift drivers killed more and they hair test. Im caling FAKE NEWS. Just another Biden poll. Want to know what kills more poor maintenance on trucks. You get Meth Mike working on your truck and drives like crap. Think whoever took this poll is on drugs. Weed isnt a drug. Ben driving for 13yrs conpanies who get EZ passes dont maintain their fleet.