The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) created a database to record truck driver’s compliance history to prevent them from job-hopping if they failed a drug test. The database recorded more than 56,000 truck driver violations related to drug and alcohol use. In fact, 1,203 of the total driver violations were related to high blood...

Truck drivers are required to meet specific physical qualification standards to safely operate commercial vehicles. However, an audit from the Department of Transportation found flaws and gaps in the federal regulator’s monitoring qualification standards. Ensuring that truck drivers met medical qualifications is crucial to keeping our roads safe. Recording Flaws Affect Truck Driving Safety Standards...