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Unhappytruckerswife
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
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Location: Charleston, West Virgina
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: Wanting info on the Drug Testing Standards |
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| Does anyone have any info on the drug screening the industry does? Is it standard with all companies or do each set their own rules and screening? What about Random Drug Testing? :?: A[/b] |
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Uturn2001
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| You can learn all you ever want to know about what the FMSCA regulations are on this subject by going HERE |
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Unhappytruckerswife
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the site but in all honesty that was not very helpful, it was to hard to follow and not only that, i am sure companies have their own guidelines and do more then or less then the Fed's require... |
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Unhappytruckerswife
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Man i guess this is a really touch subject that no one wants to talk about it. Hmmmmmm makes me wonder..... |
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theFlyinphoenix
Joined: 14 Feb 2006
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Location: on what day?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Wanting info on the Drug Testing Standards |
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Unhappytruckerswife wrote: Does anyone have any info on the drug screening the industry does? Is it standard with all companies or do each set their own rules and screening? What about Random Drug Testing? :?: A[/b]
The answer to your question is yes and yes, companies have to follow the FMCSR regs and have there own policies, all you have to do is read one section:
?382.305 Random testing. :roll:
The curious thing is why an unhappy trucker?s wife is so curious about drug testing, hhhhmmm :?: |
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yoopr
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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do more then or less then the Fed's require...
Wrong-a company can do more but a company can NEVER do less than what the "Fed's" require. |
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Uturn2001
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Companies can do more than the regs require when it comes to drug and alchohol testing, but to do less than that invites some very stiff fines and potential revocation of the operating authority.
If you have a specific question(s) about drug testing then ask them and someone may be able to help, but as it stands right now you seem to be on a fishing expedition and/or are just painting things with a broad brush.
Quote: Man i guess this is a really touch subject that no one wants to talk about it. Hmmmmmm makes me wonder.....
Except for a handful of experienced drivers who come to this particular forum to help new and wannabe drivers most of the people here are just that. Those who have just entered the industry or those wanting to and they may not know what their company's policies are on drug testing beyond pre-employment. |
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roadhog
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Location: Upper Lower Michigan...he heeeeeeeeee
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:17 am Post subject: |
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:shock: can I get some answers ! :shock: (foot tapping) (fidgetting about)
HELLO... :shock:
........does anyone know how long certain drugs stay in your system, before you can pass a drug test?? :shock: (tap tap tap, twitch)(tweeeak, stretch ,tap,tap) :shock: |
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skills
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: texas
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| It all depends on what you took, some last a day, and some can last weeks. And they can drug test you as much as they want. In the past month, the military has given me a total of 6 drug tests. Can't you tell the military really wants to catch someone. |
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Fozzy
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| Sounds like someone got "popped" with a dirty test on a random (probably soon after another random) and thinks that somehow it was "unfair" that they where tested. I've seen this before.. people whoooping it up in the hotel the night after they were tested, only to get popped by a random before they get out of orientation... :roll: |
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skills
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| Yep I have seen that before. One week we had a random (monday), after a 3 day weekend. Then on Tuesday they had one again (caught 2 people). After that, you would of thought it was over and done with, right. Wrong, they did another on that Thursday and caught another 5 people. The moral of this story is, you never know when randoms come. |
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Unhappytruckerswife
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| Just to let you know theFlyinphoenix there is a person that I know that is just going through the training and I know for a fact that he uses coke and has been in re-hab somewhere like 4 times already in his life!!! The thought of him being on the road is VERY scary and then it to be in a big rig is almost unthinkable! I hope that they really do screen the new hires well because he is a DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN... And I was kind of curious about how well the various companies are about this problem.. I mean it has well be known that staying awake for a lot of trucks is a real battle at times... |
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KCRider
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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skills wrote: It all depends on what you took, some last a day, and some can last weeks. And they can drug test you as much as they want. In the past month, the military has given me a total of 6 drug tests. Can't you tell the military really wants to catch someone.
Yes. As a matter of fact, that "someone" would be Osama.
Regarding the testing part of it, I don't agree about the insinuation about the military testing to "catch someone [doing drugs]. Instead, I believe the military tests for drugs HOPING all tests return negative. After all, isn't the military based upon the concepts of pride, honesty, integrity, and loyalty?
Think about it... |
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Uturn2001
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| Unless he is working for an outlaw company he will be tested during orientation. If he makes it past the pre hire drug screen and you KNOW that he is continuing to use drugs then you can always call his company and talk to the safety manager and drop a line on him. That may give them enough reason to pull him in for a "random" which would really be more on the lines of a reasonable suspicion testing. |
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Bush Bunny
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roadhog wrote: :shock: can I get some answers ! :shock: (foot tapping) (fidgetting about)
HELLO... :shock:
........does anyone know how long certain drugs stay in your system, before you can pass a drug test?? :shock: (tap tap tap, twitch)(tweeeak, stretch ,tap,tap) :shock:
Roadhog, do you understand aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, Motrin IB .... aren't drugs. Back to work with you, go on, get out of here! :shock: |
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