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Originally Posted by freebirdrfd
We have a driver who got caught with a joint in his truck coming back across the border. For some reason I am under the impression that it is an automatic loss of license. My questions are 1: is it an automatic loss of license, and 2: how would my boss and I find out if he doesn't tell anybody? I'm not convinced that he is telling the whole story.
Isn't getting caught in the possession of an illegal substance reasonable cause for urinalysis? Isn't any performance issue of a driver reasonable cause(eg. continuous late deliveries, poor attitude with customer relations, abuse of company equipment, etc.)?
As for an automatic loss of license, the Federal government or even the US DOT doesn't enforce the issuing and revoking of licenses; Isn't that an individual State function? So, for instance, a driver violates an OOS order, that is a federally defined offense. But, the State that issue the driver his/her license would be responsible for taking the action of revoking/suspending the license.
I appreciate your sharing with us your concerns. What you have told us doesn't seem to be the complete story. Perhaps, you protecting the innocent or quilty. Or are you concerned that their are others who have slipped thru the cracks in the law and have not reported an incident as required?