Comments on: Drugs on the Road http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Truckin Tedybehr http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-879 Truckin Tedybehr Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:41:03 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-879 I wrote a blog on this based on some research that I did into the reports. You can find it here if you are interested: <a href="http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/truckintedybehr/b1731.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/truckintedybehr/b1731.php</a> I wrote a blog on this based on some research that I did into the reports. You can find it here if you are interested: http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/truckintedybehr/b1731.php

]]> By: Blog Review: Life On The Road http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-452 Blog Review: Life On The Road Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:43:01 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-452 [...] about NASCAR and even some about politics and health - for example a post about a NBC report on truck drivers possibly cheating drug tests. Heck, there’s even a [...] [...] about NASCAR and even some about politics and health - for example a post about a NBC report on truck drivers possibly cheating drug tests. Heck, there’s even a [...]

]]> By: Tim Wylder http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-447 Tim Wylder Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:30:11 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-447 We have our own little problem here in Alabama. Its called Sand Mountain, or Meth Mountain as its been known for some time. There have been more meth labs there than anywhere in the state. The local county sheriffs office there couldn't control it so the feds stepped in last month and busted some 50 people. more than a third were related or had some connection to truck drivers. We have our own little problem here in Alabama. Its called Sand Mountain, or Meth Mountain as its been known for some time. There have been more meth labs there than anywhere in the state. The local county sheriffs office there couldn’t control it so the feds stepped in last month and busted some 50 people. more than a third were related or had some connection to truck drivers.

]]> By: Porter Corn http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-446 Porter Corn Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:13:46 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-446 You beat me to it Don. I've made the full reports from the GAO available for download over on my site at these links http://mexicotrucker.com/download/60 for the report you mentioned and at http://mexicotrucker.com/download/61 for the Preliminary Report. I haven't had the time to read either of these yet, but my questions would be 1. What labs were checked? Geographic location etc. Did they pick 24 labs in say the Jersey area or Chicago? Perhaps Southern Cal. With thousands of labs around the country, their numbers mean nothing. I came into the office this afternoon and was tagged for a random. We use a chiropractor for DOT physicals and drug tests. He will even come to your home for the collection. In and out in 5 minutes. No emptying of pockets nor any of the other B.S. And this guy is a collection point for more than a dozen testing labs. Bottom line though, this report is not an indictment of truck drivers, whether they be Mexican, American or Canadian, but a call for the medical community to clean up their act. But I think back to when the drug testing requirement went into effect. It seems to me there was a 10% failure rate out of the box. And after a few years, the rate dropped to <2% and has stayed there ever since. Ya'll know I rarely agree with anything OOIDA says, but today is an exception. They have an excellent article on their website <a href="http://www.landlinemag.com/Special_Reports/2007/Nov07/110207_Drug_testing_needs_improvement.htm" title="ooida" rel="nofollow">concerning this.</a> You beat me to it Don. I’ve made the full reports from the GAO available for download over on my site at these links

http://mexicotrucker.com/download/60 for the report you mentioned and at http://mexicotrucker.com/download/61 for the Preliminary Report.

I haven’t had the time to read either of these yet, but my questions would be

1. What labs were checked? Geographic location etc. Did they pick 24 labs in say the Jersey area or Chicago? Perhaps Southern Cal. With thousands of labs around the country, their numbers mean nothing.

I came into the office this afternoon and was tagged for a random. We use a chiropractor for DOT physicals and drug tests. He will even come to your home for the collection.

In and out in 5 minutes. No emptying of pockets nor any of the other B.S. And this guy is a collection point for more than a dozen testing labs.

Bottom line though, this report is not an indictment of truck drivers, whether they be Mexican, American or Canadian, but a call for the medical community to clean up their act.

But I think back to when the drug testing requirement went into effect. It seems to me there was a 10% failure rate out of the box. And after a few years, the rate dropped to <2% and has stayed there ever since.

Ya'll know I rarely agree with anything OOIDA says, but today is an exception. They have an excellent article on their website concerning this.

]]> By: Wayne Weisser http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-443 Wayne Weisser Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:26:01 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2007/11/02/drugs-on-the-road/386.html#comment-443 Most labs will catch any adulteration or spoofing of your drug test and ANY evidence of tapering or spoofing is the same as failing. Like the FMCSA mentions, they didn't test drivers they tested the labs they went to and came up with a stupid conclusion. Anything to give a bad rap to drivers. Most labs will catch any adulteration or spoofing of your drug test and ANY evidence of tapering or spoofing is the same as failing.

Like the FMCSA mentions, they didn’t test drivers they tested the labs they went to and came up with a stupid conclusion. Anything to give a bad rap to drivers.

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