Supply Chain Stalled Because 72,000 Truckers Failed Strict Drug Tests

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

not sure who "Y'all" is.

I've yet to hear you deride big government.

 

[White 6]

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

nypost.com

They have always had to pass drug tests, as long a CDL has been in effect.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I've yet to hear you deride big government.

I am doing it in this very thread and you have not heard me do it!

 

[RodISHI]

I suppose if you do pot and your job will be drug testing you, you should probably be aware of how long it stays in your system.

Personally I believe that using pot should be treated like alcohol. I don't care for using either; at one point in my younger days I'd drink maybe once or twice a year but was always reminded the next day why drinking sucked and that memory would stay with me for a long time. Pot never appealed to me but I do know people who have used it on a regular basis and I am grateful it never appealed to me.

Both alcohol and pot do create damages but again those come down to personal choices adults should be aware of and make concerning use.

Drinking alcohol in excess kills brain cells

www.scientificamerican.com

Long-Term Effects of Cannabis on Brain Structure - Neuropsychopharmacology

The dose-dependent toxicity of the main psychoactive component of cannabis in brain regions rich in cannabinoid CB1 receptors is well known in animal studies. However, research in humans does not show common findings across studies regarding the brain regions that are affected after long-term...

www.nature.com

 

[Anathema]

Then do not smoke weed

I don’t. Nor do I allow it anywhere in my periphery that I have control over. That includes my home, my vehicles, my property, etc…

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

I am doing it in this very thread and you have not heard me do it!

You aren't really. You're probably a supporter of legalized pot, but have no problem with all the other rediculous regulations placed on truck drivers. Like 30 minute breaks, 34 hour re-starts and all that other goofy shit the FMCSA has come up with.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I don’t. Nor do I allow it anywhere in my periphery that I have control over. That includes my home, my vehicles, my property, etc…

Good for you, I would never ask you to do anything else. I would ask that you allow others to the same on their choices

 

[JoeBlow]

Nobody should be allowed to smoke weed, before, during, or after work. That has been and will continue to be my take on the matter.

I bet you were hot for Nancy Reagan.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

You aren't really. You're probably a supporter of legalized pot, but have no problem with all the other rediculous regulations placed on truck drivers. Like 30 minute breaks, 34 hour re-starts and all that other goofy shit the FMCSA has come up with.

I just listed another stupid rule for CDLs a few post up. Do you even bother to read what people post?

 

[Anomalism]

Good for you, I would never ask you to do anything else. I would ask that you allow others to the same on their choices

Of course not. He's a liberty-loving conservative that wants to put you behind bars for smoking a plant in your own home.

 

[Mac-7]

It depends. Not for a random drug screen, but for a post accident drug screen they're effectively banned for life because no insurance company will invite the driver.

The article implies that 72,000 drivers have been removed and are now missing from the workforce and I suspect thats not the true situation

 

[Anathema]

Why shouldnt people be allowed to smoke weed? Why is it of any of concern to you?

It creates an altered mental state, which may inhibit one’s ability to make proper decisions. That inability negatively affects all of society.

 

[jc456]

It creates an altered mental state, which may inhibit one’s ability to make proper decisions. That inability negatively affects all of society.

how long is it in someone's system? Why are demofks trying to get it legal countrywide?

 

[Anomalism]

wow, he merely asked why you had the position you stated. Feeling boxed in?

A little bit, yeah. Especially when lunatics from the left and right want an authoritarian government that jails people for smoking a plant.

 

[Anomalism]

but that's not consistent with what you wrote. You want stricter control on people. You stated that.

Where did I state that, illiterate one?

 

[evenflow1969]

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.

nypost.com

It did not start just last year. For four years now those have been eating up truckers and Captains. Want to captain a boat get your license pee in a cup working the day the test results come back. Been that way for at least four years

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

The article implies that 72,000 drivers have been removed and are now missing from the workforce and I suspect thats not the true situation

I think it's possible. The quality of the average truck driver has deteriorated over the years, so having more potheads isn't unbelievable.

The thing is, even if you fail a random and don't get outright fired, it'll be 90 days before you can drive again. Who can take 3 months off work? Those guys typically find another line of work and never go back to driving.

Personally, if someone isn't disciplined enough to stay clean, they they have no business driving a truck.

 

[ReinyDays]

Rancid journalism ...

72,000 drivers sounds like a lot of people, but I checked ... that's in a total of 8 million jobs ... or less than 1% ... that's NOT the problem with the supply chain ...

The RED FLAG here for FAKE NEWS is the NY Post's claim that "drivers make $70,000 to six figures" ... horsefeathers ... driving log truck around here is minimum wage or a little better ... BLS gives the medium salary for heavy truck drivers at $46k/yr and for delivery truck drivers at $32k/yr ... okay, a little above minimum wage, but significantly less than uneducated construction workers ... plus construction workers go home every afternoon ... get weekends offs ...

Yes ... the industry is in deep trouble ... primarily due to low pay ... just bound to attract the potheads ...

ETA: Also construction workers have a ten foot cyclone fence with barbed wire atop between themselves and the general public ...

 

[Anomalism]

here, you deny you wrote this?

Read the name in the quote and then read mine, slowly.

Idiot.

 

[Anathema]

Good for you, I would never ask you to do anything else. I would ask that you allow others to the same on their choices

My PROPER life choices do not negatively affect the lives of those who choose to do it. The IMPROPER choices of those who choose to use it DO negatively impact me.