Does Central Transport Do UA Or Hair Follicle Testing?

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Joe K.'s Comment
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DOES CENTRAL TRANSPORT DO UA DRUG TESTING OR HAIR FOLICLE?

Tractor Man's Comment
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Why are you shouting?

Joe K.'s Comment
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I'm not I was just trying to make it clear of the question, what kind of drug testing does USxpress an Central Transport do?

DOES CENTRAL TRANSPORT DO UA DRUG TESTING OR HAIR FOLICLE?

Why are you shouting?

Anchorman's Comment
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David W.'s Comment
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It would concern me that you need to ask. If you are not a 'user', it should not matter which method is used. Don't forget that as a CDL driver you will be required to participate in random testing as well as any post accident testing. Some companies also employ 'reasonable cause'.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Brett Aquila's Comment
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It would concern me that you need to ask. If you are not a 'user', it should not matter which method is used. Don't forget that as a CDL driver you will be required to participate in random testing as well as any post accident testing. Some companies also employ 'reasonable cause'.

David, there are actually quite a few legitimate reasons for needing to know what type of testing is being done. For instance, there are a lot of people who had taken medications in the past for conditions that no longer exist and they're afraid if prospective employers find out they might be afraid to hire them.

So it's definitely not just druggies trying to beat the system. There's more to it than that.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Old School's Comment
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David there are plausible reasons why some folks want this question answered. Occasionally someone will take a pain killer that was prescribed to a relative (not that I recommend this) and they don't want to risk it showing up on a drig screening. That's just one example.

But one thing that everyone needs to be aware of is that most companies are now doing hair follicle testing. There is also a push for it to become mandatory from the Feds. It will soon be the reality everywhere.

OWI:

Operating While Intoxicated

Brett Aquila's Comment
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But one thing that everyone needs to be aware of is that most companies are now doing hair follicle testing. There is also a push for it to become mandatory from the Feds. It will soon be the reality everywhere.

This is very true. In five years you'll be hard pressed to find anyone that's running standard transmissions, doing UA testing, or running paper logbooks. All of those are going by the wayside and we're already well into that transition.

Logbook:

A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
G-Town's Comment
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It would concern me that you need to ask. If you are not a 'user', it should not matter which method is used. Don't forget that as a CDL driver you will be required to participate in random testing as well as any post accident testing. Some companies also employ 'reasonable cause'.

David, noticed you just joined the forum, welcome.

Your second point is well placed, and accurate. The initial test is just that, the first of many if employment is long-term. Newbies need to understand that.

If the OP asked the question in such a way to imply an attempt to beat the system, I agree that would definitely be cause for concern. Based on how the question was asked, the OP doesn't come off like that. We see this type of question asked numerous times, usually it's like Brett and OS said. It's also at times posed by someone who made the life decision to stop using and needs to understand specifics of how each company conducts their tests. We try to help all comers...

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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