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TRUCKERS' RULES * USA - ATA rallies behind tougher drug test
Washington,DC,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -22 May 2009: -- New legislation introduced in the Senate will help close loopholes that allow drug and alcohol users to slip by trucking companies' driver hiring checks... The bill was praised by American Trucking Associations, which has been pushing for improvements to mandatory drug testing programs for drivers... The proposed legislation, the Safe Roads Act, would establish a database of drug-testing information for commercial drivers. It would employ $5 million a year to develop and distribute the database, requiring medical review officers, employers and other service agents to report positive results to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration... Employers would have to check the database before bringing on drivers. The bill would also provide for privacy protections and employee rights of actions...
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