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Jan 8, 2015

TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA: Truck Drivers and Health

* DC - Trucking industry required to randomly test 50% of drivers in 2015 

-The City Wire -5 Jan 2015: -- The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
 The American Trucking Association had hoped the mandatory 50% would be lowered to 25% which is the requirement for marine and public transit drivers... The FMCSA cited positive test rates that increased by 4.1% from 2011 to 2012. They also found that reasonable-suspicion positive rates increased from 15.7% in 2011 to 37.2% in 2012.
 The results for FMCSA’s 2012 testing survey of approximately 2,000 carriers indicate that positive random drug-testing results are down for a second year... 


  * DC - Trucking on with higher health insurance costs
Washington,DC,USA -Supply Chain Management, by Sam Jermy -6 Jan 2015: -- Health insurance costs are rising for just about everyone, including road-weary truckers and trucking companies... Whether it's a self-employed trucker who works for a number of freight suppliers or a nationwide trucking company supplying insurance for hundreds of in-house truckers insurance costs are on the rise... With healthy deliveries in mind, are just a few ways health insurance costs are impacting the trucking world and causing changes when it comes to logistics... Unhealthy food choices and options on the road, a lack of exercise and abnormal sleeping conditions leads to an increase in obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis among other diseases. This gives insurance providers no option but to raise premiums to cover treatment costs for truck drivers... As the cost of insurance continues to rise, truckers need to strive for healthier lifestyles and more affordable insurance plans...

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