Robert Schoening

Why should we conduct school bus driver drug testing?

There has been some discussion about school bus driver drug testing (as well as church bus driver...

Expanded Opiates for DOT Drug Testing Panels

This article explains and analyzes the Department of Transportation (DOT) Final Rule Published November 13,...

Hair Sample Drug Test

A topic that should be high on the discussion list but is not, is the...

Split Specimen Requests

Over the years there has been misinterpretations by Medical Review Officers (MRO) and Designated Employer...

Op-Ed - Is drug interdiction the only answer

As has been predicted, the levels of driving while using drugs has surpassed the driving...

Hair Follicle Drug Testing

Update December 2020:  Hair drug testing is still being discussed for Federal Workplace testing and...

FMCSA Addresses CDL Staffing Companies

>>>  In the Federal Register on December 23, 12016, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration...

FMCSA Clearinghouse - Database Part 1

>>>  Curious About the Proposed FMCSA Database >>> At long last, there has been some...

Final Rule Change to Service Agent

08/08/2016 – Today the Department of Transportation published in the Federal Register a change in...

Lawsuit delays OSHA Post-Accident Testing Final Rule

 >> In a not very surprising development, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced...

Transgender Drug Screen Collections

This remains a current topic and many collectors around the nation have concerns. UPDATE 2025...

Credentialed Mariner - Non-Negative Test Result – Part 4

Consequences for a Credentialed Mariner with a Non-Negative Test Result – Part 4 US Coast...

Credentialed Mariner with a Non-Negative Test Result – Part 3

… United States Coase Guard (USCG) Regulated Drug & Alcohol Testing .. What Happens to...

US Coast Guard Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations

… US Coast Guard Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy – Positive Test Consequences … Consequences of...

Up and Manage a Drug Testing Program

How do you conduct substance abuse testing for a non-regulated company? … A company representative...

FMCSA Reasonable Suspicion Drug & Alcohol Testing

…Supervisor Training is Required to Make Reasonable Suspicion Determinations … FMCSA Reasonable Suspicion Testing If...

Certified Lab for Drug Testing

… Who will approve laboratories for electronic custody and control forms (eCCF) –  NLCP:  Identified...

Hair Drug Testing DOT

… Will Federal programs and DOT allow hair drug testing? … In today’s (May 29)...

Expanded Opiates for DOT Testing?

… SAMHSA Mandatory Guidelines Proposed Revision for Urine Testing… Are You Ready for Expanded Opiates for...

FMCSA New Entrant Examinations

… FMCSA DOT Required Drug Testing … FMCSA:  Random Testing History and Development in the...

Trucking & Bus Companies - Pre-employment Test Exception

… FMCSA:  When to Conduct Pre-employment Testing versus When Not to Conduct Pre-employment Drug Testing...

Owner Operator Program – DOT

… FMCSA:  Breadth and Scope of the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations For some...

US Coast Guard Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations

… Drug and Alcohol Testing as required by the DOT and the United States Coast...

uscg smi required drug test

HELP!  What Do I Need to Be in Compliance? … Marine Employers – Help is...

Are Collection Sites the Weakest Link

… If  you are a Designated Employer Representative (DER), training is key to a successful...