Articles Posted in Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Regulations

Consequences for Drug and Alcohol Use: Overview The regulations provide rules for the driver who has tested positive in a number of sub-parts. For example, at 49 C.F.R. 382.215, a driver who tests positive for a controlled substance can not perform any safety-sensitive function. Explicit instruction is set forth at…

Drug & Alcohol Use by Drivers: Overview Use of alcohol or controlled substances by employees performing “safety sensitive functions” before or while driving is strictly regulated. However, there are certain limited exceptions which to be kept in mind if a positive post accident test result is uncovered. The regulations create…