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Trucking Under the Influence: Is a National Clearinghouse Needed?
National News • May 23, 2008
It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or "big rig" trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day.
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| RE: Testing OUR truckers? | midnightrider | Aug 22, 2009, 9:58 am |
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| RE: Testing OUR truckers? | KLS | May 23, 2008, 1:48 pm |
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Subject: RE: RE: Testing OUR truckers?
ALL- in the name of SAFETY!
Personally, I can pass ANY drug screen that ANYONE wants to throw at me; whether it be a breath-alyzer, or blood test, or a urine sample.. BUT.. I am sick and tired of the whole SAFETY ISSUE being placed upon MY back.
I have done it all for the sake of safety, and PASSED!!
NOW, for what MY 2 cents is worth, why don't the officials take a look at some OTHER problems ?
Let's take a Chevy S-10 pickup pulling a 28 foot camper trailer with a bass boat in tow?
How about an 70 something driver who can't see past the end of his hood driving a 33 foot RV with a car on a trailer in tow ?
OR the good ol boy going camping pulling a 33 foot 5th wheel camping trailer, bass boat in tow, who has done a 8 or 10 hour shift at his job, and then wants to drive 8 or 10 hours MORE to a favorite camping spot ?
YES!! I hear everyone grumbling... they do not present a threat to safety.. their accident rates are low... yada-yada.. HOWEVER... neither and I... and yet, because I DRIVE A TRACTOR-TRAILER, I HAVE TO CONFORM!!!!
ALL I am saying, I DO NOT THINK that I can bear this "SAFETY BURDEN" all on my bck much longer!
If you want to pass laws concerning SAFETY<
pass them for EVERYONE! A car, RV, pickup, or even a RIDING LAWN MOWER, have the ability to cause an accident, and therefore, cause a loss of human life !!!