In the article, “Drug testing needs
improvement, not clearinghouse”, (pg. 346-348) the author describes the process
of testing truck drivers for drug use and the upgrading this method requires. The
author, Jami Jones, explains the claim of the Owner-Operator Independent
Drivers Association Director of Regulatory Affairs, Rick Craig, who indicates
that there are many options of resolving the issue of drug use in truck drivers, but most of
these will just cause issues. Privacy, security, and oversight were several of
the concerns that Craig noticed with the clearinghouse route.
The next possibility that was reported successful is known as “Operation Trucker Check”, which was done in Oregon by the highway patrol there. This trucker check was completed anonymously and the results were shocking, 8 percent higher than the national average. Rick Craig explains that the results were so high due to the fact that some drivers take legal drugs as medication and the test did not account for that possibility.
Finally, he describes the biggest problem, which is that the drug free truckers are constantly subject to these different drug tests and are never rewarded for their drug-free position. The answer he provides for this problem is that the drivers who have tested negative for drug use will be tested less often and the other drivers will be tested the same percent as before, but in a smaller group setting. In my opinion, the other two options do not flow as well as this latter one.
The clearinghouse plan has many flaws and needs various renovations before it could be put to use. “Operation Trucker Check” also contains some errors and that is why I honestly believe that this last solution is the best of the different plans that were presented because it will reward the drivers that are drug free as well as test the other drivers in a more condensed situation of individuals.
The next possibility that was reported successful is known as “Operation Trucker Check”, which was done in Oregon by the highway patrol there. This trucker check was completed anonymously and the results were shocking, 8 percent higher than the national average. Rick Craig explains that the results were so high due to the fact that some drivers take legal drugs as medication and the test did not account for that possibility.
Finally, he describes the biggest problem, which is that the drug free truckers are constantly subject to these different drug tests and are never rewarded for their drug-free position. The answer he provides for this problem is that the drivers who have tested negative for drug use will be tested less often and the other drivers will be tested the same percent as before, but in a smaller group setting. In my opinion, the other two options do not flow as well as this latter one.
The clearinghouse plan has many flaws and needs various renovations before it could be put to use. “Operation Trucker Check” also contains some errors and that is why I honestly believe that this last solution is the best of the different plans that were presented because it will reward the drivers that are drug free as well as test the other drivers in a more condensed situation of individuals.
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