Smith System’s Tony Douglas examines how COVID-19 has changed the safety training paradigm and what he believes are the most effective methods for changing drivers’ behaviors.
Best practices in fleet safety facilitate fuel mitigation strategies, contribute to achieving corporate sustainability goals, help to reduce workers’ comp claims, and lower accident repair costs by reducing preventable accidents.
The latest AAA Foundation research found that between 2008 and 2012 — the five-year period before the drug was legal — an estimated 8.8% of Washington drivers involved in fatal crashes were positive for THC.
What happens to a commercial driver who tests positive for marijuana? A DOT-mandated return-to-duty process is the only hope they have of keeping their career. Here's one driver's first-person story.
Use of THC is forbidden for a regulated driver, no matter the source. As a result, medical and recreational marijuana and some CBD oils, even if legal under state law, are federally banned.
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