Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

[mystery-ak]

 Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests
By Lisa Fickenscher   
November 7, 2021 3:53pm

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

That’s a big number, considering that the American Trucking Association — which also blames the pandemic and a lack of younger drivers, among other factors — recently pegged the industry’s overall driver shortfall at 80,000, up from 60,800 in 2018 and 50,700 in 2017.

“It’s a staggering number of drivers we have lost” because of the new drug-testing rules, Jeremy Reymer, chief executive of industry recruiter DriverReach, told The Post.

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[Idiot]

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests
By Lisa Fickenscher   
November 7, 2021 3:53pm

A dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post.

More than 72,000 truck drivers have been taken off US roads since January 2020 because they have failed drug tests that are now required by the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a 22-month-old registry established to increase safety on US highways, according to government data.

That’s a big number, considering that the American Trucking Association — which also blames the pandemic and a lack of younger drivers, among other factors — recently pegged the industry’s overall driver shortfall at 80,000, up from 60,800 in 2018 and 50,700 in 2017.

“It’s a staggering number of drivers we have lost” because of the new drug-testing rules, Jeremy Reymer, chief executive of industry recruiter DriverReach, told The Post.

more
https://nypost.com/2021/11/07/supply-chain-stalled-by-72000-truckers-who-failed-drug-tests/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter

Kind of scary that there are so many impaired truckers on the highways....

[GtHawk]

Kind of scary that there are so many impaired truckers on the highways....

Yes it is, but don't think about how many regular drivers out there are impaired because that's even more frightening. Don't worry though, I'm sure old Joe will fix it by green lighting every poorly trained and inept Mexican truck driver to work in America and no doubt he will by edict exempt them from those rules and testing requirements American truck drivers must follow.

[EdinVA]

Good thing we have open borders... new drivers... /s

[Hoodat]

Let's see.  Democrats legalize drugs, revoke the licenses of truck drivers using those 'legal' drugs, then blame everything on not having enough truck drivers?  Sounds just like something a Democrat would do.

[catfish1957]

Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests

[mountaineer]

Let's see.  Democrats legalize drugs, revoke the licenses of truck drivers using those 'legal' drugs, then blame everything on not having enough truck drivers?  Sounds just like something a Democrat would do.

The (Democrat) law of intended consequences.