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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Drugs and Alcohol  

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Drugs and Alcohol
Articles by Mike

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1 – The DOT says the 24 hours of rest is sufficient if they blow .02, but that does not prevent you from the fire – just be sure you are clear that it is “under the authority of company” and not to be confused with the regulations of DOT

2 -.. A CDL driver is no different than any other treatment, go if he is a car

3-1 CMV driver is not required to have a CDL is not enrolled in a DOT-mandated drug testing program and the alcohol, but if the driver is not a drug test, it is illegal to not let him drive CDL (unless it is in the process of or are ready for the delivery of return)

1. – You can punish a driver for 0.02, just not the fault of the DOT.

I think many people about the differences between 0.02, 0.04 and 0.08 blood alcohol concentration (BAC), as measured by BAT (breath alcohol tester)

First of all should be confused when ” hit “a driver 0.04 or more while driving a commercial vehicle (CMV) is a violation of section 40 of the DOT and the driver is not allowed to drive a CMV again if / until it has been evaluated by an SAP system .

Then, when a driver “blows”, but less than 0.02 0.04 CMV during the trip, you have to give up to 24 hours of rest, but as far as DOT is concerned, it is the end of it. There is a phrase that many people get up, “should be taken no further action is suspended” on the states, but that does not prevent you from recording employee, termination or otherwise punishing a safety-sensitive. The key is if you do not dismiss, deny security premium, or to punish them because of the 0.02 BAC, you must be careful to keep them separate from your DOT-mandated drug testing and alcohol policy, and be sure that you treat all equally and according to your own policy

The term “Under the supervision of the wearer” usually comes into play when this happens

2 -.. A car is a car and a truck is a truck – whether you are a CDL or not

Another area in which many managers Motor Carrier Safety are sometimes confused and do evil is. Many of the pilots said (wrongly) that if they have a BAC of .04 while driving their private car, they will get a DUI or CFA, while a driver with no CDL can perhaps not. The Federal DOT is certainly not a mandate, and I’m not a country in which to hear it either. While it is unlikely that any state may have their own practice application, but they have to each driver as a driver follows (a private car) to treat.

Even more common are the professional operator of CMV was told that if they get a CFA while driving their private cars, they should be sent to an SAP or punished in other ways under parts 40 and 382nd This is not correct. The DOT has authority only when a CMV, so that all of you in a private car is not a violation of DOT

3 -. not demote a pilot who does not pass a drug test – he can not drive at all CMV

Finally. If you CMV, which do not have a CDL, most people know it is not a DOT-mandated drug testing program and have alcohol. But most people do not realize you still can not put someone behind the wheel, which has a known history of violations of DOT in this category if they have not been evaluated by an SAP and satisfactory participation in a return to duty, or have completed such a program

I went through two scenarios: First, we have big trucks and we have small trucks – the drivers of large trucks in the DOT D & A testing program, however. not the other. The driver of the truck on big accident broke, so now he comes to a few dollars to 1 hour pay cut and drive a small truck before the end of the RTD process. Driver chooses not to participate in the RTD process and is involved in a serious collision in the step-van. The motor carriers do not be surprised if the attorney for the plaintiff, that a drug shows users was known at the wheel of a 12 800 Total weight step van and struck with the client, however, the motor carrier was really surprised when the point of prosecution for a violation of this Rule:.

382 501 Withdrawal of security-related function …. For the purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle, a commercial vehicle in commerce within the meaning of § 382 107 defined (that is, the one CDL) and a commercial vehicle on the market than in the defined portion 390 (ie, more than 10,000 gross vehicle weight in interstate commerce are involved).

In other words, you should demote a pilot, so they do not test-drive CDL after failing a drug test or refuse

The same scenario goes like this:. Over-the-road drivers will lose his job over a bad drug test when he applied for a job with a local distribution company. It now has a total weight of driving 26,000 (non-CDL) truck involved in the trade, mainly because it can not or will comply with DOT ban on illegal substances. The airline knows that he failed a drug test, but do not think that Part 40 shall apply to them. This is a mistake. You can use a driver disqualified and that’s about the worst mistake that a DOT-regulated carriers cause road.

Mike compliance assistance EnglandDOT Incwww.dotcompliancehelp.com847 836-6063

About the Author

Mike has spent over 25 years in the transportation industry, initially in a management role with a small transport company and falls through the safety of the many roles and general management of small and large dot-regulated entities, including carriers and private fleets . He graduated from the School of the U.S. military in the security management Ft Rucker, Alabama and the U.S. Department of Transportation FMCSA Safety Auditor Course. He spent 2005 and 2006 audits for the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2007 and decided to leave the private consulting firm DOT provide compliance assistance, in addition to teaching seminars Inc.In DOT Compliance, Mike and his staff also provide mock audits and conduct on-site training for customers across the country. With offices and staff located outside of Chicago, DCH’s mission is to help carriers to accidents, injuries and deaths prevented. The result is safer for the profits of public roads and the increase of their customers.

His attitude includes the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, North American Transportation Management Institute and the Illinois Trucking Association.

As founder and senior security DOT Compliance Help, Inc., Mike brings extensive experience and industry knowledge of traffic safety in every seminar he directs. Entertaining and effective way of presenting results in a valuable learning experience for all who participate.