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Senators press for consistent post‑crash drug and alcohol testing; witnesses split on hair testing
Summary
Committee members highlighted gaps in post‑crash testing despite statutes requiring carriers to test after fatal crashes; witnesses backed post‑crash testing but differed on adding hair testing versus urine and oral tests.
Senators and witnesses discussed gaps in post‑crash drug and alcohol testing and whether to broaden testing tools to include hair samples as legalization of marijuana and the opioid crisis change the testing landscape.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and others raised a FMCSA report that, the committee said, found more than 60% of truck drivers were not tested for drugs or alcohol after fatal crashes despite…
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