‘Every single workplace’ affected by drug use: Snider-Adler

Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, the chief medical review officer of DriverCheck, leaves little doubt that people are performing safety-sensitive work with drugs in their system. Thirty-five per cent of people who…

DriverCheck service administers Covid-19 tests

DriverCheck’s new CovidDetect service includes web-based software to implement and manage do-it-yourself tests using rapid antigen kits approved by Health Canada. The company itself has conducted more than 400,000…

Should fleets screen drivers for cognitive impairments?

Alcohol and drug testing is already commonplace in trucking. Driver medicals are standard fare as well. But there are also efforts to help fleets better measure cognitive impairments –…

Legal marijuana can still cost truck drivers their job

While a substantial portion of the population was overjoyed when Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, it’s become a nightmare for truck fleets, drivers and law enforcement. Removing marijuana…

Workplace Covid-19 screening tests continue to evolve

TORONTO, Ont. – Workplaces looking to screen employees for Covid-19 are beginning to access cheaper and quicker tests, but DriverCheck’s corporate medical director offers a warning. “Testing does not eliminate…

Voluntary Covid-19 testing coming to Coutts crossing

COUTTS, Alta. – A pilot project in Alberta will soon offer commercial drivers and other international travelers access to voluntary Covid-19 tests at the Coutts border crossing. The tests begin…

Drivers impaired by more than drugs or alcohol alone

TORONTO, Ont. – Driving a truck requires plenty of focus, and PJ Barclay knows that focus can be impaired by more than drugs and alcohol alone. Physical factors, fatigue, medical…

Truck drivers put to the Covid-19 test

LONDON, Ont. – None of the truck drivers are displaying signs of Covid-19 as they approach DriverCheck’s tent at the Flying J truck stop. The nurse’s thermometer isn’t registering any…

DriverCheck moving Covid-19 testing to London Flying J

LONDON, Ont. – DriverCheck will take its free Covid-19 testing for truck drivers to the Flying J in London, Ont., beginning Aug. 18. It has been offering Covid testing at…

Ontario makes Covid-19 testing easier for truckers

TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is piloting a new system that will make it easier for truck drivers to access Covid-19 testing through a partnership with DriverCheck, the province announced Wednesday.

Sound bites of 2019

“If I had a dollar for every time I heard ‘truck driver shortage’, I wouldn’t be here today.” – Kristen Monaco, associate commissioner at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, who doesn’t believe there is a driver shortage in the trucking industry.

Marijuana is legal, but CTA wants comprehensive tests for truck drivers

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is repeating its call for the federal government to implement a comprehensive drug and alcohol testing program for workers in safety-sensitive positions.

Canadian carriers need to prepare for U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

EDMONTON, Alta. – Canadian carriers operating south of the border need to be ready for the U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program. Chris Wilkinson, program consultant for DriverCheck, said though…

Companies still searching for cannabis clarity

OTTAWA, Ont. — Forty-eight percent of safety-sensitive industries have yet to introduce a zero-tolerance policy on cannabis because of a lack of clarity on issues such as privacy…

Employers bracing for more pot problems: Expert

Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler of DriverCheck addressing PMTC delegates on Friday. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Eight months after recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada, employers are still grappling with issues related…