Drug Screening in Trucking: What You Must Know

Hair follicle drug screening, the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, and random drug tests. In Episode 11 of the Cypress Truck Lines Podcast, we sit down with Joe Reilly, founder of National Drug Screening Inc. and a recognized expert witness in the field, to break down everything drivers and fleet operators need to know about modern drug testing. We're talking test types, look-back periods, how each screen works, and frankly, how well they can or can't be beaten. Then, Cypress Truck Lines Safety Director Sharee DeHart steps in to bring it home, explaining exactly why Cypress uses the hair follicle test, what the company’s drug screening policy looks like from the inside, and sharing a few cautionary tales that every driver needs to hear. Your CDL is your livelihood, and this is the episode every driver wishes they’d heard before it was too late. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe now and stay ahead of what the road demands.