{"id":55306,"date":"2022-05-24T00:06:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T00:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/over-10000-truckers-failed-weed-tests-in-2022-worsening-supply-chain-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T00:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T00:06:51","slug":"over-10000-truckers-failed-weed-tests-in-2022-worsening-supply-chain-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/over-10000-truckers-failed-weed-tests-in-2022-worsening-supply-chain-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 10,000 Truckers Failed Weed Tests in 2022, Worsening Supply Chain Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the first three months of 2022, over ten thousand truck drivers<\/u><\/a> were disciplined after testing positive for pot, adding to an ongoing trucker shortage that’s exacerbating the country’s serious supply chain issues.<\/p>\n

Back in 2020, the federal government launched a new program to crack down on drug use by federally licensed truckers. That January, the Department of Transportation (DOT) increased the random drug testing rate for truck drivers from 25 percent of all drivers to 50 percent. At the same time, the feds created the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a registry<\/u><\/a> that records the names of any licensed truck driver that fails a random employment drug check. <\/p>\n