FAILED PREEMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREEN!!!

I recently was hired by a company. I had to travel half way across the country to do thier orientation. To keep it short I came up possitive for marajuana. I have been a driver for 5 years pulling tanker and mostly hazardous material. I have been drug screened on average twice a year. Prior to truck driving I have been tested on average once a year all my adult life. I have never failed a drug in my life until then. Honestly I don't know how the result came back positive. I can't say I have never done marjuana, however, I had not done any since I started driving back in 2001. The company said they could offer me a rehab program and I was offended. I now have a failed screen showing up on my DAC report and am being black balled from every good job I try to get. I have no clue what I can do to fix this, and it is extremely frustrating that I can not get a good job. I am stuck working for small companies who don't check DAC. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

I read about drug testing and found out that in cetain tests if the machines are not kept extremely clean your results could be contaminated by previous samples. If you have not smoked weed in 5 or more weeks there is no way you should have tested positive. You could be the victim of a sloppy doctors office. I would ask to take the test again!

Most companies will let you retest if you disagree with the findings, but you have to do it right away, like the day you find out. If they wouldnt let you re-test and you could afford it, you could have paid to have it done and challenged their findings. The same thing happened to my husband but in another line of work. Had we known he could do this he would be working now. He worked for the city for 30 years for the same company and does not smoke weed, used to but its been several years.

Hannah said: Most companies will let you retest if you disagree with the findings, but you have to do it right away, like the day you find out. If they wouldnt let you re-test and you could afford it, you could have paid to have it done and challenged their findings. The same thing happened to my husband but in another line of work. Had we known he could do this he would be working now. He worked for the city for 30 years for the same company and does not smoke weed, used to but its been several years.

I am really grateful for all of you who have taken time to give me your advice.
I did not think about retesting at the time it occured. I was half way across the country from my home when this happened and was only thinking about getting back home! It took me 3 days to get back home so retesting would probably not been an option due to the laps in time. I have heard that some people think DAC can't disclose reports after 3 years and others say that's not true at all. It has been a year since my failed screen. Can anyone confirm or direct me to the answer if I have two more years to get my hard earned respect back? Honestly I have always thought drug testing drivers was a good idea! UNTIL NOW!!!

DAC is NOT allowed to disclose drug and alchohol results after 3 years.This includes companies releasing the info as well... ITS THE LAW, i would wait a little after the 3 year mark just to be sure its not disclosed. Good Luck !

I WAS HIRED BY ATRUCKING COMPANY. THEY SENT ME TO SCHOOL FOR TRAINING. I HAVE A FAILED DRUG TEST AND THEY HAVE TESTED ME 3 TIME IN 3 MONTHS. SAD TO SAY I DID NOT GET THE JOB. WHO WILL GIVE ME A CHANCE?

????? i drove for a trucking company for 3 and half years i have 1 accedent on my dmv record witch is 1 accedent on my dac report my ??? if can be answeard i find my self in a catch 22 position with every trucking company i apply to and somtimes they want me to wait 6 months from now witch will be 3 yrs of my accedent witch i over turnd a truck and got a prventable for the past yr and half after the fact iv been doing yard hostling and yet it doesnt count towards driving i just want to drive iv made alot of mistakes and should have treated my license like it was gold my ?? is is there any way around this accedent without have to sit it out until 3 yrs of my accedent

I wish I could answer your question. However I could not with clean conscience give you an answer that I know to be a fact. But I do know that if you would like to talk to someone who does hold those answers you might call the DAC help line at 888-707-8437. I also have another number for DAC 800-381-0645. I don't recall which of the two numbers was best to call, but one of them might be able to help you if you ask the right questions. I don't know that this will solve your problem, but I hope it helps. Good Luck!!! If you have luck, call me at 423-972-9225. I would like to know how this plays out for you.

ill keep u posted just want to know becouse i was terminated for accedents and i have 3 and a half points on y dmv record and it doesnt fall off for another 6 months that 3 yrs since my accedent and every trucking company almost every one and they want me to drive with another trucking company for 6 months and some 3 and half points is to many there for catch 22 but thank u for the advice im not going to stop trying to get back into the trucking industry im trying to be very persitent in geting back in to it

the last company i workd for swift transportation inc terminated me for accedents and in order for e to get rehired with them i have to drive with another trucking company for 6 months to a yr but becouse i have 3 and half points 2 points of that falls off 6 months from now and most companys wont hire with 3 and a half points due to insurance resons just leting u know why its a catch 22 for me

anyone who takes a chance with their licence by using drugs or alcohol deserves what happens to them. I know here in Florida we are starting to see people losing their jobs or not being able to be hired because of any kind of points on their record because the insurance companies tell the truck owners they will either raise their rates or cancel them.This can be a good thing for those of us who have excellent driving & criminal records, weeds out the people who should'nt be driving anyway. Its not hard to not get a ticket,or have your beers on a saturday night & not drink. Like I said, this opens up the market for the pros, (people who take their cdl seriously).I managed to get a higher starting rate & this was before this recent insurance situation because I could save my employer $$$$. Keep this in mind when applying: Things are tight all over diesel is $4.00 gal., insurance, up over 20% so a trucking company has to save $ any way they can.They used to absorb the slight increase, but no more

Excellent point gramps and I couldn't agree with you more!!! I am a PRO, I do NOT use drugs, I have NO points on my license, have never had a DOT reportable accident, and MY starting rate on my last tanker job was 55 cents per mile driving and $23.50/hr for all non driving related tasks!!! Your comment, while correct, is pointless since you are only one false test result away from my situation and I don't use drugs. I now know what options were available for me went it first happened. However when the test result came back positive I was lost! I had no idea what to do because I never thought it could happen that a person could not use drugs for over 5 years and still come up positive!!! Also I was too angry to think straight since it was obvious I was going to pay a price for something I didn't do.

gramps17 in Sebastian, Florida said: anyone who takes a chance with their licence by using drugs or alcohol deserves what happens to them. I know here in Florida we are starting to see people losing their jobs or not being able to be hired because of any kind of points on their record because the insurance companies tell the truck owners they will either raise their rates or cancel them.This can be a good thing for those of us who have excellent driving & criminal records, weeds out the people who should'nt be driving anyway. Its not hard to not get a ticket,or have your beers on a saturday night & not drink. Like I said, this opens up the market for the pros, (people who take their cdl seriously).I managed to get a higher starting rate & this was before this recent insurance situation because I could save my employer $$$$. Keep this in mind when applying: Things are tight all over diesel is $4.00 gal., insurance, up over 20% so a trucking company has to save $ any way they can.They used to absorb the slight increase, but no more

Let me say this everybody is difference. I been driving for 3yrs. Retired from office work, and I have a few things in my past that I am not proud of. Some of us have done things in the past like 20yrs ago and it is still biting us in this field. And I think if the courts (Federal, State) can forgive y not this field of work that we're n can't. Dont make since.

ok my acedent il explane what happend i have never used drugs either and anyone who does shouldnt drive my acedent in close detial i was driving down i 70 i felt somthing on my shoulder i lookd down at my shoulder to see what it was it was a bug that spooked me and i tryed to flick it out the window next thing i know i driving into the ditch to this day i dont know why i panic when i saw a bug on my shoulder a to this day becouse i have a careless and neglegent on my dac and dmv record and 2 points that come off in 6 months still make it very hard to get a job in the trucking industry i just want to drive i love it every night i wish i was in a truck people can say what they want they cant put it in and they cant take it out of u i will drive agian

steve in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said: Excellent point gramps and I couldn't agree with you more!!! I am a PRO, I do NOT use drugs, I have NO points on my license, have never had a DOT reportable accident, and MY starting rate on my last tanker job was 55 cents per mile driving and $23.50/hr for all non driving related tasks!!! Your comment, while correct, is pointless since you are only one false test result away from my situation and I don't use drugs. I now know what options were available for me went it first happened. However when the test result came back positive I was lost! I had no idea what to do because I never thought it could happen that a person could not use drugs for over 5 years and still come up positive!!! Also I was too angry to think straight since it was obvious I was going to pay a price for something I didn't do.

You didn't happen to eat a muffin or some other food with poppy seeds did you? I heard they fixed that, but am not sure. Could have been food, or slovenly cleaning of the equipment.
jill

so let me ask u this my situation happened in 2005 are u saying i should never drive agian and that im not profesional enough i drove for 3 and half yrs i have not had any points or accedents in almost 2 yrs since 2005 but instead i got to wait 3yrs of that ticket

Jill in San Diego, California said: You didn't happen to eat a muffin or some other food with poppy seeds did you? I heard they fixed that, but am not sure. Could have been food, or slovenly cleaning of the equipment.
jill

Jill, I don't recall what I ate before the test. I do eat poppy seed muffins from time to time but don't recall if I had any just before the test. I guess sloppy cleaning at the lab could explain it too.

i guess nobody can help me in this situation

i hate my dac report keeps u from geting a job

KKidd said: We will do what we can for you...

u know those preventables on the dac report are just as bad as a dui the last company i went to central refridgerated they put me threw oriantation 3rd day of oriantation thought i had the job and then they said they looked at my dac and said we cant hire u even after i did there phisical and drug screening

KKidd said: We will do what we can for you...

I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY THANK U FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME IF IT HADNT BEEN FOR THIS SITE I WOULDNT HAVE KNOWN SUCH AGENCYS EXISTED

sean stevens said: I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY THANK U FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME IF IT HADNT BEEN FOR THIS SITE I WOULDNT HAVE KNOWN SUCH AGENCYS EXISTED

A Sean could you inlighten me on what happen for you to thank this form for helping you w/ your issue. Thanks

Steven in Middletown, Delaware said: I am really grateful for all of you who have taken time to give me your advice.
I did not think about retesting at the time it occured. I was half way across the country from my home when this happened and was only thinking about getting back home! It took me 3 days to get back home so retesting would probably not been an option due to the laps in time. I have heard that some people think DAC can't disclose reports after 3 years and others say that's not true at all. It has been a year since my failed screen. Can anyone confirm or direct me to the answer if I have two more years to get my hard earned respect back? Honestly I have always thought drug testing drivers was a good idea! UNTIL NOW!!!

Can't you have a hair analysis drug screen. It would show what has been in your system for the past several months. I would think that would hold up in court or with DOT.

Ronnie in Los Angeles, California said: A Sean could you inlighten me on what happen for you to thank this form for helping you w/ your issue. Thanks

well i found this form helpfull becouse u can talk with drivers and other agencys that help drivers with past problems believe me i still have issues with my dac report and geting a job becouse of 2 preventable acedents i have but if it wasnt for this form i would have never have known about usa cdl jobs a company that helps drivers get a truck job regardless of past problems and there advice and services are free for a 1 yr and a half iv been trying to get back into the trucking industry but also still trying just with there help i hope to drive agian soon

getting a job is very dificult when u have preventables on ur dac report every trucking company iv been to iv been turned down as to be 3 yrs old or drive for another trucking company for 6 months for me this is a catch 22 becouse i have 2 preventables and and no company is willing to hire me becouse of those preventable there insurance company will not cover me i have 3 and half yrs experiance otr and most companys want to c me drive for 6 months accedent free what im geting at is if no company will hire me becouse of there insurance company wont cover me how am i supposed to get the 6 month requried if someone knows the answear to that let know

mamma bear in chicago, Illinois said: Can't you have a hair analysis drug screen. It would show what has been in your system for the past several months. I would think that would hold up in court or with DOT.

Cant You fool hair analysis as well as urine??

Keep the "Faith" driver and there will be a door that will open and you will walk through it with pride. Just Dont Give Up

thanks u 2 for that matter

Steven in Middletown, Delaware said: I am really grateful for all of you who have taken time to give me your advice.
I did not think about retesting at the time it occured. I was half way across the country from my home when this happened and was only thinking about getting back home! It took me 3 days to get back home so retesting would probably not been an option due to the laps in time. I have heard that some people think DAC can't disclose reports after 3 years and others say that's not true at all. It has been a year since my failed screen. Can anyone confirm or direct me to the answer if I have two more years to get my hard earned respect back? Honestly I have always thought drug testing drivers was a good idea! UNTIL NOW!!!

There have been documented instances of a positive for THC ( the active ingrediant in pot ) when a person is taking high doses of ibuprophen (advil and the like )... just info.

sean stevens in Los Angeles, California said: ????? i drove for a trucking company for 3 and half years i have 1 accedent on my dmv record witch is 1 accedent on my dac report my ??? if can be answeard i find my self in a catch 22 position with every trucking company i apply to and somtimes they want me to wait 6 months from now witch will be 3 yrs of my accedent witch i over turnd a truck and got a prventable for the past yr and half after the fact iv been doing yard hostling and yet it doesnt count towards driving i just want to drive iv made alot of mistakes and should have treated my license like it was gold my ?? is is there any way around this accedent without have to sit it out until 3 yrs of my accedent

You won't be able to go OTR with a major company until 3 years is up, unless you drive for an o/o that's willing to put you in a truck. The important thing is to stay employed as a driver during the 3 years. Smaller local companies are more flexible with their hiring requirements. I work for a factory that only has 1 truck, a day cab with a 48' trailer that never ventures beyond the 100 air mile radius. By October I should have no problem signing on with a major company again because I have managed to stay employed as a driver while waiting for my record to clear up.

yea thats my problem im not driving and it will be 3yrs in 6 months of my major accedent

I was starting a job with werner enterprise and everything was going good until my posative drug test came I was in ahh I have not touched marijuana since high school in 05 the company told me I was being kicked out of my motel and had to find my way home the worst part is that they told me to go to rehab and the posative drug test will be on the DAC for five years five years is this true I cant drive now until I am 26 years old .

anybody know a company or website for jobs that dont check DAC report.

Does dac only keep record for three years

dliski@hotmail.com in Saint Louis, Missouri said: I was starting a job with werner enterprise and everything was going good until my posative drug test came I was in ahh I have not touched marijuana since high school in 05 the company told me I was being kicked out of my motel and had to find my way home the worst part is that they told me to go to rehab and the posative drug test will be on the DAC for five years five years is this true I cant drive now until I am 26 years old .

same thing happened to me man. same company..but ill be honestly i smoked up till feb. but i quit cause i knew about DOT regulations and all that. I smartened up, i wanted a great career and love to drive. went through school got my license and did the prehire thing then to find out my system was still dirty for weed. which blows cause i did at home tests and i was clean. i know it was stupid to do it the first place but i was smart enough to know i couldnt be doing that sh*t for this type job. hopefully i can get local job driving with my cdl cause i doubt i can do otr..anyone have any advice except for stop doing the stupid sh*t cause i know i shouldnt have and im gonna not do it anymore. i know working is way more important that being a stoner..

How can I get my hands on my MVR or DAC report. Cause all I can get from my DMV office is my H-6 printout??

to get ur dac report go to www.usis.com its free to get ur dac but u can only do it once every 12 months if u do this once its free if u do it before 12 month u have to pay for it

Steven in Middletown, Delaware said: I am really grateful for all of you who have taken time to give me your advice.
I did not think about retesting at the time it occured. I was half way across the country from my home when this happened and was only thinking about getting back home! It took me 3 days to get back home so retesting would probably not been an option due to the laps in time. I have heard that some people think DAC can't disclose reports after 3 years and others say that's not true at all. It has been a year since my failed screen. Can anyone confirm or direct me to the answer if I have two more years to get my hard earned respect back? Honestly I have always thought drug testing drivers was a good idea! UNTIL NOW!!!

i've tested positive two years ago i also completed a sap program. i still cannot find a jog in the trucking industry it's a dam shame !!! . you have doctors,lawyer,cops,judges, politicians,pilots,etc who have failed a drug test and yet they go right back to work after completing a progeam for substance abuse. in trucking most of your big otr carriers will not hire a driver with positve drug test for five years. so i geuss there saying that you have to perfect diver with no mistakes. so when they find that driver in life time let me know . our career should not end on a mistake this is what we feed our families on but do they care no!!!. take care and good luck on you job hunt ond if you find a otr company that hires you conact me .

BRAD in Wichita Falls, Texas said: I WAS HIRED BY ATRUCKING COMPANY. THEY SENT ME TO SCHOOL FOR TRAINING. I HAVE A FAILED DRUG TEST AND THEY HAVE TESTED ME 3 TIME IN 3 MONTHS. SAD TO SAY I DID NOT GET THE JOB. WHO WILL GIVE ME A CHANCE?

no one will it's a damm shame!!! and they don't care. no ones perfect

i want to drive but nobody will take the chance with my dac i have a roll over and a rearend the rollover comes off in less then 6 months yet me waiting for the points to drop off may be for nothing

gramps17 in Sebastian, Florida said: anyone who takes a chance with their licence by using drugs or alcohol deserves what happens to them. I know here in Florida we are starting to see people losing their jobs or not being able to be hired because of any kind of points on their record because the insurance companies tell the truck owners they will either raise their rates or cancel them.This can be a good thing for those of us who have excellent driving & criminal records, weeds out the people who should'nt be driving anyway. Its not hard to not get a ticket,or have your beers on a saturday night & not drink. Like I said, this opens up the market for the pros, (people who take their cdl seriously).I managed to get a higher starting rate & this was before this recent insurance situation because I could save my employer $$$$. Keep this in mind when applying: Things are tight all over diesel is $4.00 gal., insurance, up over 20% so a trucking company has to save $ any way they can.They used to absorb the slight increase, but no more

that's good that you have a clean history on cdl career but you're not perfect. people make mistakes everyday just look around you. i'm a hard working family man who made that mistake and it's been two years ago. still paying for it should still be punished or given a second chance. oh yea i've been clean since then a had no relapes . should i get a second chance.

hell iv been lookin for a secound chance this industry dosnt believe in secound chances

sean stevens in Los Angeles, California said: yes september 27th 2005 wish there was a way to remove it from my dac

april 15,2006 was my date.

its not right not fair is it

Steven in Brooklyn, New York said: I recently was hired by a company. I had to travel half way across the country to do thier orientation. To keep it short I came up possitive for marajuana. I have been a driver for 5 years pulling tanker and mostly hazardous material. I have been drug screened on average twice a year. Prior to truck driving I have been tested on average once a year all my adult life. I have never failed a drug in my life until then. Honestly I don't know how the result came back positive. I can't say I have never done marjuana, however, I had not done any since I started driving back in 2001. The company said they could offer me a rehab program and I was offended. I now have a failed screen showing up on my DAC report and am being black balled from every good job I try to get. I have no clue what I can do to fix this, and it is extremely frustrating that I can not get a good job. I am stuck working for small companies who don't check DAC. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Just an idea...though it will cost a bit. Get a lawyer...request a retake of the drug screen and ask for a confidential copy (no name) report of the drug screen before yours and after yours...if you can. But, here is a heads up that will also cost a bit, but might be worth it. Since men aren't regular visitors to the doctor (and most women are) you could have asked for an independent drug screen from your doctor...anticipating a pre-employment drugs screen...it "might" have helped your case...just a thought.

In September of 06, I failed a drug test. Its the first I have ever failed in 26 years of driving big truck. My boss allowed me to take Federal S.A.P I paid for it out of my pocket. I kept my job. Here's the kicker, The test was false positive. My boss cocered me into admitting somthing I did not do. Now wait a minute, I know what you're going to say, why would I allow this if I did'nt do it? I have a family. They come first. I take specific medication for stomach ulcers that test positive for THC. Also, my personal physicion has told me he has seen this come up positive many times. Now I am out of work due to the company almost folding and, I am hitting a brick wall when I apply with other Trucking companies. Hellllllp!!!!

Thanks Sean for that info. I have just printed out this usis document to have everything that a employer see, cause I want to see if it came from a company or they are just messing with me (wanted to say something else, but this is not the forum to do it on I guest) bout my criminal record or what. Thanks again

Hey whats up I am in the same damn boat u are in the only thing I can tell you is get with small operations for experiance. I have been looking everywhere and I finally found one arrow energy hired me with no prior expeirience and no Dac report thats all you can do man or cement work any thing to get experiance.

Thanks man, I'll check into arrow.. What kind of equiptment do they run? What state do they operate out of? On a side-note, can anyone tell me if driving a tow-truck would count as relavant experience if I just can't find anything else?

I live in michigan and this company is in central michigan ill find out more. and post it asap so stay tuned