So Screwed On The Drug Test

So sorry to hear about your problems. I am starting with a company next week, and I chose them because they only do UA testing. I have a real problem with any testing that suggests I am a drug addict just because I was standing next to some folks at a Greatful Dead show. I truly believe trucking companies are hurting themselves with this type of testing. They are missing out on some potentially great employees that otherwise would have made them a ****-pot of money!

So sorry to hear about your problems. I am starting with a company next week, and I chose them because they only do UA testing. I have a real problem with any testing that suggests I am a drug addict just because I was standing next to some folks at a Greatful Dead show. I truly believe trucking companies are hurting themselves with this type of testing. They are missing out on some potentially great employees that otherwise would have made them a ****-pot of money!

If you read the Newsweek link in the last post you will see that standing next to someone smoking pot will not get you to test positive.

So sorry to hear about your problems. I am starting with a company next week, and I chose them because they only do UA testing. I have a real problem with any testing that suggests I am a drug addict just because I was standing next to some folks at a Greatful Dead show. I truly believe trucking companies are hurting themselves with this type of testing. They are missing out on some potentially great employees that otherwise would have made them a ****-pot of money!

If you read the Newsweek link in the last post you will see that standing next to someone smoking pot will not get you to test positive.

No offense to Newsweek, but that's not what this driver is saying. The original post talks in terms of second hand pot smoke, which just goes to show that weed has come a long way since the days of buying a lid of Mexican!

If I go to orientation and they ask for hair follicle testing, I plan to say I am morally and religiously opposed to hair sampling for scientific testing because I am a Hairy Krishna.

If I go to orientation and they ask for hair follicle testing, I plan to say I am morally and religiously opposed to hair sampling for scientific testing because I am a Hairy Krishna.

Make sure you hand them a flower too.

If I go to orientation and they ask for hair follicle testing, I plan to say I am morally and religiously opposed to hair sampling for scientific testing because I am a Hairy Krishna.

Make sure you hand them a flower too.

Heck, I'll even sell them a book or two!

Got results from tests. schneider retest of same sample positive(no surprise it was the collection where the problem was) two other tests taken ten days after initial test 1) 5 panel + extended opiates hair (same as Schneider's) negative. 2) twelve panel urine test negative(different lab). Schneider put company policy violation review required before rehiring on DAC on same day I left. The only problem is every company asks if u ever failed drug test. Say yes and u don't get hired. Say no and if hired they can fire u for lying on app. For new grads the problem is just about every job from companies not using DAC require at least six months experience for insurance purposes. After much hunting I got a job driving a log truck with help from a friend. Long hours but home every day and making probably more money than I could over the road (810.00 gross first full week)still have retained lawyer to fight it but since schneider would have to admit they were wrong I don't hold high expectations. My advice on new grads especially is to make sure your going to pass these tests even if it means paying for your own ahead of time and to ask questions about the collection procedure if it looks sketchy.(my first test collection was by trainee that didn't sterilize scissors and had to redo packaging after she messed the first one up.) If there are any doubts DO NOT take these tests until u KNOW you will pass them. Thank u all Keysman