What Is The Prohibited Conduct of Truck Drivers

A driver will not be allowed to operate a commercial motor vehicle if he/she engages in prohibited conduct. Prohibited conduct includes:

• Reporting for duty with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater,
• Possessing alcohol, unless it is part of a shipment, including medications like cough syrup or cold medicine that contain alcohol,
• Consuming alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions,
• Consuming alcohol within 8 hours preceding an accident,
• Reporting for duty while using any drug that affects the driver’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, or
• Refusing to submit to any DOT-mandated alcohol or drug test.
• Falsifying drivers logs required by the DOT.