On May 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against BNSF Railway Co. and some transportation unions that had petitioned the court to review the rule modified to prevent cheating. A recent article in e-Trucker reported that a federal appeals court upheld the 2008 U.S. Department of Transportation rule requiring direct observation of transportation workers during drug testing.
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