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Intro -- BUS, MOTOR CARRIER AND TRUCKING SAFETY ISSUES -- BUS, MOTOR CARRIER AND TRUCKING SAFETY ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY - IMPROVEMENTS TO DRUG TESTING PROGRAMS COULD BETTER IDENTIFY ILLEGAL DRUG USERS AND KEEP THEM OFF THE ROAD -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Abbreviations -- Results in Brief -- Background -- Several Factors Contribute to the Challenges in FMCSA's Current Drug Testing Program -- Limited Incentive for Carrier Compliance and Poor Understanding of Regulations by Some Carriers Can Result in Drivers Not Being Subject to Drug Testing -- Several Factors Lead to Subversion of the Test and Result in Drug Users Avoiding Detection -- Lack of compliance by collection sites and other service agents -- Little oversight of service agents by FMCSA -- Widely available products and other methods can be used to subvert the test -- Drugs for which DOT does not test -- Nonreporting of Past Positives, Incomplete Background Checks, and Loopholes for Self- employed Drivers Can Lead to Drivers Testing Positive and Continuing to Drive -- Options for Addressing Challenges Involve Effectiveness and Feasibility Trade-offs -- Improving Carrier Awareness and Compliance with DOT Requirements May Reduce the Number of Drivers Not in Drug Testing Programs -- Options for improving compliance by existing carriers -- Options for improving compliance by new entrants -- Improving Detection of Drivers Using Drugs Focuses on Minimizing Opportunities to Subvert the Test -- Options for improving compliance by service agents -- Options for increasing FMCSA's enforcement authority -- Options for limiting the ability to subvert the current test -- Testing for drugs not currently included in DOT testing