Industry News & Trends
DISA’s insights, tips, and trends cover various topics from human capital management to compliance updates for background screening, drug & alcohol testing, and more. These articles are written by DISA experts and partners worldwide. We highlight the issues and topics that have an impact on the hiring process.
ATA Regulatory Update: DOT Drug Testing and Driver Qualification Updates
Learn key ATA regulatory updates on DOT drug testing, marijuana rescheduling, oral fluid and hair testing, and FMCSA Clearinghouse risks.
How to Spot Fake Credentials Before You Hire
Learn how to detect fake credentials, verify experience, and reduce hiring risk with practical checks for identity, education, work history, and licenses.
Building a High-ROI Safety Culture: Rethinking CSA Scores and Driver Incentives
Learn how fleets can pair CSA scores with driver incentives, coaching, and workforce practices to build a safer, higher-ROI safety culture.
FMCSA English Proficiency Rule: What Fleets Need to Know
Understand FMCSA English proficiency enforcement, 49 CFR 391.11, roadside inspections, and steps fleets can take to manage driver qualification risk.
How Colleges and Universities Can Build an Effective Employee Drug Testing Program
Learn how colleges and universities can build role-based employee drug testing programs for healthcare, safety-sensitive, and campus roles.
Why “Instant” Background Checks Can End Up Costing Colleges and Universities More
Instant background checks can create hidden costs for colleges and universities. Learn how full-service screening can support hiring, interns, safety, and compliance.
HOS Enforcement and ELD Fraud: What Fleets Should Do Now
A missed annotation, repeated log edit, unresolved unassigned driving time, or device issue may seem small in the moment. But when those issues start to pile up, they can turn into a larger Electronic Logging Device (ELD) compliance problem during a roadside inspection, safety audit, or internal review.
Heat, Fatigue, Medications, and Stress: The Oft-Missed Causes of Workplace Impairment!
Fatigue. Heat. Prescription medications. Stress. Each of these factors can impair an employee's ability to safely operate equipment, make sound decisions, and respond appropriately in high-risk situations, and yet they rarely trigger the same level of organizational urgency as a positive drug test. That gap in attention is costing companies. It may be costing lives.
Why Fast Background Screening Should Not Sacrifice Accuracy
Learn why rushing background screening can increase errors, delays, and compliance risk, and how to improve turnaround time without cutting corners.
What Employers Need to Know About the NEW 2026 Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form
Learn what changed on the 2026 Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form, when the 2023 CCF can still be used, and when an MFR is required.
DISA Global Solutions Named a 2026 Top Workplace in Northeast Ohio
DISA Global Solutions is proud to announce that we have been named a 2026 U.S. Top Workplace in Northeast Ohio by The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The “Deterrence Effect” May Reduce Your Urine Positivity Rates
Learn how the deterrence effect in drug testing helps employers reduce workplace risk, strengthen policy compliance, and support safer hiring.