DOT Compliance

DOT Consortium Drug & Alcohol Testing – Owner Operator

For safety and compliance owner operators of trucks in the United States have a responsibility to comply with DOT and FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing.

Private Fleets

For safety and compliance private fleets in the United States have a responsibility to comply with DOT and FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing. 

FOR HIRE CARRIERS

‘For hire carriers’ must implement and conduct drug and alcohol testing programs, which must include supervisor training, education for drivers, pre-employment drug testing, conducting random drug testing, post-accident testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow up testing and including a written drug and alcohol testing policy in compliance with DOT and FMCSA regulations. 

FMCSA Compliance For Small Trucking Companies

For safety and compliance, operators of trucks in the United States have a responsibility to comply with DOT and FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing.  

Drug Testing For FAA Regulated Employers

Employers regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are required to have a drug and alcohol testing program. This includes air carriers and aircraft maintenance and preventive maintenance companies. The Federal Aviation Regulations require a regulated employer to ensure any individuals performing safety-sensitive functions by contract for it are included in a FAA-mandated drug and alcohol testing program.

Drug Testing for the United States Coast Guard

Are you regulated by the United States Coast Guard? Are you applying for or renewing a Captains License? If yes, you need drug testing.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA)

Oil and gas companies working on pipeline must follow DOT regulations for drug and alcohol testing. The PHMSA regulation is 49 CFR Part 199. These drug and alcohol testing regulations require operators, and their contractors, of natural gas and other gas pipeline transportation, hazardous liquids pipeline transportation, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline facilities to:

Have anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention plans and programs applicable to persons who perform operating, maintenance, or emergency-response functions covered by the DOT pipeline safety regulations in 49 CFR Parts 192, 193 or 195.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Railroads in the United States are required to have DOT drug and alcohol testing program and regulated by 49 CFR Part 40. Additional agency regulations must be followed. The FRA regulation is 49 CFR Part 219 and the summary highlights are below.

FTA - Federal Transit Administration

Mass transit systems are required to have drug testing programs. Employers who receive financial assistance from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and contractors of those employers are obligated by the FTA to establish programs, as outlined in 49 CFR PART 655, aimed at preventing accidents, injuries, and fatalities caused by employees engaged in safety-sensitive roles from misusing alcohol and using prohibited drugs.