USA DRUG TESTING CONSORTIUM INC
USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. is a nationwide organization with strong ties to the commercial transportation industry. We specialize in providing employers and owner-operators with a convenient and cost-effective support to facilitate regulatory compliance with their drug and alcohol testing program and/or their drug free program among other Motor Carrier Services.
15 Years Of Undefeated Success
USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. can provide the administration of pre-employment, DOT random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing.
Our Programs
We are having various type of programs which are as follows
Consortium Random Testing Program
This is a random drug testing pool that includes multiple companies. All regulated employees from all companies are enrolled into the consortium and eligible for selection for a random drug or alcohol test. Once the required random testing percentages are met; all companies in the consortium are in compliance. Perfect for owner operators.
Stand Alone Random Program
This is a random drug testing pool with employees from just one company. Typically companies with over 12 employees elect to have a stand-alone random testing program. For example, a company with 100 truck drivers will be required to test annually 50 drivers for drugs and annually 10 drivers for alcohol. Random testing programs available for bus companies, private fleets and for hire carriers.
Consortium and Random Drug Testing
Random drug testing programs are required for employers regulated by the United Stated Department of Transportation (DOT). If you are an owner operator, you are required to be enrolled into a consortium random drug testing program. Smaller DOT regulated employers may also elect to enroll into a consortium random drug testing program for easy compliance. Larger DOT regulated employers typically request a stand-alone DOT random testing program.
DOT RANDOM TESTING REQUIRED RATES
S.no | DOT Agency | Annual Rate Drugs | Annual Rate Alcohol |
1 | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) | 50% | 10% |
2 | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | 25% | 10% |
3 | Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) | 25% | 10% |
4 | Federal Transit Administration (FTA) | 25% | 10% |
5 | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) | 25% | NA |
6 | United States Coast Guard (USCG) | 25% | NA |
OWNER-OPERATORS
For owner-operators two important steps must be taken to comply with the DOT FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing:
- A pre-Employment drug test with a negative result must be completed before operating a DOT covered commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
- You must enroll into a random testing consortium. Owner-operators are not permitted to manage random testing themselves.
USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. can assist owner operators in all areas of the United States, for immediate compliance with DOT FMCSA regulations for drug and alcohol testing, call USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. today at 972-910-2727.
Trucking Companies, Bus Companies, For Hire Carriers and Private Fleets
Both stand-alone random testing pools and consortium random testing pools are available for trucking companies, bus companies, for hire carriers and private fleets. Typically companies with over 20 drivers will elect to have a stand-alone random drug testing program. Compliance is more complicated for companies with more than one driver. USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. can simplify the process and help your company with a program that keeps you in compliance and out of trouble with the DOT so that you avoid fines and penalties.
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR DOT DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING COMPLIANCE?
USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. can assist employers/ owner operators with all of the required components of a compliant DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing program.
REQUIRED COMPONENTS
- Designated Employer Representative (DER)
- Written Policy
- Regulations on file
- Pre-employment Testing
- Random, Post-Accident, Reasonable Suspicion, Return to Duty and Follow-up Testing
- Employee Education
- Supervisor Training
- Previous Employer Checks
- Removal of employees from safety sensitive positions when positive or refusal to test
- Substance Abuse Professional
WHO IS COVERED FOR DOT FMCSA DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING?
If you drive your own truck or another company’s truck you are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for drug and alcohol testing. If you have a CDL and answer YES to any of the following questions, then YES you need to be in compliance with DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations.
QUESTIONS:
- Do you drive a vehicle that has a gross combination weight of 26,001 pounds (11,794 kilograms) or more? or
- Do you drive a vehicle that is capable of transporting 16 or more passengers including the driver? or
- Do you drive a vehicle of any size that is required to be placarded when being used to transport hazardous materials in accordance with 49 CFR part 172, subpart f?
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER DOT AGENCIES?
Federal Aviation Admin (FAA)
Federal Railroad Admin (FRA)
Federal Transit Admin (FTA)
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin (FMCSA)
NON-DOT EMPLOYERS
NON-DOT OR NON-REGULATED EMPLOYERS
Although not required by regulation, many non-DOT or non-regulated employers often conduct random drug and alcohol testing. These non-DOT programs can be customized and managed by USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. in all areas of the United States.
Why conduct random drug testing? What’s the best tool employers have for deterring drug and alcohol use in the workplace? Random Testing. Here are just a few of the reasons why:
- Reduces employer liability.
- It is a fair way of testing
- Saves lives and prevents injuries.
- Helps employers identify workers with substance abuse issues and facilitate their treatment.
- Allows employees to easily say no to illegal drug use. “No, thanks. They drug test at work.”
In most states random testing of DOT safety sensitive employees is legal and a sound business practice. In some states, there may be some prohibitions against random testing of non-safety sensitive employees. Compliance experts at USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. can assist with the legality of random drug and alcohol testing in your state.
Random testing is performed on an unannounced, unpredictable basis on employees whose identifying information (e.g., social security number or employee number) has been placed in a testing pool from which a scientifically arbitrary selection is made. This selection is usually computer generated to ensure that it is indeed random and that each person in the workforce population has an equal chance of being selected for testing, regardless of whether that person was recently tested or not. Because this type of testing has no advance notice, it serves as a deterrent.
USA Drug Testing Consortium Inc. can assist employers with a customized random drug testing program fully managed with quick and easy implementation.
Caution to employers is advised. Many times we get an employer calling to ask for assistance with conducting a random test on an employee who the employer thinks is acting funny or perhaps using illicit drugs. It is important to note that this is not a random drug test. This type of test is called a reasonable suspicion test and thus should be called a reasonable suspicion drug test.