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Random tests
  • Employers subject to the FMCSA drug and alcohol testing rules must establish a DOT random drug and alcohol testing pool.

Random tests aid employers in identifying employees who are engaging in drug use or alcohol misuse that may have otherwise gone undetected. An employee can expect to be tested at any time, and the uncertainty of when a test will be given means an employee cannot simply abstain for a short period of time to pass a test. An employee needs to come to work each day free from the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs or risk the consequences.

Any motor carrier subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) drug and alcohol testing rules (Part 382) must establish a Department of Transportation (DOT) random drug and alcohol testing pool. If a motor carrier wishes to test its non-commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers and/or other employees, that program must be separate from the DOT testing program.

The motor carrier must follow state and federal employment and drug testing requirements in the management of its non-DOT random program.