Are driver positions that are vacant for a testing cycle to be included in the determination of how many random tests must be conducted?

Guidance on impact of vacant driver positions on the random pool

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 4: Are driver positions that are vacant for a testing cycle to be included in the determination of how many random tests must be...

How should a random testing program be structured to account for the schedules of school bus or other drivers employed on a seasonal basis?

How to structure random testing program to account for the schedules of school bus or other drivers employed who work on a seasonal basis

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 3: How should a random testing program be structured to account...

Is a driver who is on-duty, but has not been assigned a driving task, considered to be ready to perform a safety-sensitive function as defined in §382.107 subjecting the driver to random alcohol testing?

Guidance on whether a driver who is on-duty, but has not been assigned a driving task, is considered to be ready to perform a safety-sensitive function

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 1: Is a driver who is on-duty, but has not been...

Requirements While Not Performing Safety-Sensitive Functions: A CDL driver is selected for a random drug test and the employer directs the driver to be tested when he was (off duty) not performing a safety-sensitive function.

Guidance clarifying that a driver shall only be tested for alcohol while, just before, or just after the driver performs safety-sensitive functions.

Requirements While Not Performing Safety-Sensitive Functions: A CDL driver is selected for a random drug test and the...

Part-Time Drivers: Do part-time CDL drivers need to be in an employer’s DOT random testing pool?

Guidance clarifies the applicability of the DOT drug and alcohol random testing requirements for part-time drivers.

Part-Time Drivers: Do part-time CDL drivers need to be in an employer’s DOT random testing pool?

Yes, all CDL drivers of CMVs...

Random Testing Selection Period: A motor carrier conducts a DOT random test on a driver that was selected in the fourth quarter of the year, but the test was not verified by the medical review officer (MRO) until the next year. What year does this DOT ran

Guidance on when to report a random test that has been collected at the end of the year, but verified the following year.

Random Testing Selection Period: A motor carrier conducts a DOT random test on a driver that was selected in the fourth quarter of the year, but the...

Frequency of Selection: How often should selections take place under an employer’s random testing program?

Guidance that random testing programs must be spread reasonably throughout the calendar year

Frequency of Selection: How often should selections take place under an employer’s random testing program?

Part 382 requires that random testing be...

Alternate Drivers and Random Testing: Can an alternate driver be selected for a DOT random test if the driver originally selected is not able to be tested during the selection period?

Provides guidance in the use of alternates to comply with the random testing selections.

Alternate Drivers and Random Testing: Can an alternate driver be selected for a DOT random test if the driver originally selected is not able to be tested during the selection period...