May an employer notify a driver of his/her selection for a random controlled substances test while the driver is in an off-duty status?

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 17: May an employer notify a driver of his/her selection for a random controlled substances test while the driver is in an off-duty status?

Guidance: Yes. Part 382 does not prohibit an employer form notifying a...

When a driver works for two or more employers, in whose random pool must the driver be included?

Guidance on including in the random pool drivers who work for two or more employers

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 8: When a driver works for two or more employers, in whose random pool must the driver be included?

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May an employer use the results of another program in which a driver participates to satisfy random testing requirements if the driver is used by the employer only occasionally?

Using another’s program to satisfy random testing requirements

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 5: May an employer use the results of another program in which a driver participates to satisfy random testing requirements if the driver...

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...

When a motor carrier receives a request for driver information from another motor carrier about a former or current driver, is it required to supply the requested information?

§391.23 Investigations and inquiries.

Question 1: When a motor carrier receives a request for driver information from another motor carrier about a former or current driver, is it required to supply the requested information?

Guidance: Generally...

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...

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...

Testing Pool Inclusions: Can an employer include in the DOT random testing pool non-CDL drivers who operate motor vehicles weighing less than 26,001 pounds?

Guidance on whether non-DOT covered employees may be placed in the DOT random testing pool.

Testing Pool Inclusions: Can an employer include in the DOT random testing pool non-CDL drivers who operate motor vehicles weighing less than 26,001 pounds?

No,...

Multiple Locations and Random Testing: Can an employer make random drug and alcohol testing selections by terminal if the company has multiple locations?

Guidance on how to handle the random testing of employees in different locations or terminals

Multiple Locations and Random Testing: Can an employer make random drug and alcohol testing selections by terminal if the company has multiple locations?