{"id":116542,"date":"2023-07-17T14:16:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=116542"},"modified":"2023-07-17T14:20:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:20:31","slug":"what-information-is-required-in-a-dot-drug-alcohol-program-safety-audit-for-new-fmcsa-carriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/what-information-is-required-in-a-dot-drug-alcohol-program-safety-audit-for-new-fmcsa-carriers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Information is Required in a DOT Drug &#038; Alcohol Program Safety Audit for New FMCSA Carriers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"116542\" class=\"elementor elementor-116542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705efd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"705efd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3df2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3df2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Motor carriers whose drivers are required to have CDLs must have a drug and alcohol testing program.<\/p><p>Motor carriers operating vehicles requiring a CDL must test drivers for illegal substances and alcohol levels at various points of employment:<\/p><ul><li>Before they are hired (pre-employment screening)<\/li><li>After an accident<\/li><li>When there is reasonable suspicion<\/li><li>At return to duty after a controlled substances or alcohol violation<\/li><li>Through a random testing process either by implementing a random program or joining a consortium. Motor carriers with one driver must join a consortium.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Employers are required to keep detailed records of their alcohol misuse prevention programs and store them in a secured location for the amount of time defined in FMCSR Section 382.401, Records Retention. Motor carriers may self-administer their programs (if they are not owner-operators) or contract it out, such as to a consortium that provides drug-testing services to many carriers. Owner-operators cannot self-administer their programs and must enroll in a consortium. Guidance for setting up a program for non-owner-operator carriers can be found in FMCSA&#8217;s Overview of Drug and Alcohol Rules.<\/p><p>When hiring drivers, employers are required to conduct a query of the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) to check that the driver is not prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions, including operating a CMV, due to a drug and alcohol program violation. If an employer becomes aware of a drug and alcohol program violation incurred by one of their employees, the employer must report the violation in the Clearinghouse; violations include positive drug or alcohol test results, refusal to take an alcohol or drug test, or actual knowledge of a violation. Owner-operators must select a consortium\/third-party administrator (C\/TPA) and designate their C\/TPA in the Clearinghouse, as C\/TPAs are required to report any violations incurred by the owner-operator. Learn more about the Clearinghouse in the <a href=\"https:\/\/clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov\/Learn\">Clearinghouse Learning Center<\/a>.<\/p><p>Assistance for FMCSA Clearinghouse is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/clearinghouseservices.com\/\">ClearinghouseServices.com<\/a> a private company not affiliated with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) or the Federal Motor Carrie Safety Administration (FMCSA).<\/p><p>For the purposes of a Safety Audit, the motor carrier is required to provide documentation showing that pre-employment tests are administered, that the carrier has a random testing procedure that aligns with the regulations (either entered into with a consortium or conducted by the carrier), and a list of all of the drivers entered into the random testing program. The motor carrier must also be registered in the Clearinghouse, and the employer or their designated C\/TPA must have performed all required queries and reported any drug and alcohol program violation. If an owner-operator, they must have a designated a C\/TPA in the Clearinghouse. Note that working with a C\/TPA to help perform random selections does not meet this requirement; the owner-operator would still need to designate that C\/TPA, or another C\/TPA, in the Clearinghouse.<\/p><p>Expert C\/TPA services are available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/dot-drug-test\/\">National Drug Screening<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor carriers whose drivers are required to have CDLs must have a drug and alcohol testing program. Motor carriers operating vehicles requiring a CDL must test drivers for illegal substances and alcohol levels at various points of employment: Before they are hired (pre-employment screening) After an accident When there is reasonable suspicion At return to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":101936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"97137,51340,51401,51142,51044,55086","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116542"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}