DOT-regulated testing
DOT drug and alcohol testing at your terminal, yard or job site.
Mobile collections for FMCSA, FTA, FAA, FRA, PHMSA and USCG employers, performed by DOT-qualified collectors in accordance with applicable DOT requirements.
- Agencies served
- FMCSA, FTA, FAA, FRA, PHMSA, USCG
- Pricing
- Varies by service area. See pricing
Overview
DOT collections where your people work
We bring the collector, the forms and the devices to your terminal, yard, shop, airfield or job site, so safety-sensitive employees are tested without leaving the work they are there to do.
Every collection follows DOT procedure from identification through laboratory and Medical Review Officer review, and you receive the results and the paperwork you need for your files.
- Qualified collectorsEvery collector is trained and qualified for DOT urine collections and DOT breath alcohol testing, with ongoing refresher training.
- Any hour, any siteTerminals, rail yards, airfields, marinas and pipelines rarely keep office hours. Neither does dispatch.
- Your lab or oursWe collect under LabCorp, Quest, CRL, Omega and Abbott accounts, or under a lab contract you already hold.
Who DOT testing is for
Employers whose employees perform safety-sensitive functions regulated by a U.S. Department of Transportation agency. Not sure whether a position is covered? Check the agency rule that applies to your operation or ask your designated employer representative.
- FMCSAMotor carriers and commercial drivers
- FTAPublic transit
- FAAAviation
- FRARailroads
- PHMSAPipelines
- USCGMaritime
Process
How a DOT collection works
Call or schedule
Tell dispatch the test reason, the employee’s location and any lab contract you hold. Dispatch tells you about any additional fees before a collector is sent.
Collector arrives
A DOT-qualified collector comes to the site with the right forms and devices for the test.
Collection
The employee is identified and the specimen is collected on the Federal custody and control form, with a split specimen sealed in front of them. Alcohol tests follow the DOT screening and confirmation sequence.
Laboratory and MRO
Specimens ship to an HHS-certified laboratory, and results go through a Medical Review Officer before they reach you.
Results and paperwork
You receive the results and the paperwork you need for your files.
Before the visit
What to prepare and what to expect
Have ready
- The employee’s photo identification
- The reason for the test, so we bring the right forms
- A private space with a door
- Restroom access for urine collections
- For random tests, your selection list and testing window
- Details of your lab contract, if you hold one
What to expect
- The collector arrives in an unmarked personal vehicle and dresses to fit your environment. Nothing about the visit announces itself to co-workers.
- Alcohol tests can take a little longer: when a confirmation test is needed, it follows a 15-minute wait.
- The same procedure at noon or at 3 a.m.
DOT requirements
DOT requirements, in plain terms
DOT-regulated testing is performed in accordance with applicable DOT requirements. The rules that apply to your employees depend on the DOT agency that regulates your operation.
You provide your selection list and decide who is tested. We complete the collections. Questions about which rules apply to your employees belong with your designated employer representative or the DOT agency that regulates you.
DOT and Non-DOT are different
A DOT test is required by federal regulation for safety-sensitive employees under agencies such as FMCSA, FTA and FAA, and must follow 49 CFR Part 40 procedures with a Federal custody form and a certified lab. Non-DOT testing follows the employer’s or requesting party’s applicable testing program and does not satisfy a DOT testing requirement. About Non-DOT testing
Drug tests
Urine drug tests use the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form, a split specimen, an HHS-certified laboratory and Medical Review Officer verification.
Alcohol tests
Breath alcohol tests use an evidential breath testing device. If the screening result calls for it, a confirmation test follows after a 15-minute wait.
Return-to-duty and follow-up
These collections are directly observed, and follow-up testing runs as long as the Substance Abuse Professional’s plan prescribes.
Test reasons
DOT test reasons we cover
One call covers the full cycle of a regulated program. Tell dispatch the reason and we bring the right forms and devices.
Pre-employment
A negative result before a safety-sensitive employee performs their first duty. We can collect at your office during onboarding or meet the applicant where they are.
Random
Unannounced collections drawn from your pool. Give us the selection list and window and we handle the collections across shifts and sites.
Post-accident
Time matters. For FMCSA-regulated employers, post-accident testing is required only when the accident and citation criteria in 49 CFR 382.303 are met. When it is required, the alcohol test is given as soon as practicable. If it is not completed within 2 hours, the employer documents the reason, and attempts continue up to 8 hours before stopping. Drug test attempts continue up to 32 hours. Other DOT agencies set their own criteria. We dispatch mobile collectors as quickly as possible, including nights, weekends and holidays.
Reasonable suspicion
When a trained supervisor documents specific observations, we come to the site discreetly and complete the collection without disrupting the rest of the crew.
Return-to-duty and follow-up
Directly observed collections as prescribed by the Substance Abuse Professional, scheduled for as long as the follow-up plan runs.
Pricing
Pricing varies by service area
DOT testing prices depend on where the collection takes place. Each state pricing page lists current starting prices and additional fees. Volume programs are quoted when you book.
Dispatch tells you about any additional fees before a collector is sent, so the total is never a surprise. Have your own lab contract with LabCorp, Quest, CRL, Omega or Abbott? We can collect under it.
Also available
Related services
Non-DOT drug and alcohol testing
Workplace programs outside federal mandates, court-ordered testing and personal or family testing.
Breath and EtG alcohol testing
Evidential breath alcohol testing for DOT and non-DOT programs, plus EtG urine testing.
Service areas
Northeast Pennsylvania, the Hudson Valley, Binghamton, Syracuse and New Jersey.
How fast can a collector get to us?
Dispatch runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We dispatch mobile collectors as quickly as possible, including nights, weekends and holidays, across Northeast Pennsylvania, the Hudson Valley, Binghamton, Syracuse and New Jersey. For locations farther out, dispatch gives you an estimate before you commit.
What is the difference between a DOT and a non-DOT test?
A DOT test is required by federal regulation for safety-sensitive employees under agencies such as FMCSA, FTA and FAA, and must follow 49 CFR Part 40 procedures with a Federal custody form and a certified lab. Non-DOT testing follows the employer’s or requesting party’s applicable testing program and does not satisfy a DOT testing requirement.
When is post-accident testing required, and how fast must it happen?
For FMCSA-regulated employers, post-accident testing is required only when the accident and citation criteria in 49 CFR 382.303 are met. When it is required, the alcohol test is given as soon as practicable. If it is not completed within 2 hours, the employer documents the reason, and attempts continue up to 8 hours before stopping. Drug test attempts continue up to 32 hours. Other DOT agencies set their own criteria, so confirm which rule applies to your operation.
Where will the test take place?
Wherever the employee is: a terminal, a job site trailer, an HR office or a yard. The collector needs a private space with a door and, for urine collections, access to a restroom.
Will the collector be obvious?
No. Our collectors arrive in unmarked personal vehicles and dress to fit your environment. Nothing about the visit announces itself to co-workers.
Can you run our random testing program?
Yes. Give us your selection list and testing window and we schedule and complete the collections across your shifts and locations.
Which laboratories do you use?
We hold accounts with LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, Clinical Reference Laboratory, Omega Laboratories and Abbott. If your company already has a lab contract, we can collect under it.
What does a DOT test cost?
DOT testing prices vary by service area. See Pennsylvania, New York or New Jersey pricing for starting prices and additional fees. Volume programs are quoted when you book, and dispatch tells you about any fees before a collector is sent.
24/7 phone and dispatch
Need a DOT collection? Call dispatch.
Give dispatch the test reason and the employee’s location. We dispatch mobile collectors as quickly as possible, including nights, weekends and holidays.
1-800-539-4934