Are your drug test rates the same as the Department of Transportation?
The Department of Transportation was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966. The Department’s first official day of operation was April 1, 1967. The mission of the Department is to: Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
One of the methods used to achieve their mission is to enforce random drug testing rates.
If your organization has employees operating machinery, equipment and driving vehicles on the roads how does your random drug test rates stack up to those listed below?
Most agencies listed below are required to randomly drug test 25% of applicable employees. Some are required to randomly drug test 50%. And four of the six agencies are required to randomly test for alcohol.
Why are we highlighting these random percentage rates? We think they establish a business best practice.
Picture yourself in front of a plaintiff lawyer and a jury being asked why your random drug test rate don’t come close to these random test rates. Or perhaps you don’t have a random drug testing program. That could mean big trouble for your firm.
| DOT Agency | Program Manager | Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulations | 2018 Random Drug Testing Rate | 2018 Random Alcohol Testing Rate |
| Federal Aviation Admin (FAA) | Rafael Ramos Drug Abatement Division Room 803 (AAM-800) 800 Independence Ave, SW Washington DC 20591 Phone: 202-267-8442 Fax: 202-267-5200 drugabatement@faa.gov Email links icon |
For employers and employees in the aviation industry 14 CFR Part 120 | 25% | 10% |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin (FMCSA) |
Jennifer Lancaster Drug and Alcohol Program Mananger Office of Enforcement and Compliance Room W63-457 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington DC 20590 Phone: 202-366-2096 Fax: 202-366-7908 Jennifer.Lancaster@dot.gov Email links icon
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For carriers and commercial driver’s license holders (CDL) 49 CFR Part 382 | 25% | 10% |
| Federal Railroad Admin (FRA) |
Jerry Powers Office of Railroad Safety – Office of Technical Oversight Room W33-310 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington DC 20590 Phone: 202-493-6313 Fax: 202-493-6478 Gerald.Powers@dot.gov Email links icon |
For employers and employees working in the railroad industry 49 CFR Part 219 | 25% – Covered Service | 10% – Covered Service |
| 50% – Maintenance of Way* | 25% – Maintenance of Way* | |||
| Federal Transit Admin (FTA) |
Iyon Rosario Office of Safety & Oversight TSO-30, Room E45-109 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington DC 20590 Phone: 202-366-2010 Mobile: 202-713-8362 Fax: 202-366-3394 Email links icon |
For employers and employees working in the mass transit industry 49 CFR Part 655 |
25% | 10% |
| Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) |
Wayne T. Lemoi
Program Manager Office of Substance Abuse Policy, Investigations, & Compliance Email links icon |
For operators and employees working in the pipeline industry 49 CFR Part 199 |
50% | N/A |
| United States Coast Guard (USCG) (now with the Dept. of Homeland Security) | Patrick Mannion Drug and Alcohol Program Manager Commandant (CG-INV) U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501 2703 Martin Luther King Jr AVE S.E. Washington, DC 20593-7501 Phone: 202-372-1033 Fax: 202-372-8367 Patrick.J.Mannion@uscg.mil Email links icon |
For employer and employees operating commercial vessels 46 CFR Part 16 46 CFR Part 4 |
25% | N/A |
