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Random
Drug and Alcohol Testing Program for CDL Drivers
If you employ a CDL driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle
with a Gross Vehicle Weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, transports
16 or more passengers including the driver, or transports hazardous
materials, the Department of Transportation (DOT) requires you to
establish a drug and alcohol testing program for your drivers.
DOT requires your program to:
• have an established drug and alcohol testing policy in place
for drivers
• provide drug training for drivers and supervisors
• provide alcohol training for supervisors
• test drivers for:
a. Pre-employment
b. Reasonable Cause
c. Random (50% of drivers must be tested for Drugs, 10% for Alcohol)
d. Post Accident
NRLA can keep your company compliant!
Our program provides:
• A pre-approved policy that your company can adopt as its
own. Our policy was written by attorneys with Jackson Lewis
LLP, www.jacksonlewis.com.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) approved testing
facilities through Quest Diagnostics, Inc., www.questdiagnostics.com.
• Pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable cause
testing are all available.
• Recordkeeping assistance.
• Notification of important law changes to help keep your
company compliant.
• Substance Abuse training materials for both drivers and
supervisors.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DOT RULES
CAN LEAD TO FINES OF $2,500 TO $10,000!
For more information on NRLA's Drug Testing program, please call
Jim Rush at 800.292.6752 or send an e-mail to jrush@nrla.org.
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Under NRLA's program,
the procedures are as follows:
FACTS
WHAT YOU
DO
• Enroll online or you may download an enrollment
form to complete and mail into the NRLA. Adobe
Acrobat Reader is needed to print out the PDF file containing
a enrollment form. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click the
link above for a free download.
• Send your enrolled driver(s) to a Quest Diagnostics or third
party collection site for testing. Contact NRLA for locations if
you have immediate requirements.
• Keep a confidential record of when and where the driver
was tested, and the result of the test (positive or negative).
• Keep a record of training for supervisors and driver.
• This program is for all CDL drivers, both regular full-time
and regular part-time.
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WHAT WE
DO
• Provide an easy, inexpensive way to meet the requirements
for training your drivers and supervisors.
• Contract with Quest Diagnostics to provide access to urine
drug testing. Quest Diagnostics will test for the five drugs specified
by federal regulations. They are marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines,
opiates and PCP. If the test is negative, the results will immediately
be sent to the Medical Review Officer (MRO). If the result is positive,
a more extensive confirmatory test will be conducted. If the confirming
test is positive, the results will then be forwarded to the MRO.
In most cases, this will take between 48 and 72 hours from the time
the sample is collected.
• Notify you of the nearest collection site available. If
a Quest collection site is not convenient, we will help you find
a doctor, clinic, or hospital that is convenient to you and will
serve as a third party collection site. You may use your own company
doctor or clinic as a third party collection site. Third party collection
sites may charge an additional $10 to $30.
• Contract with a National Medical Review Officer (MRO) to
analyze all test results.
• The MRO will assess and review all test results and documentation.
The MRO will notify the employer of a negative test result. If the
test result is positive, the MRO will first contact the driver to
determine if there is a legitimate reason for a positive result
(i.e. prescription drugs). If there is not a legitimate reason for
a positive test result, the MRO will notify the employer of such
results. The employer must then take the driver off any safety-sensitive
position, as the driver is medically unqualified to perform these
duties.
• Send a sample drug and alcohol testing policy with guidelines
on how to develop your own policy to your company.
• Keep all federally required annual summary records for a
period of five years.
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PRICE
The annual fee per CDL driver covers
all random tests conducted during the year. The price structure
is outlined below:
• Drivers enrolled in random testing program - $47 each (annual
fee per driver)
• (15+ drivers enrolled) - $37 (annual fee per driver)
• If you join during 2nd, third or fourth quarter, the rates are as follows
First quarter – January – March
1-14 drivers - $47.00 15+ drivers - $37.00
Second quarter – April – June
1-14 drivers - $35.25 15+ drivers - $27.75
Third quarter – July – September
1-14 drivers - $23.50 15+ drivers - $18.50
Fourth quarter - October – December
1-14 drivers - $11.75 15+ drivers - $9.25
• Pre-employment, probable cause using quest patient service
center - $65 (If you use a third party collection site charge, you
will be charged the $65 plus an extra cost of $20 to $30)
• One-time administrative fee for entire program - $25
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HOW TO
ENROLL
To enroll in NRLA's Random Drug Testing Program for CDL drivers,
please complete the enrollment
form and mail to: Jim Rush, Northeastern Retail Lumber
Association, 585 North Greenbush Road, Rensselaer, NY 12144.
Please enclose the proper payment. Proper payment should include
the appropriate fee per driver enrolled in the Drug Testing Program. Subsequent
billing for the Drug Testing Program will be conducted on an annual
basis and after any pre-employment, probable cause, or enrollment
of a new driver into the program. Questions should be referred to:
Jim Rush, Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, 585 North
Greenbush Road, Rensselaer, NY 12144. Tel: 800.292.6752 Ext. 235,
or you can send and e-mail to jrush@nrla.org.
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NEW!
Q.E.D. ® Saliva Alcohol Testing Kits
Are you interested in becoming a certified Screening Test Technician
(STT) so you can conduct your own saliva alcohol testing in the
privacy of your facility? This test is approved by the DOT for your
CDL drivers.
NRLA Regional Directors have been certified as an STT and will
hold classes to train and certify anyone who is interested in becoming
an STT. The non-invasive Q.E.D. test requires no special collection
facilities and can be administered on-site, making it an ideal testing
method. Results are ready in minutes and easily read on a thermometer-like
device. Being able to test your drivers on-site will save time,
be more convenient, and more cost-effective.
Please send an e-mail to Jim Rush at jrush@nrla.org
or contact the NRLA at 800.292.6752.
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