random testing rates Archives - Blueline https://bluelineservices.com/tag/random-testing-rates/ Drug Testing & Background Screening Fri, 27 Dec 2019 22:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://bluelineservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-blueline-favicon-32x32.png random testing rates Archives - Blueline https://bluelineservices.com/tag/random-testing-rates/ 32 32 FMCSA Increases Random Drug Testing Rate to 50% https://bluelineservices.com/fmcsa-increases-random-drug-testing-rate-to-50/ https://bluelineservices.com/fmcsa-increases-random-drug-testing-rate-to-50/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2019 22:47:27 +0000 https://blueline-services.com/?p=19205 Dear Blueline Clients, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced yesterday that they will be increasing the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (with CDLs) from the current rate of 25% to 50% of the average number of a carrier’s drivers. This new program change will be effective […]

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced yesterday that they will be increasing the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (with CDLs) from the current rate of 25% to 50% of the average number of a carrier’s drivers.

This new program change will be effective beginning on January 1st, 2020.

If Blueline currently manages random testing of your DOT drivers, we will implement these new program changes for you. But we wanted to make you aware of this announcement and prepared for the random rate increase beginning in January.

The random drug testing process will remain exactly the same. The minimum annual percentage rate for random alcohol testing will remain at 10%.

To see more detailed information about this change, you can view the DOT’s official notice here.

Thank you for your continued business, please feel free to reach out to us with any questions!

Blueline Services Drug Testing Department
801-575-8378
mail@blueline-services.com

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]]> https://bluelineservices.com/fmcsa-increases-random-drug-testing-rate-to-50/feed/ 0 Updated Random Testing Rates For 2019 https://bluelineservices.com/random-testing-rates-for-2019/ https://bluelineservices.com/random-testing-rates-for-2019/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2019 19:59:51 +0000 https://blueline-services.com/?p=18275 Every fourth quarter the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard publish their minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates for the upcoming year. All Federal employers must comply with these changes beginning on January 1st. The changes for 2019 are a bit more complex than some previous years because some […]

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]]> Every fourth quarter the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard publish their minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates for the upcoming year. All Federal employers must comply with these changes beginning on January 1st. The changes for 2019 are a bit more complex than some previous years because some agencies are increasing their rates while others have not. This is the first time in 12 years the Federal Transit Administration has increased their annual random drug testing rates. Make sure you and your employer are aware of any random testing rate changes that may effect you.

These changes include:

1. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has increased its annual random drug testing rate from 25% to 50%. Their alcohol testing rate will remain at 10% for 2019.

-The FTA is required to raise their drug testing rate if the reported positive rate is 1% or greater. The agency reported an increase to 1.06% reported drug testing positives in 2017.

2. The Coast Guard increased their random drug testing rate to 50%.

3. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) random testing rates will remain unchanged for 2019.

-FAA: is 25% for drug and 10% for alcohol testing

-PHMSA: 50% for drug testing

4. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will remain unchanged with random drug testing rates of 25% and a 10% rate for alcohol testing.

5. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has also stayed the same.

-Covered Service rates: 25% for drug testing and 10% for alcohol

-Maintenance of Way: 50% for drug testing and 25% for alcohol

 

Visit transportation.gov to see the DOT’s complete chart of 2019’s annual drug and alcohol testing rates.

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