drug testing for owner operator - timelines

Mine sends a letter and email at the same time. I call in, tell them where I am, they pick a location.

 

Why not call the consortium that you are paying an get the rules straight. Not compling is just as bad as a dirty test.

 

Im sure they know truckers occasionally stay out a few days and have contracted wizz-a-toriums all over the place for you to go..
Id be lookin for the small print on that stuff buddy...and looking for other options..
Find out how often you need to test, so if something goes wrong with the consortium you selected, you could probably hit a hospital/urgent care/known testers and just get one done...so if some crap comes up, your covered..

Scary man, I dont like it, one clerical error? cant have it

 

I use New Era Drug Testing for my LLC. After registering your company with consortium they will send you bulk Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Forms. Keep them in your truck in case you're selected for a random while out on the road. There are a multitude of testing sites. They can give you locations that are in route to a pickup/drop or sufficient time to make it home and test. It's easy. Don't sweat it.

 

I think Nastc has a program where they train someone at your company to do randoms. When the driver's name comes up, your drug testing person has a few weeks to bring them to the terminal or have it done on the road.

Doing that would at least let you finish a load before peeing in a cup.

 

Hi Bdog, from what I've heard , these "consortiums" are huge and sometimes have thousands of enrollee's, and I knew O/O's that never got called. I think if you are out of the country, maybe there's a clause for that, but more likely, it's a world wide deal, and if your # is picked, you have 2 hours(?) to find a facility. I'd think being an O/O would give you certain advantages over say a small company driver, that may get picked 3 or 4 times a year. I wouldn't sweat it

 

DOT consortiums must randomly test at least 50% of their pool each year. Some drivers could go 5 years without a test, but it's like flipping heads 5 times in a row (3% chance)

 

As soon as you receive & read your notice: call them, go to their screen site. (Myself, living on my own, rcvd notice after I departed for my long trek, returned home (much later) & read their notice, call them, they directed me to a screening site)
...ur not the first to find this problem, wont be the last

 

Not always true...the testing rate varies annually based on the percentage of failures and is set by the fmcsa admin. It can be as low as, and forever, was 10%. 2015 requires 50%