Random Drug & Alcohol Consortium for Owner Operators?

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  1. Beaver9

    Beaver9 Heavy Load Member

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    I signed up with the third party that has about 7,600 drivers, and I get pulled every year so it seems at the same time of the year.
    I got a notification I need to take another test. I'm in the waiting room with a lot of people doing the same thing on Saturday.

    It annoys me. I might move somewhere else. Maybe OOIDA does the RANDOM POOL too. With more truck drivers on their hands, the chance to be picked out is slim. I don't mind to be picked from time to time. But it looks like it's something that happens on a regular basis with the third party I'm with. I could be home now. But I'm here...
     
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  3. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    Ooida’s consortium is CMCI,
    Usually once, maybe twice/year you’ll get pulled, once when renew/getting it set up, once throughout the year, always been on a weekday, not weekend
     
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  4. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    It's not how many people are in it it's done by percentage.
     
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  5. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

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    I’ve been driving just shy of 4 years, company driver, been picked 5 times. Seems ridiculous. It’s annoying because you get a little nervous every time you take one of these because stuff does go wrong. I’ve never done drugs, as in really never. But each time I get pulled I start reading horror stories of drivers having their careers ended by a bad test.
     
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  6. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    You have a 50% chance to get pulled every year. Is it really surprising you get pulled in? You will have the same 50% chance no matter where you go.
     
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  7. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I'm in my 3rd year with my company and been popped twice. My probability is 75 percent. That's because the consortium knows I'm black. It's a conspiracy man.
     
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  8. Lennythedriver

    Lennythedriver Road Train Member

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    LolHonestly I think if there is some kind of conspiracy, I think the drivers they absolutely know will test negative, get tested more frequently. Companies these days probably don’t want to lose a driver over weed. Especially if they were doing it like on their days off or something. I never touched the stuff, but it’s becoming about as common as alcohol.
     
  9. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Oh yeah lol....on a serious note, I did read somewhere in which they wanted to ramp up testing more. I can't remember the exact numbers but an example would be if companies were testing 10 percent of the fleet, they'd up it to like 15 percent.
     
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  10. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Companies have to test the equivalent of 50% of their drivers every year. It was down to 25% for a couple years but too many positives caused the FMCSA to go back to the 50%. For drugs. 10% for alcohol.
     
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    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I'm glad that you cleared that up for me.....I'll tell you what, that'll explain Lennythedriver's test frequency lol
     
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