To all the LEOs on here, question about post accident drug/alcohol testing. HELP!

MOVE FAST !!!!! MOVE NOW !!!!

You need to be in a taxi...going somewhere right now. Find out where you need to be going, and get there yesterday.

Your company is trolling for reason to terminate, no other reason. We can go into details and the back and forth later.

But find out where you need to go....and get there.

 

chill out you may be in trouble with the company but not the dot



you are not required by law to get a post accident drug screen for an accident while on private property

that would be a company rule if they said you need it and they would have to direct you to a testing location and pay for it

http://www.in.gov/spd/files/DOT_CDL_Post_Accident.pdf

 

go to the site i posted it explains it

you will have to find out your company time limit you reported it in a timely matter so i wouldn't worry about it

if they want a drug screen let them tell you where to go and when

the friggin company's can put anything they want on your dac

it will go against your company record if they put it there

take pictures of the damage and keep them for the future in case it comes up at another job

 

As you stated, this is a company policy.

As I stated...you need to move on it ASAP.

Company policy is subject to change per the fine print in said policy.

They may or may not have a time frame on this. They can say what ever they want. So the need to act quickly and immediately...is in your hands.

DOT regs will NOT save you from a dinged DAC, if your company decides you took too long for the drug test.

I place more importance on this type of test, than a test after an accident. You are at your own mercy in this situation. Most DOT reportable requirements place the burden on your company....to arrange and to transport you immediately.

In the case of a DOT reportable. there is generally an insurance adjuster on the scene to assist in this matter. Or at the very least, an officer who will transport you to the testing facility.

This is NOT true in your case. The burden is entirely on you. the longer you take to close this door, the more likely it is to hit you in the ###.

 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/safety-initiatives/drugs/drug-testing-guide.htm#one

 

Calm Down. This ain't no major catastrophe. Get the drug test as requested by the company. The sun will come up in the east tomorrow and set in the west and it will be a different day. Every driver out there has gone thru these feelings in their time. Relax, set back,take a deep breath and realize you are letting your emotions run over your brain. Happens to all of us sooner or later who spend anytime in this industry. I used to get so #### frustrated with the companies,dispatchers,safety, the stupid directives, the ungrateful customers,idiot receivers,etc etc that I threatened to quit, sell the #### truck and trailer and tell the industry to KMA. Took my tire thumper and beat the devil out of the tires and pretended they were whoever messed up my day. Felt good let me tell you. Got my rest and the sun came up the next day and you know what "It was a different day". It will be fine. The last several years I spent in the industry I had a motto: I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER AND I WILL NOT LET YOUR STUPIDITY RUIN MY DAY! I am not gonna give them the satisfaction of knowing they upset me. STAY COOL AND DRIVE SAFE!!