Last updated : April 7, 2025
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DOT Drug Testing Guidelines
The DOT (Department of Transportation) mandates specific drug and alcohol testing procedures for safety-sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries, and requires testing for:
- Pre-Employment
- Random
- Post Accident
- Reasonable Suspicion
- Return to Duty
- Follow-up Testing
DOT drug tests require laboratory testing (49 CFR Part 40 Subpart F) for the following five classes of drugs:
- Marijuana
- Cocaine
- Opiates (opium and codeine derivatives, including pain killers)
- Amphetamines and methamphetamines
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
Drug cutoff concentrations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
DOT alcohol tests identify alcohol concentration of 0.02 and greater.
DOT does not prohibit employers from conducting drug testing program that goes beyond, and is separate from the required DOT testing program. Under such non-DOT programs, employers may test for any other drugs. DOT also does not prohibit employers from using tests of non-urine specimens, such as saliva, hair, or blood, under a non-DOT program. DOT regulations at §382.601 provide that employer materials supplied to drivers may include information on additional employer policies with respect to the use of alcohol or controlled substances, including any consequences for a driver found to have a specified alcohol or controlled substances level, that are based on the employer’s authority independent of this part. Any such additional policies or consequences must be clearly and obviously described as being based on the employer’s independent authority.