The following DOT Agencies have released their 2023 random drug and alcohol testing rates.
Minimum Annual Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates:
DOT Mode | Drug | Alcohol |
FMCSA | 50% | 10% |
FAA | 25% | 10% |
FTA | 50% | 10% |
PHMSA | 25% | N/A |
FRA* | 25% | 10% |
*MOW | 25% | 10% |
*MECH | 50% | 25% |
USCG | PENDING | PENDING |
NOTE: Employers (and C/TPAs) subject to more than one DOT Agency drug and alcohol testing rule may continue to combine covered employees into a single random selection pool.
USCG covered employees may be combined with DOT covered employees in drug testing pools even though the USCG is now part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Department of Transportation (DOT) – Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy & Compliance. (Jan. 2023). Random Testing Rates retrieved from https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/random-testing-rates