What is Drug and Alcohol Testing Consortium?
Basically, Consortium also known as Third-Party Administrators are the people that are responsible for all or part of the employers DOT drug testing program. Sometimes, they are the one responsible for maintaining the testing records.
They are contracted by the employers or the companies to assist in implementing the testing program and to ensure that their staff is compliant with the DOT drug testing as well as alcohol testing regulations and requirements from DOT/FMCSA.
DOT Drug Testing Regulations
Like all governmental organizations the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has very specific and in-depth requirements than businesses must adhere to.
A lot of this has been covered or will be, so I won’t repeat everything. The point of this is for you to know that the FMCSA has very strict guidelines and even stricter punishments for failure to comply!
