Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Drug and Alcohol Testing… for CDL Drivers: DOT/FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Regulations

• The regulations that affect transportation employers and employees who hold commercial driver's licenses (CDLs).
  
• When CDL drivers can and cannot report for and remain on duty after using drugs or alcohol.
  
• How the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications can affect a driver's availability to work.
  
• The consequences of failing an alcohol or drug test.
  

Drug and Alcohol Testing… for CDL Drivers: Drug and Alcohol Testing Basics

• The types of alcohol and drug testing that may be used under the FMCSA regulations.
  
• How much alcohol must be in a CDL driver's system before they are not permitted to drive.
  
• The situations in which drivers must submit to drug or alcohol testing.
  
• The follow-up process that a CDL driver who has a drug or alcohol violation must go through after their return to duty.
  

Drug and Alcohol Testing… for CDL Drivers: How Drug and Alcohol Tests Are Conducted

• The CDL drug testing process.
  
• Which drugs a CDL drug test looks for.
  
• The CDL alcohol testing process.
  
• The potential consequences of not taking or failing a CDL drug or alcohol test.
  

Drug and Alcohol Testing… for CDL Drivers: Removal and Return-to-Duty

• How the CDL drug and alcohol testing program contributes to keeping the roads safe.
  
• When a driver's "return-to-duty" process begins.
  
• The steps in the "return-to-duty" process.
  

Drug and Alcohol Testing… for CDL Drivers: Substance Use Disorders… Getting Help

• That help with a substance use disorder is available to CDL drivers even before a negative test result is obtained.
  
• The value of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and how they can help people with drug and alcohol problems.
  
• That communities offer many support services for people with substance use disorders.