Our local DOT drug and alcohol testing centers are located in Fentress TX and the surrounding areas providing DOT drug testing, DOT alcohol testing and DOT physicals for all DOT modes regulated by Part 40. Same day service is available at our Fentress TX DOT drug testing facilities and most of our DOT drug testing locations are within minutes of your home or office.
What type of DOT Testing is required?
Coastal Drug Testing provides DOT pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty testing at our Fentress TX DOT drug testing centers.
If you hold a CDL license, a large, medium or a small trucking company, Coastal Drug Testing has a complete DOT compliance package which includes all the requirements to comply with CFR 49 part 40.
All Coastal Drug Testing DOT drug testing centers utilize SAMHSA Certified laboratories and a licensed Medical Review Officer as required by DOT part 40 regulations.
The U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) requires that all DOT regulated "safety sensitive" employees have a negative DOT pre-employment drug test result on file and be actively enrolled in a DOT approved random drug and alcohol random testing pool (consortium).
In addition, if a DOT regulated company has more than one "safety sensitive" employee, the employer must also have a written DOT drug and alcohol policy along with an on-site supervisor that must have completed a reasonable suspicion supervisor training program.
On the road and need a DOT Drug or Alcohol test? No Worries!
To be compliant with DOT regulations, a company's DOT drug and alcohol testing program must have the following components:
- Employee Drug Testing
- Written Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Supervisor Training
- Substance Abuse Referral
- Employee Education
- Random Selection Program
- Post Accident Testing
- Designated Employer Representative
- Federal Chain of Custody Forms
- Part 40 Regulations on File
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has specific drug and alcohol testing requirements for the all transportation modes all DOT agencies.
Our modes included are:
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- United States Coast Guard (USCG)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Are You Enrolled in a DOT Consortium?
Individuals who are employed in a position designated as "safety sensitive" must be actively enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program. Oftentimes, covered employees will join a group of other DOT regulated employees in a random testing program and this is referred to as a DOT Consortium. Generally, an employer who has less than fifty employees or single operators will join the consortium which will comply with the random drug and alcohol testing requirements of 49 CFR Part 40. Employers that have over 50 employees who are regulated by Part 40 may elect to be enrolled in a "stand alone" random testing pool.
The DOT consortium is cost effective and complies with all requirements of 49 CFR Part 40 which mandates that all "safety sensitive" employees be enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has strict regulations requiring regulated companies and independent operators (CDL License Holders) to be an active member of a DOT drug and alcohol Consortium and failure to comply with these regulations can result in significant fines and other DOT sanctions.
We are fully versed in the DOT procedures for pre-employment drug testing, random drug testing, reasonable suspicion drug testing, post-accident drug testing, return to duty drug testing and follow up drug testing.
DOT regulated companies with multiple safety sensitive employees must also have an employee within the company who is assigned as the "designated employer representative" (DER). This is the person responsible for removing any DOT "safety sensitive" employee who is covered by 49 CFR Part 40 from performing a DOT safety sensitive position when a positive drug or alcohol test result has occurred or an employee has refused to take a required DOT test.
If you have recently become a DOT regulated company, within the next 18 months the Department of Transportation (DOT) will conduct a "new entrant" inspection to ensure that you are in compliance with all DOT regulations including the drug and alcohol testing requirements. If you are currently a DOT regulated company, you are subject to regular inspections to ensure compliance.
Avoid DOT fines, penalties and be complaint with all DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations! Coastal Drug Testing can assist small, medium and large DOT companies in complying with all requirements of 49 CFR Part 40.
DOT Drug Testing Locations in Fentress TX
130 HAYS ST 9.3 miles
LULING, TX 78648
5 PROFESSIONAL PLZ 10.0 miles
LOCKHART, TX 78644
300 S COLORADO ST STE A 10.3 miles
LOCKHART, TX 78644
900 BUGG LN STE 210 12.1 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
1305 WONDER WORLD DR 12.3 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
1301 WONDER WORLD DR 12.3 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
301 N GUADALUPE ST 13.3 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
915 HIGHWAY 80 13.9 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
1348 N STATE HIGHWAY 123 STE A 14.2 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
1375 E WALNUT ST 16.1 miles
SEGUIN, TX 78155
1347 E Court St 16.6 miles
Seguin, TX 78155
1215 E COURT ST 16.6 miles
SEGUIN, TX 78155
135 BUNTON CREEK RD Ste 100 18.2 miles
KYLE, TX 78640
1050 N IH 35 18.3 miles
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130
965 N WALNUT AVE STE 500A 18.3 miles
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130
1528 COMMON ST STE 6 19.5 miles
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130
10001 S INTERSTATE 35 STE 300 20.4 miles
AUSTIN, TX 78747
2900 S INTERSTATE 35 STE 110 20.4 miles
AUSTIN, TX 78704
3910 S INTERSTATE 35 Ste 300 20.4 miles
AUSTIN, TX 78704
110 N INTERSTATE 35 STE 260 20.4 miles
ROUND ROCK, TX 78681
110 N INTERSTATE 35 STE 315-170 20.4 miles
ROUND ROCK, TX 78681
2000 S INTERSTATE 35 STE N5 20.4 miles
ROUND ROCK, TX 78681
1941 S INTERSTATE 35 STE 113 20.4 miles
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
118 TRADEMARK ST 21.6 miles
BUDA, TX 78610
1329 W SAN ANTONIO ST 22.0 miles
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130
112 CIMARRON PARK LOOP STE A 22.6 miles
BUDA, TX 78610
155 CIMARRON PARK LOOP Ste A 22.6 miles
BUDA, TX 78610
1659 W STATE HIGHWAY 46 STE 160 24.9 miles
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78132
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Local Area Info: Fentress, Texas
Fentress is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 291 in 2000. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A settlement first called Riverside was founded at the site in 1869. A Cumberland Presbyterian church was established there that same year. There was a cotton gin powered by horses built in Riverside around 1870 by Cullen R. Smith and Joseph D. Smith. Nine years later, it moved to the riverfront and was converted into waterpower, and was operated by family members until its closure in 1968. In 1892, the community was renamed Fentress in honor of local doctor and landowner, James Fentress, who also participated in the Battle of Plum Creek. A post office was established in 1893. It was originally a general store owned by W.A. Wilson, and he became the postmaster when it was opened. Mail was then routed between Luling and San Marcos. By 1896, the population was estimated at 150, and had a doctor and a blacksmith in its business directory. The Fentress Waterworks began operating in 1898, and the community had become electrified four years later. In 1900, a telephone company was established. Around 1904, a newspaper – the Fentress Indicator, was published. A Methodist congregation was organized in 1905, and a church was built in the community four years later. In 1915, the number of residents had grown to 300, and there were three general stores, a mercantile company, a meat market, a confectionery, a pharmacy, a gin, and a blacksmith shop. That same year, Josh Merritt and his partner C.E. Tolhurst created a resort. It has swimming and camping facilities that offer bathhouses, a waterslide, and screened tents with wood floors. The facilities were sold within two years and expanded under the new leadership. Dancing was permitted, and a maple-floored skating rink was used for that. It greatly concerned local churches. A water tower collapsed onto the community's bank in 1918, and the cashier saved himself by running into a vault. It was only six years old, and was viewed as divine judgment by locals. The population peaked at around 500 during the late 1920s as the economy benefited from local nearby oilfield activity that lasted for four decades, starting in the 1920s. The Great Depression severely impacted Fentress and the community had lost half of its population by 1940 to 250 residents. Fentress continued to decline during the latter half of the twentieth century, with most of the businesses disappearing in the 1990s. There was a hog farm that supplied pigs that performed in the Aquarena Center that disappeared at that time. By 1990, there were 85 residents, two businesses, two churches, a post office, a recreational facility that attracted campers and tubers, and a landing strip for skydivers. The population rose to 291 in 2000. It was the setting for the novel The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, which won the Newberry Honor Award in 2010.
Fentress is situated at the junction of State Highway 80 and FM 20 in southwestern Caldwell County, approximately eight miles northwest of Luling and 15 miles southeast of San Marcos. The nearest major city is Austin, located 42 miles to the north. It also stands along the San Marcos River.