Drug and Alcohol Testing Okabena MN

DOT 300x183 Our local DOT drug and alcohol testing centers are located in Okabena MN 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 Okabena MN 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 Okabena MN 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.

Local Area Info: Okabena, Minnesota

On May 19, 1933, the Okabena Bank was robbed by Bonnie and Clyde. After leaving the bank, the outlaws' car sped through Okabena, spraying the town with machine-gun fire the whole way. Schoolchildren ducked behind trees, and bullets sliced through walls, shattering windows. They escaped on a country road with approximately $2500 (approximately $44,000 in 2013 dollars). But, three other people were sent to prison for the crime, and it was not recognized for many years that the real robbers were the infamous Bonnie and Clyde Gang.

In 1933, Minnesota was in the worst period of the Great Depression. People were desperate, and many turned to crime. In fact, in 1933 alone, 32 banks were robbed in Minnesota. The FBI did not investigate bank robberies back in those days, and the State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Jackson County Sheriff were eager to solve the crime. They decided to pin the case on Tony, Mildred, and Floyd Strain, three local petty criminals who were suspected in a number of other local bank heists. After two very quick trials, they were convicted by Jackson County juries, and were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

The trio were also suspected of robbing banks in Canova, Vermillion, Kaylor, and Huron, South Dakota, and Chandler, Ihlen, Madison, Russel, and Westbrook, Minnesota. However, events in later years made clear that the trio could not have been responsible for those other banks robberies. So how about the Okabena Robbery? Mildred insisted she was framed, right up to the day when she was released from Shakopee Women’s Prison in 1942. Tony and Floyd maintained their innocence until they were released from Stillwater Penitentiary in 1946.

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