Our local DOT drug and alcohol testing centers are located in Ridgefield CT 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 Ridgefield CT 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 Ridgefield CT 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 Ridgefield CT
10 SOUTH ST STE 101 0.6 miles
RIDGEFIELD, CT 6877
22 BEECH HILL LN PO BOX 1000 5.7 miles
POUND RIDGE, NY 10576
9 SHAWE ST 7.6 miles
DANBURY, CT 6810
100 MILL PLAIN RD 7.8 miles
DANBURY, CT 6811
16 APOLLO RD 8.4 miles
BETHEL, CT 6801
24 HOSPITAL AVE 9.0 miles
DANBURY, CT 6810
7 Germantown Rd, 9.3 miles
Danbury, CT 6810
607 Main Ave 9.4 miles
Norwalk, CT 6851
2 GLEN HILL RD 9.6 miles
DANBURY, CT 6811
67 SAND PIT RD 9.7 miles
DANBURY, CT 6810
79 SAND PIT RD STE 302 9.8 miles
DANBURY, CT 6810
601 Clock Tower Commons, 10.4 miles
Brewster, NY 10509
346 MAIN AVE 10.4 miles
NORWALK, CT 6851
346 MAIN AVE STE B 10.4 miles
NORWALK, CT 6851
246 FEDERAL RD STE D12 12.3 miles
BROOKFIELD, CT 6804
388 MAIN ST 12.5 miles
MONROE, CT 6468
103 S BEDFORD RD STE 202 12.8 miles
MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549
83 South Bedford Road, Floor 3 13.0 miles
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
495 E MAIN ST 13.2 miles
MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549
266 S MAIN ST 13.2 miles
NEWTOWN, CT 6470
484 POST RD 13.7 miles
DARIEN, CT 6820
557 Post Rd, 13.8 miles
Darien, CT 6820
667 Stoneleigh Avenue, Barns Office Center Building 13.9 miles
Carmel, NY 10512
31 OLD ROUTE 7 14.2 miles
BROOKFIELD, CT 6804
1918 Black Rock Turnpike 14.7 miles
Fairfield, CT 6825
3000 SUMMER ST 14.8 miles
STAMFORD, CT 6905
321 KEAR ST 14.8 miles
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY 10598
4750 MAIN ST 15.1 miles
BRIDGEPORT, CT 6606
1290 SUMMER ST UNIT 5100 15.3 miles
STAMFORD, CT 6902
80 Mill River Street, 15.8 miles
Stamford, CT 6902
501 KINGS HWY E, STE 103 15.9 miles
FAIRFIELD, CT 6825
15 COMMERCE RD FL 3 16.5 miles
STAMFORD, CT 6902
161 BOSTON AVE 17.0 miles
BRIDGEPORT, CT 6610
174 Marble Ave, Ste 1 18.4 miles
Pleasantville, NY 10570
226 MILL HILL AVE 18.4 miles
BRIDGEPORT, CT 6610
900 MAIN ST S BLDG 2 18.4 miles
SOUTHBURY, CT 6488
2 TRAP FALLS RD STE 105 18.7 miles
SHELTON, CT 6484
100 COMMERCE DR 18.8 miles
SHELTON, CT 6484
887 BRIDGEPORT AVE 18.9 miles
SHELTON, CT 6484
4 CORPORATE DR, STE 185 19.1 miles
SHELTON, CT 6484
60 WATSON BLVD 19.3 miles
STRATFORD, CT 6615
555 Lordship Blvd Fl 1, 19.7 miles
Stratford, CT 6615
1040 BARNUM AVE 19.8 miles
STRATFORD, CT 6614
515 Bridgeport Ave, 19.9 miles
Shelton, CT 6484
100 WOODS RD STE CG12 CEDARWOOD HALL 20.0 miles
VALHALLA, NY 10595
7 FAWN RUN 20.3 miles
PUTNAM VALLEY, NY 10579
161 HIGH PARK AVE PO BOX 751 20.5 miles
STRATFORD, CT 6615
1980 CROMPOND RD 20.5 miles
CORTLANDT MANOR, NY 10567
2 Stowe Rd, 5th Floor - Suite 15 20.5 miles
Peekskill, NY 10566
21 ELM ST 21.2 miles
NEW MILFORD, CT 6776
6 Rye Ridge Plaza, 21.5 miles
Rye Brook, NY 10573
15 N BROADWAY STE D 21.9 miles
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601
324 WELLSVILLE AVE 22.2 miles
NEW MILFORD, CT 6776
44 BRIDGE ST 22.2 miles
ANSONIA, CT 6401
232 BOSTON POST RD 22.4 miles
MILFORD, CT 6460
160 N CENTRAL AVE 22.6 miles
ELMSFORD, NY 10523
297 KNOLLWOOD RD, STE 310 22.9 miles
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10607
13 LAFAYETTE ST 23.1 miles
MILFORD, CT 6460
359 N Central Ave 23.2 miles
Hartsdale, NY 10530
660 White Plains Rd Ste 630 23.2 miles
Tarrytown, NY 10591
280 N CENTRAL AVE STE 115 23.2 miles
HARTSDALE, NY 10530
280 Dobbs Ferry Rd, Sprain Brook Medical Center 23.5 miles
White Plains, NY 10607
155 WHITE PLAINS RD 23.7 miles
TARRYTOWN, NY 10591
200 South Broadway, Suite 102 23.9 miles
Tarrytown, NY 10591
1075 ROUTE 82 STE 10-D 24.4 miles
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY 12533
500 Mamaroneck Ave Suite 320 24.6 miles
Harrison, NY 10528
500 MAMARONECK AVE STE 320 24.7 miles
HARRISON, NY 10528
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Local Area Info: Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place.
Ridgefield was first settled by English colonists from Norwalk and Milford in 1708, when a group of settlers purchased land from Chief Catoonah of the Ramapo tribe.[citation needed] The town was incorporated under a royal charter from the Connecticut General Assembly issued in 1709. Ridgefield was descriptively named. The most notable 18th-century event was the Battle of Ridgefield on April 27, 1777. This American Revolutionary War skirmish involved a small colonial militia force (state militia and some Continental Army soldiers), led by, among others, General David Wooster, who died in the engagement, and Benedict Arnold, whose horse was shot from under him. They faced a larger British force that had landed at Westport and was returning from a raid on the colonial supply depot in Danbury. The battle was a tactical victory for the British but a strategic one for the Colonials because the British would never again conduct inland operations in Connecticut, despite western Connecticut's strategic importance in securing the Hudson River Valley. Today, the dead from both sides are buried together in a small cemetery on Main Street on the right of the entrance to Casagmo condominiums: "...foes in arms, brothers in death...". The Keeler Tavern, a local inn and museum, features a British cannonball still lodged in the side of the building. There are many other landmarks from the Revolutionary War in the town, with most along Main Street.
In the summer of 1781, the French army under the Comte de Rochambeau marched through Connecticut, encamping in the Ridgebury section of town, where the first Catholic mass in Ridgefield was offered.[citation needed]