Our local DOT drug and alcohol testing centers are located in Southland 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 Southland 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 Southland 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 Southland TX
130 N 7TH ST 7.5 miles
SLATON, TX 79364
1104 N Ave S 14.3 miles
Post, TX 79356
608 W 6TH ST 15.4 miles
POST, TX 79356
2032 82ND ST UNIT 101 21.1 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79423
25 BRIERCROFT OFFICE PARK 21.3 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79412
2703 82ND ST 21.6 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79423
7412 UNIVERSITY AVE 21.7 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79423
7307 UNIVERSITY AVE 21.7 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79423
1701 50TH ST 21.8 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79412
2827 74TH ST 22.1 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79423
2402 52ND ST STE 8 22.4 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79412
3423 61ST ST 23.0 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79413
4413 82ND ST STE 102 23.2 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79424
5130 82ND ST 23.9 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79424
5217 82ND ST UNIT 102A 24.2 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79424
3417 20th St, 24.6 miles
Lubbock, TX 79410
3708 22ND PL STE 2 24.7 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79410
6002 SLIDE RD STE P-12 24.7 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79414
3804 21ST ST Ste B 24.8 miles
LUBBOCK, TX 79410
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Local Area Info: Southland, Texas
Named for its location on the southern end of the V Ranch, Southland became a trade center between several area ranches with the organization of Garza County in 1907. When the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was extended north from Sweetwater through to Lubbock in 1910, railroad authorities chose to build through Southland rather than establish a new railroad town (which had tended to be a common occurrence). As a result, the community entered a period of limited prosperity and by 1911 had been granted a post office. Southland also saw benefit from C.W. Post's colonization of the area, providing a shipping point for his utopian project community and namesake town 20 miles to the southeast, Post.
As with many small towns, however, the Great Depression had dire effect on Southland and by 1940 the town's only bank had closed, and its population stood at 280 residents. By 1960, however, this had dropped to under 200 and half of its eleven businesses had closed their doors, as the demand for agricultural work had slowed and shifted elsewhere forcing many Southlanders to follow. Today, Southland remains a rural farming community with an estimated 2000 population of just under 160 residents.
L. George Ellis (June 3, 1938 - June 3, 2008), a government official in various agencies, was born in Southland to South Plains pioneers Sam and Ruby Ellis. He graduated from Southland public schools and McMurry College in Abilene. His career began with the Office of Economic Opportunity under U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. He also was employed by the ACTION program, the New Mexico Department of Aging, the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas General Land Office, and as state director of the Farmers Home Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture. He maintained ranching interests in Garza, Blanco, and Hays counties. He was the former state president of the interest group, the American Association of Retired Persons. He resided in Johnson City at the time of his death on his seventieth birthday. He was survived by his wife, Barbara, a son, and a daughter. Memorial services were held in Slaton in Lubbock County.