U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Random Drug Testing Rates

Guidelines detail minimum rates that private firms must randomly screen transportation-centric employees.

The Department of Transportation has released the updated random drug and alcohol testing rates for transportation-focused employees. These represent the minimum workforce rates that companies are required to test for drugs and alcohol based on their respective industry.

Click here to read the revised rates from the Department of Transportation.

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