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Modal Rules, Forms and InformationEach of the six Operating Administrations of the Department of Transportation has its own set of rules and regulations that govern the employees in that particular transportation mode. Every service agent is required to know the rules of the transportation mode that cover the employer and/or employee for whom he/she provides service. This section has links to each of the modal regulations, and to the websites for each transportation mode. Current random testing rates for the Transportation Modes FORM FOR OBTAINING TESTING INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS 49 CFR Part 40.25 requires employers to obtain drug and alcohol testing information from an applicant's previous employers, for the previous two (2) years. (However, FMCSA regulations require employers to obtain this information for the previous three [3] years.) Information obtained by a new employer must include test results, refusals, other violations, and paperwork related to the return-to-duty process (SAP reports). Any information that a previous employer has received from other employers may also be sent to the applicant's new employer. DOT has provided a form to be used by employers to obtain this information. View a copy of DOT's form. for FAA, FRA, USCG, FTA, PHMSA employers (Violation information for the previous 2 years) View a copy of DOT's form for FMCSA employers (Violation information for the previous 3 years) View a copy of DOT's form for FAA pilots (Violation information for the previous 5 years, under the Pilot Records Improvement Act [PRIA]) Note: An applicant's written authorization (signature) is required, and a separate form, signed by the applicant, must be specifically addressed and sent to each prospective employer. Blanket forms are not permitted.. THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING RULESFollowing are the drug and alcohol testing regulations of DOT’s Operating Administrations. Any of these regulations, and others, can be found by going directly to the Federal Register, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. You can use a search engine (Google, for example), and enter the regulation's designation, enclosed in quotation marks. Example: "49 CFR Part 382". FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (FMCSA)
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