The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2019. The Federal Transit Administration and the United States Coast Guard have raised their random drug testing rates to 50% for 2019. All other random testing rates remain unchanged from 2018.
|
Agency |
2019 Random Drug Testing Rate |
2019 Random Alcohol Testing Rate |
|
Federal Aviation Administration |
25% |
10% |
|
Federal Motor Carrier Administration |
25% |
10% |
|
Federal Railway Administration |
25% covered service |
10% covered service |
|
Federal Railway Administration |
50% maintenance-of-way |
25% maintenance-of-way |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
50% |
10% |
|
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
50% |
N/A |
|
United States Coast Guard |
50% |
N/A |
