Earlier this week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published rates for the percentages of the annual number of drivers employers who shall be randomly tested for both alcohol and controlled substances throughout 2025. Those rates remain unchanged from prior years: employers of drivers with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) will need to randomly test 10% of those drivers for alcohol and 50% of those drivers for controlled substances throughout 2025.
According to FMCSA, “the Administrator must increase the minimum annual random testing percentage rate when the data received under the reporting requirements for any calendar year indicate that the reported positive rate is equal to or greater than 1.0 percent.“ The most recent data available places the positive rate above the threshold, thus the rates will remain at 10% for alcohol and 50% for controlled substances for 2025.
Click here to review the DOT’s rates. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach.
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