DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Consortium

A Department of Transportation (DOT) consortium is a group of trucking companies whose CDL drivers participate in a combined random drug and alcohol testing pool. A consortium may also manage dedicated company-specific pools. It handles random selections, testing administration, and related DOT compliance requirements on behalf of participating companies.

Yes. Owner-operators who operate a CMV requiring a CDL and are not leased to another motor carrier must participate in a consortium random testing pool.

Yes. Fleets with multiple CDL drivers may manage their own random testing program or use a consortium to handle testing, random selections and program administration for them. With DOT drug tests at just $60 each, DOTConsortium.com helps trucking fleets reduce drug and alcohol testing costs as they add more drivers, making it especially attractive to growing and large fleets.

Your enrollment fee includes C/TPA program administration, random pool management, compliance records, drug and alcohol policy, Clearinghouse support and access to nationwide DOT testing. Drivers can participate in our consortium pool or your company can maintain its own dedicated random pool.

DOT Consortium costs $149 per year or $299 for three years and includes unlimited drivers. DOT drug and alcohol tests are $60 each.

DOT Consortium is powered by Trucking Hub’s technology, infrastructure and nationwide scale. That allows us to automate much of the administrative work and pass those efficiencies directly to trucking companies through lower pricing.

Testing is separate from enrollment fee. DOT drug and alcohol tests are $60 each, so you only pay for testing when a test is needed.

Drivers have access to more than 24,000 collection sites nationwide, making it easy to find testing near their home, terminal or current location.

Yes. DOTConsortium.com is integrated with both Quest Diagnostics and Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL), giving carriers more flexibility when scheduling DOT drug tests. Access to both laboratory networks allows us to offer more convenient collection locations and choose the network that best fits each driver’s location, rather than relying on a single laboratory provider.

Yes. You can enroll online through DOTConsortium.com with same-day enrollment and the ability to schedule a DOT drug or alcohol test the same day. Enrollments submitted during regular business hours are typically completed within one hour. Weekend enrollments are usually completed within a few hours and always within 24 hours.

DOTConsortium.com enrollment includes a complete set of DOT compliance resources to help manage your drug and alcohol testing program, including a branded drug and alcohol policy and compliance handbook, supervisor training guidance, Clearinghouse support, random pool documentation and enrollment certificates. Everything is included with your program at no additional cost.

Not necessarily. If you or your drivers already completed a valid DOT drug test, we can review the existing testing and program documentation to determine whether another pre-employment test is required. DOT rules generally require an employer to receive a negative pre-employment drug test before allowing a CDL driver to perform safety-sensitive work, subject to limited exceptions for qualifying prior testing programs.

Eligible CDL drivers are placed into a random testing pool where every driver has an equal chance of selection. Random selections and testing must be unannounced and spread throughout the year in accordance with FMCSA requirements.

Random testing is conducted throughout the calendar year. Drivers should remain available for testing throughout the year because selections must be unannounced and reasonably spread across the testing period.

When a driver is selected, the appropriate company contact is notified and the driver must report for the required test. We help coordinate the test and maintain the resulting compliance documentation.

Yes. Random means every eligible driver has an equal chance of being selected each time a selection is made. A driver who was previously selected can be selected again.

Yes, consortium enrollment does not replace the pre-employment testing requirement. In general, an employer must receive a negative DOT drug test result before allowing a new CDL driver to operate a covered commercial motor vehicle, unless a specific regulatory exception applies.

Yes. Owner-operators are required to designate a consortium/third-party administrator (C/TPA) in the FMCSA Clearinghouse. Your C/TPA can handle applicable Clearinghouse queries and violation reporting on your behalf. To designate us, search for and select Trucking Hub, LLC in the Clearinghouse.

No. Trucking companies with multiple CDL drivers are not required to designate a C/TPA and may manage Clearinghouse requirements themselves. However, designating DOTConsortium.com as your C/TPA allows us to handle applicable Clearinghouse responsibilities on your behalf, while your team can run driver queries directly from the platform and automate required annual queries. This helps streamline compliance and recruiting by keeping testing, queries, records and hiring workflows in one place. To designate us, search for and select Trucking Hub, LLC in the FMCSA Clearinghouse.

DOTConsortium.com provides a fully managed DOT drug and alcohol testing program built to meet applicable FMCSA and DOT requirements. FMCSA does not certify, approve or endorse individual consortium/third-party administrators. Instead, C/TPAs must operate in accordance with federal regulations, including 49 CFR Parts 40 and 382. Our program is administered to those requirements, with random testing, compliance records, policy support and applicable Clearinghouse services handled in one place.

Yes. We can help transfer your existing program, driver roster and required testing records so you can continue your DOT drug and alcohol program without starting over.