A consortium is a cooperative program among trucking companies that helps ensure compliance with federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
Why Choose Consortium?
It provides cost-effective solution for administering random drug and alcohol testing by maintaining a testing pool, which reduces the burden on individual trucking companies.
What is a TPA?
A TPA is a third-party administrator. TPA's manage all or a part of an employer's DOT drug and alcohol testing program, including maintaining required test records.
Who Needs to be in a Consortium?
- CMV Operators: Any person that operates a CMV that requires a CDL in intrastate or interstate commerce is required to participate in a DOT drug and alcohol testing program.
- Owner Operators: Owner-operators are not allowed to self-administer their programs and must enroll in a consortium.
- Motor Carriers: Motor Carriers may self-administer their drug and alcohol programs or contract the management out.
Our Consortium Services
Consortium Random Programs
Consortium Program Fee for 1-50 Employees yearly $115.00
Consortium Program Fee for 51-100 Employees yearly $199.00
Consortium Program Fee for 101-200 Employees yearly $250.00
Consortium Program Fee for 201-300 Employees yearly $300.00
Testing Collection
Urine Collection for Pre-Employment and Random DOT Drug Test $59.00
Urine Collection Off-Site Testing DOT Drug Test (in Network Facility) $63.00
Urine Observation Fee On-Site $25.00
Urine Observation Fee Off-Site $30.00
Urine Specimen Bottle B Confirmation Testing $200.00
*Positive drivers are provided option for Bottle B Confirmation Testing by MRO, at company expense
Breath Alcohol Off-Site DOT Testing (in Network Facility) $55.00
Breath Alcohol Screening On-Site DOT Test $49.00
Breath Alcohol Confirmation Test (Required if detection of .02 BAC) $50.00
After Hours Collections $30.00
Additional Service
CDL Physicals On-Site (Active Drivers Prioritized) in Consortium Pool $100.00
CDL Physicals Off-Site (Active Drivers) included in Consortium Pool $130.00
Emergency Post Accident Services (not including Driver Test) $20.00
Supervisor Safety training provided online with Certification of Completion $50.00
*Supervisor train provided by educational institution "Certified Training Solutions" as 49CFR part 40 and 49CFR part 382.
Return-to-duty assistances for employer safety departments
Return-to-duty monitoring assistance for (positive) employees after SAP Evaluation $125.00
*Price per Year/Yearly Fee if applicable and dependent on assigned SAP elected by driver
Return-to-duty FMCSA Clearinghouse Registration
*for (prohibited) employees after SAP Evaluation in office (not including Employee Testing) $99.00
*for (prohibited) employees after SAP Evaluation out of office (not including Employee Testing) $120.00
External Lab based personal quantitative testing for THC Metabolite (not reported to DOT) $93.00
Clearinghouse Assistance and special services
FMCSA Clearinghouse Company Registration (if Necessary/Elected) $99.00
FMCSA Clearinghouse Query Per Driver (as per company request, per driver fee) $10.00
*Per driver fee Plus mandatory FMCSA Portal Charge of $1.75 per driver
Cancelled Testing Fee Collector or Collection Site Error $20.00
Cancelled Testing Fee No Report/ No Record per MRO (Pre-Employment only) $50.00
EMPLOYER SITE SERVICES
Please contact Alloy Physical Care Institute for pricing dependent on number of Employees
RANDOM DRUG & ALCOHOL CONSORTIUM: Random Drug & Alcohol Program is required for all CDL drivers operating vehicles over 26,000 lbs per US DOT & FMCSR ruling 49 CFR part 40. If your company does not participate in a quarterly random selection program, it will fail DOT audit and may be placed at risk for suspension of authority. Alloy Physical Care Institute Ltd offers Random Drug & Alcohol management. If you are a single owner/operator or a small company with a fleet of less than 10 drivers, we can enroll you in our National Consortium Pool. Whatever the size of your company and experience in the industry, Alloy Physical Care Institute Ltd will assist your company’s compliance with all DOT regulations pertinent to random urine drug and alcohol testing (49 CFR Part 40) and workplace safety in accordance with 49 CFR Part 382.
Pool Types
Company Pool: consists of drivers from your company only. Using this option, we will make quarterly selection from within your company only. However, in order to use Company Pool you must have at least 10 drivers in your pool to satisfy the DOT selection quota. With this selection you have right to increase your random percentages as you please for added safety and company security.
Consortium Pool: the most common choice and also known as a Consortium, uses drivers from several companies across the country. Quarterly selections are drawn from a group of drivers from different companies. This is a required option for smaller companies that do not have enough drivers to create a Company Pool (at least 10). If you are a new owner/driver please call us at (708)453-0064 and we will help you with your selection based on your answers to a few simple questions.
How does random testing work?
The purpose of random testing is to identify and catch any drivers that may be using drugs & alcohol while driving. Federal regulation mandates, your company must enroll in a Random Program. Once enrolled, a special DOT-compliant software will conduct random quarterly selections such that 25% of driver in the pool (Company or National Pool) will be selected for a drug test and 10% for alcohol test. All you have to do it show up for the test. We will send you reports and copies of test results to confirm your participation in the program.
Program Includes:
◦ Annual Certification as part of a Consortium
◦ Supervisor Training
◦ Confidential Laboratory Testing Services
◦ Federal Reporting Assistance
◦ Random Drug 50%/Alcohol 10% Selections (Quarterly)
◦ Return-To-Duty assistance
◦ Medical Review Officer Services
◦ 24hr Emergency Contact
◦ Statistical Summary report
◦ Additional Services and Pricing continued under Service Fees
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Please click on the links below to access the Consortium/TPA application papers. Your engagement with these documents is important for our collaborative efforts. Thank you!