Our local DOT drug and alcohol testing centers are located in Prunedale CA and the surrounding areas providing DOT drug testing, DOT alcohol testing and DOT physicals for all DOT modes regulated by Part 40. Same day service is available at our Prunedale CA DOT drug testing facilities and most of our DOT drug testing locations are within minutes of your home or office.
What type of DOT Testing is required?
Coastal Drug Testing provides DOT pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty testing at our Prunedale CA DOT drug testing centers.
If you hold a CDL license, a large, medium or a small trucking company, Coastal Drug Testing has a complete DOT compliance package which includes all the requirements to comply with CFR 49 part 40.
All Coastal Drug Testing DOT drug testing centers utilize SAMHSA Certified laboratories and a licensed Medical Review Officer as required by DOT part 40 regulations.
The U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) requires that all DOT regulated "safety sensitive" employees have a negative DOT pre-employment drug test result on file and be actively enrolled in a DOT approved random drug and alcohol random testing pool (consortium).
In addition, if a DOT regulated company has more than one "safety sensitive" employee, the employer must also have a written DOT drug and alcohol policy along with an on-site supervisor that must have completed a reasonable suspicion supervisor training program.
On the road and need a DOT Drug or Alcohol test? No Worries!
To be compliant with DOT regulations, a company's DOT drug and alcohol testing program must have the following components:
- Employee Drug Testing
- Written Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Supervisor Training
- Substance Abuse Referral
- Employee Education
- Random Selection Program
- Post Accident Testing
- Designated Employer Representative
- Federal Chain of Custody Forms
- Part 40 Regulations on File
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has specific drug and alcohol testing requirements for the all transportation modes all DOT agencies.
Our modes included are:
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- United States Coast Guard (USCG)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Are You Enrolled in a DOT Consortium?
Individuals who are employed in a position designated as "safety sensitive" must be actively enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program. Oftentimes, covered employees will join a group of other DOT regulated employees in a random testing program and this is referred to as a DOT Consortium. Generally, an employer who has less than fifty employees or single operators will join the consortium which will comply with the random drug and alcohol testing requirements of 49 CFR Part 40. Employers that have over 50 employees who are regulated by Part 40 may elect to be enrolled in a "stand alone" random testing pool.
The DOT consortium is cost effective and complies with all requirements of 49 CFR Part 40 which mandates that all "safety sensitive" employees be enrolled in a random drug and alcohol testing program.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has strict regulations requiring regulated companies and independent operators (CDL License Holders) to be an active member of a DOT drug and alcohol Consortium and failure to comply with these regulations can result in significant fines and other DOT sanctions.
We are fully versed in the DOT procedures for pre-employment drug testing, random drug testing, reasonable suspicion drug testing, post-accident drug testing, return to duty drug testing and follow up drug testing.
DOT regulated companies with multiple safety sensitive employees must also have an employee within the company who is assigned as the "designated employer representative" (DER). This is the person responsible for removing any DOT "safety sensitive" employee who is covered by 49 CFR Part 40 from performing a DOT safety sensitive position when a positive drug or alcohol test result has occurred or an employee has refused to take a required DOT test.
If you have recently become a DOT regulated company, within the next 18 months the Department of Transportation (DOT) will conduct a "new entrant" inspection to ensure that you are in compliance with all DOT regulations including the drug and alcohol testing requirements. If you are currently a DOT regulated company, you are subject to regular inspections to ensure compliance.
Avoid DOT fines, penalties and be complaint with all DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations! Coastal Drug Testing can assist small, medium and large DOT companies in complying with all requirements of 49 CFR Part 40.
DOT Drug Testing Locations in Prunedale CA
2 Rossi Cir 6.1 miles
Salinas, CA 93907
831 S Main St 7.7 miles
SALINAS, CA 93901
546 ABBOTT ST STE 5 7.9 miles
SALINAS, CA 93901
558 ABBOTT ST STE A 7.9 miles
SALINAS, CA 93901
558 ABBOTT ST 7.9 miles
SALINAS, CA 93901
1024 S MAIN ST STE E 7.9 miles
SALINAS, CA 93901
535 E ROMIE LN STE 4 8.1 miles
SALINAS, CA 93901
212 San Jose Street, Suite 101 8.2 miles
Salinas, CA 93901
1212 S Main St 8.3 miles
Salinas, CA 93901
947 Blanco Cir Ste A 8.5 miles
Salinas, CA 93901
3130 Del Monte Blvd 9.6 miles
Marina, CA 93933
846 FREEDOM BLVD 11.0 miles
WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
1505 Main St 11.2 miles
Watsonville, CA 95076
75 NEILSON ST STE 1432 12.6 miles
WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
On-Site ONLY 12.9 miles
Seaside, CA 93955
1513 FREMONT BLVD STE E1 15.2 miles
SEASIDE, CA 93955
591 MCCRAY ST STE 101 15.9 miles
HOLLISTER, CA 95023
7880 WREN AVE STE C133 16.9 miles
GILROY, CA 95020
7880 Wren Avenue, Suite A114 16.9 miles
Gilroy, CA 95020
501 Lighthouse Ave 17.1 miles
Monterey, CA 93940
245 WASHINGTON ST 17.3 miles
MONTEREY, CA 93940
499 ALVARADO ST 17.5 miles
MONTEREY, CA 93940
190 LEAVESLEY RD 17.7 miles
GILROY, CA 95020
757 Pacific Street, Suite B1 17.8 miles
Monterey, CA 93940
8833 MONTEREY RD 17.9 miles
GILROY, CA 95020
9030 SOQUEL DR 18.6 miles
APTOS, CA 95003
23625 HOLMAN HWY 19.2 miles
MONTEREY, CA 93940
6800 Soquel Dr 20.1 miles
Aptos, CA 95003
1595 Soquel Drive, Suite 100 22.7 miles
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
1505 SOQUEL DR STE 3 22.8 miles
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065
615 Ocean St 23.8 miles
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
50 East Main Avenue, Suite B 24.5 miles
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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Local Area Info: Prunedale, California
Prunedale is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. Prunedale is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Salinas, at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m). The population was 17,560 residents at the time of the 2010 census, up from 16,432 at the 2000 census. Plum trees were grown in Prunedale in the early days of its founding but the trees died soon after due to poor irrigation and fertilizer.
One of the area's earliest settlers was Charles Langley, a Watsonville banker, who also operated the Prunedale post office. The Prunedale post office opened in 1894, closed in 1908, and re-opened in 1953. Langley helped establish the Watsonville post office mail service in Prunedale. Langley Canyon Road in Prunedale is named after the Langley family. It was around the time of Prunedale's founding that the plum orchard failed due to a lack of irrigation and fertilizer, yet the name Prunedale was retained. The unincorporated area maintains a rural feel in most areas.
A major development in the area's history occurred when U.S. Route 101 was rerouted through Prunedale between 1931 and 1932. Highway 101 had previously routed directly from Salinas to San Juan Bautista. That old route is now known as San Juan Grade Road. In 1946, Highway 101 was widened to 4 lanes. As Prunedale has grown, increased traffic congestion made Route 101 through Prunedale a Traffic Safety Corridor and a double traffic fine zone in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with reduced speed limits to 55. Detailed plans to build a 101 bypass of Prunedale did not develop. After Caltrans purchased the land for the bypass, it was resolved to improve the highway through Prunedale by adding a San Miguel Canyon overpass, improving the Highway 101 and Highway 156 interchange, making more turn and merge lanes, and making several other improvements on the roadway. These improvements were completed in the early 2000s. In the last few years, with a decline in traffic fatalities, the speed limit was increased to 60 miles per hour via state traffic formulas.