DOT info when getting a new job?

all you can do is hope now. some companies are stricter then others
if you have an up to date med card you should know date issued or just bite the bullet and go get a new one
per usual we are our own worse enemies it isn't rocket science to figure out how to put yourself in the best position to become employable
I was 57 weighed 380 lbs when I found myself unemployed going thru a bankruptcy after owning my own buisness for 38 years
I couldn't change being 57 but I could change my weight
lap band surgery and 140 lbs at least allowed me not to waddle into interviews

 

Potential employers are required to send inquiries to past employers. Past employers are not required to respond and many don't

 

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Subpart D - Handling of test results, records retention, and confidentiality

§ 382.413Inquiries for alcohol and controlled substances information from previous employers.
Employers shall request alcohol and controlled substances information from previous employers in accordance with the requirements of § 40.25 of this title.
Here's the form . This requirement went into effect February 29 http://wap.yahoo.com/w/search/;_ylt...it=oneSearch&n=10&stype=web&sf=5&.tsrc=rim_US.
I was wrong in my previous post . The former employer MUST respond

QUESTION:

When an employer is inquiring about an applicant's previous DOT drug and alcohol test
results, is the employer required to send the inquiry via certified mail?

ANSWER:

No. Certified mail is not required.

The employer can make this inquiry through a variety of means, including mail
(certified or not), fax, telephone, or email.

However, the employer must provide the former employer the signed release or a
faxed or scanned copy of the employee's signed release.

The former employer must respond via a written response (e.g., fax, letter, email)
that ensures confidentiality.

The employer should document an attempt or attempts to contact and contacts
with previous employers, no matter how they were made, so that it can show a
good faith effort to obtain the required information.

 

The company you were with for the 12 years obviously wont respond if they no longer exist. We still get a request once in a while at the family business we shut down which also was/is my parents address. Since the business no longer exists my parents just toss the request.

 

The three years of drug and alcohol information is regarding 1- did you ever refuse a test, 2- did any of your previous employers indicate you violated any drug/alcohol regs, 3- if you DID test positive/refuse did you go toa SAP and get cleared to return to work...

99.999999999999999% of the time the answers will be no. If you have no drug and alcohol skeltons in your closet you have nothing to worry about.