Accident

I agree lucky it is not recorded on his MVR. A drug test should have been made. I think your company is at risk for the fine, not you, if a DOT audit was done.

 

Since when does that require a drug test. I thought that was only in a fatality.

 

All accidents involving a cmv, are supposed to involve drug test immediately. That is my understanding anyway.

 

Took a top right corner off of trailer once, tree branch was 2 " under 13'6".drug tested the moment I rolled back into the yard.

 

That was probably a company thing……..not all accidents require DOT drug testing...

 

That might be company policy, but it isn't the law. FMCSA regulations only require alcohol tests if there is a fatality or if the CMV operator is cited within 8 hours of the wreck and it involved either an injury or a vehicle had to be towed from the scene. Same standard exists to prompt the drug test, only the window for the CMV operator receiving the citation widens to 32 hours.

§ 382.303

 

I've had a dot reportable, which I'm not even on police report of and no drug test. My wife had one when she drove dot reportable, it did show her on report and showed on CSA, no drug test.

 

Just because it is DOT recordable does not by itself trigger the drug/alcohol screen unless there is a fatality. If it is only DOT recordable due to injury or tow, the CMV operator must be cited for a moving violation within 8 hours to trigger the alcohol test, and 32 hours to trigger the drug test. If no citation is issued to the CMV operator, no testing is required.

 

Thanks pedigree,I digress.

 

god bless this forum. so informative