DOT is the abbreviation for Department of Transportation. The DOT regulates or oversees Transportation Safety on the roads, air and water. There are several different modalities or divisions of the DOT that they regulate. They are as follows: FTA: Federal Transit…

A C/TPA stands for a Consortium / Third Party Administrator. A consortium is a common term referred to in the drug testing industry for a pool of drivers of unrelated companies that are placed together to form a single entity or large pool of Department of…

Can You Background Check Current Employees? A Helpful Guide! Are you wondering if you can conduct background checks on your current employees? Or perhaps you are an employee who is wondering if your employer can run background checks on you? In this article, we’re…

Passing the Safety Audit During the safety audit, ADOT staff review areas of the motor carrier operation such as financial responsibility (Part 387), recordable accidents, FMCSR regulations and CMV markings (Part 390), driver qualification (Part 391),…

A consortium pool is a common term referred to in the drug testing industry for a pool of drivers of unrelated companies that are placed together to form a single entity or large pool of Department of Transportation (DOT)regulated drivers for the purpose of meeting…