Random Testing Instructions

Drivers must Get Tested Immediately when Notified

Once a Random Selection is received - by viewing your account or receiving an email or reminder:

• Order the test and confirm the Collection Site is open
• Notify the selected driver to Get Tested Immediately
• If you are the selected driver, stop driving and Get Tested Immediately
• Failure to Get Tested Immediately is a Refusal-to-Test
• Delaying testing may increase legal liability if an accident occurs before the test is completed

Order Random Drug Tests

Order DOT Drug Tests online or use the Quest Paper Forms we provide.  Once enrolled, only DOT Drug Tests ordered through Express Labs or completed using Express Labs Quest Paper Forms are accepted.

1. Log in to your Express Labs account and click Order Drug Tests
2. Select Random for the Reason for Testing
3. Select a Collection Site then click Complete Order
4. Check your email for the QPassport (within 30 minutes)
5. Bring QPassport (printed or on phone) with photo ID to the Collection Site
6. Call the Collection Site to confirm they are open and accepting walk-ins

• Most Collection Sites will not begin a DOT Drug Test within 3 hours of closing
• Drug Testing Instructions

Order Random Alcohol Tests

Order DOT Breath Alcohol Tests online or use any Collection Site and email the results to Express Labs.

1. Log in to your Express Labs account and click Order Alcohol Tests
2. Select Random for the Reason for Testing
3. Select a Collection Site then click Complete Order
4. Check your email for the QPassport (within 30 minutes)
5. Bring QPassport (printed or on phone) with photo ID to the Collection Site
6. Call the Collection Site to confirm they are open and accepting walk-ins

• Alcohol Testing Instructions

Deactivating Drivers

Immediately deactivate drivers who are no longer active or unavailable for Random Testing.

When a selected driver is deactivated, another driver is automatically re-selected during the current Selection Period.

1. Log in to your Express Labs account
2. Click Manage Drivers
3. Locate the Driver
4. Select Deactivate Driver
5. Click Save Changes
6. Click Continue to confirm

Random Testing Program

Notification Process

Random selections are emailed and posted every January, April, July, and October.  If no email is received, check your account at the beginning of February, May, August, and November.

• Your Express Labs account is the official notification for Random Selections
• Email notifications and reminders do not change the original Random Selection date

Random Testing Pool

DOT Requires Drivers to be added to the Random Pool immediately when our MRO reports negative Pre-Employment DOT drug test results and are immediately eligible to be selected for random testing.

• Driver may be selected immediately after a negative pre-employment drug test is reported

Random Selections

Every active driver has an equal chance of being selected for Drug or Alcohol testing each quarter,

• Drivers may be selected 0–4 times per year
• Previous selections do not affect future selections
• If a selected driver is deactivated, another driver is automatically re-selected, and a driver may be selected more than once in the same quarter.
• Annual Testing Rates: 50% Drug • 10% Alcohol

Random Selection Frequency

Every active driver has an equal chance of being selected each quarter.

• Random selections are computer-generated
• Some drivers may be selected more often than others, while others may not be selected every year

Random Testing Compliance

Refusal-to-Test

Drivers who do not Get Tested Immediately after notification are considered to have refused-to-test, which has the same consequences as a positive result.

• Employers must determine and report Refusals-to-Test to the FMCSA Clearinghouse
• Express Labs determines and reports Owner-Operator Refusals-to-Test to the FMCSA Clearinghouse
• DOT Policy for Refusal-to-Test
• DOT "Get Tested Immediately" Policy (page 19)

Incomplete Random Selections

Employers must immediately notify selected drivers to Get Tested Immediately and ensure required Random Testing is completed within the Selection Period.  Owner-Operators must Get Tested Immediately after notification.

Failure to comply with DOT Regulation 49 CFR §382.305 may result in Civil Penalties and removal from the Express Labs Consortium.

• 2025 MIS Report

Express Labs FMCSA Random Drug & Alcohol Consortium
Random Testing | Updated 2026