DOT clearly states that randoms must be computer generated. Why am I asking some DOT companies how they've been doing their randoms and most of them answer "pulling them out of a hat"! My colleague contacted one company who was bound and determined to do things the way they wanted to. This company has a lot of trucks! What are they doing about alcohol testing? Are they instant testing their drivers instead of doing federal lab based? What about medical review? Physicals? Anything? The truth is there are more companies out there than we know doing this exact thing: whatever they want! Drug Testing can get expensive but if you find a TPA that will work with you, Drug Testing can be so easy and affordable. With that said, if you know a company that isn't drug testing (but is supposed to be), give them our number. We have many options to help keep their costs low as well as keep them out of trouble during their next audit. Even if there are no accidents or violations, DOT auditors have been known to randomly pull company DOT numbers and make a visit.
