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About AADT and Its Services

Established in 1995, American Alliance Drug Testing (AADT) is a nationwide nonprofit organization with strong ties to the commercial transportation industry. We specialize in providing employers and owner-operators with convenient, cost-effective support to facilitate regulatory compliance with their drug and alcohol testing program and/or their drug free program.

We offer consortium/third party administration (C/TPA) services for companies regulated by federal and state government. We help transportation companies of all sizes to comply with legal requirements. Whether it is managing the testing program of an intrastate owner-operator motor carrier or managing the testing program of a large and diverse interstate DOT/FMCSA-regulated transportation company, AADT is a committed partner. We will help you implement quality substance abuse prevention with a testing program that will meet or exceed federal, state and industry standards.

AADT also provides support and services for Drug-Free Workplace testing. If you are interested in a professional drug and alcohol testing service for your non-regulated employees, you will find AADT flexible enough to accommodate your specific needs; no client or program is too large or too small.

We are involved with many commercial transportation and construction associations, so we stay current on all types of regulatory issues and also retain the services of legal counsel and a legislative advocate with extensive knowledge of the drug testing and transportation industries. We have established a rapport with both state and federal enforcement agencies to ensure that controlled substance testing regulations are clear and effective.

The Program

Our program offers a complete drug and alcohol testing program, including computer-generated random selections, drug and alcohol collections, lab testing, medical review officer (MRO) review and reporting, substance abuse professional (SAP) referrals, required Department of Transportation (DOT) reports, training, and materials. We provide a nationwide network of collection sites with a 24-hour post-accident hotline. Typically an authorized collection site is provided within a 10-mile radius of your various locations; remote locations are dependant upon availability.

To assist you in understanding the DOT requirements and our program, we will make all pertinent regulations, sample policies, training, forms, educational and helpline information easily accessible in our comprehensive Company Compliance Manual. In addition, you will receive a certificate of enrollment, driver information handbook for the DOT-regulated employees (Spanish versions available), and enrollment ID cards for employees.

AADT will also provide your organization with professional, knowledgeable customer service personnel to support you. Each account is assigned to an individual customer service specialist who is familiar with your account and individual needs. In addition, any of our five office staff members and two outside sales representatives would be able to assist you with your account; incidentally, three of these seven are bilingual in Spanish. Our staff is efficient, professional, and will protect your employees’ confidentiality. AADT's entire staff is educated and knowledgeable concerning DOT Regulations, PUC Resolution, and Drug-Free Workplace requirements for non-mandated employees.

We are an organization committed to continued education and training; therefore, most of our staff members are or have been Certified Professional Specimen Collectors and have completed Reasonable Suspicion Training. We also have staff members who are Certified EBT (Evidential Breath Alcohol Technicians) and who have successfully completed DATIA’s Professional Collector Certification.

AADT is proactive in the drug testing industry nationally; we are members of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) and the Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (SAPPA). These organizations provide direction in the implementation of drug and alcohol misuse prevention program procedures. DATIA and SAPAA resources are utilized to help ensure the integrity of AADT, and our clients have full access to our resources, in-depth knowledge, and experience. We are also committed to education and public safety. We are long-time members of both the CVSA and the Roadway Safety Foundation.

Services

AADT can provide the administration of pre-employment, DOT random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing. 

Random selections are made by state-of-the-art program management software on a quarterly basis. If an employee is selected for random testing, the Designated Employer Representative (DER) of the location will receive a confidential notification identifying the employee by name and partial social security number, indicating the type of test to be performed (i.e. drug or drug and alcohol), and instructions for testing procedure.

For DOT-regulated employees, the annual random test selection rate will be a minimum of 50% for drugs and 10% for alcohol. Your annual fee includes specimen collections at any one of our authorized collection sites, testing of the specimen at our certified lab, result review and reporting by a qualified medical review officer (MRO), results reporting by your preferred method to the designated program administrator (usually within 24 hours from the time of collection), semiannual statistical reports supplied by the laboratory, and MIS annual statistical reports. No additional fee is required for each initial random drug or alcohol test, regardless of the amount of selections.

For non-DOT employees the annual random test selection rate will be a minimum of 20% for drugs and 10% for alcohol. AADT also provides support and services for Drug-Free Work Place testing.

All non-random testing is offered at our discounted rate, along with utilization of any of our 675+ authorized sites. You do not pay at the time of the collection, nor will you be billed separately by the collection site.

The Federal Custody and Control Forms (CCF) and testing kits required for DOT testing are stored at each authorized collection site.

We provide sample company policies to aid in the development of a standard policy to help your organization inform employees concerning your Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Misuse Prevention Program for both DOT-regulated programs and non-regulated Drug-Free programs.

AADT can provide the referral services of a qualified substance abuse professional (a DOT requirement) should there be a positive drug test result or an alcohol violation rate greater than .04. This Employee Assistance Program (EAP) service includes evaluation, recommendation for treatment, recommendation for follow-up testing, and, should the employer choose, a monitored follow-up testing program and completion evaluation if the employee will return to safety-sensitive functions as defined by FHWA.
The company can provide training and certification for supervisors and managers on behavioral observation, signs and symptoms and the benefits of drug and alcohol misuse education. Supervisor training is a DOT requirement and must be completed before employee reasonable-suspicion testing can be initiated. Our 2-hour training is in the form of a video kit, which includes leader guides and a quiz. A certificate is provided upon completion.

Conclusion

As a well nationally respected and recognized consortium/third party administrator, we use the economics of scale to offer our services at a lower cost than most competitive programs without compromising quality! AADT is committed to offering more services, flexibility and convenience through the use of technology, than our competitors. This is a summary:

AADT Offers:

Our very competitive program rates are based on an annual year from the date you join AADT. If you have specific needs, suggestions, or concerns, please to do not hesitate to contact us. AADT appreciates your time and consideration and would sincerely like the opportunity to be your program administrator.

AADT Customer Service & Operations Team

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