DOT 301 | DOT Drug and Alcohol
Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors
Supervisor training based on FMCSA 49 CFR 382.603: 60 minutes on alcohol and 60 on drugs. $39, English or Spanish.
Summary
DOT 301: DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors is a 150-minute online course for people who supervise CDL drivers for an FMCSA-regulated employer. It gives the 60 minutes on alcohol misuse and 60 minutes on controlled substances use required by 49 CFR 382.603, and covers what to do after a reasonable suspicion decision. In English and Spanish.
Key facts
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Code and title
Code and title
DOT 301: DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors
Based on
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Code and title
49 CFR 382.603 (also 49 CFR Part 382 and Part 40)
Length
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150 minutes (60 minutes on alcohol misuse, 60 minutes on controlled substances use)
Languages
Languages
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English and Spanish
Price
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Access
1 supervisor $39; 5 supervisors $169; 10 supervisors $299
Access
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Access
60 days per seat
Exam
Certificate
Certificate
20 questions, pass mark 80%, unlimited attempts, an explanation for every answer
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
HealthSafetyU certificate of completion with the minutes per topic, verification code and QR code; no expiry date (the rule requires this training one time)
Questions
Certificate
Questions
messages inside the course answered within 24 hours
Frequently asked questions
Every person who supervises CDL drivers for an FMCSA-regulated employer must complete this training before making reasonable suspicion decisions: supervisors, dispatchers, safety managers, company officials, owner-operators and small fleets. Transit employers under FTA rules (49 CFR Part 655) have a similar requirement and should check that the course fits their program.
49 CFR 382.603 requires at least 60 minutes on alcohol misuse and at least 60 more minutes on controlled substances use; the course has two full 60-minute modules, and Moodle records each page and the time in the course. The employer must still give each supervisor its written drug and alcohol policy and its procedures: who the designated employer representative is, which collection site it uses and how a driver is taken to testing. Keep the certificate with your training records. This course is not a DOT approval or certification.
No. The rule requires the training one time; refresher training is not required. The certificate has no expiry date.
Online, at the supervisor's own pace, on a computer or a phone. The course includes a Reasonable Suspicion Observation Checklist (English and Spanish) for the written record required by 49 CFR 382.307(f).
For 5 or 10 seats, fill in the short form on our Group Quote page (healthsafetyu.com/group-quote), and we will send you a PayPal invoice. Employers can verify each certificate online with its verification code or QR code.
No refund after a course is opened or started; a full refund within 14 days if the course was never opened.