DER Training & Certification
Your Designated Employer Representative (DER) is the person who receives test results and pulls a driver from duty — and getting those calls right matters. Our DER training walks your DER through their DOT responsibilities: handling results, removals, return-to-duty, and Clearinghouse actions.
A Designated Employer Representative (DER) is the person who receives drug and alcohol test results and manages removals and return-to-duty. We train and certify your DER, online or in-person.
Every DOT-regulated employer has to designate a DER — the person authorized to receive drug and alcohol test results and take immediate action to remove a driver from safety-sensitive duty. It's a role with real consequences, and most DERs are handed it without any training. We fix that.
What your DER will know
• What to do the moment a result comes in — and when a driver must come off duty
• How the reasonable-suspicion and post-accident processes work
• The return-to-duty and follow-up requirements
• FMCSA Clearinghouse queries, reporting, and how it all connects
Confident calls under pressure
The point is simple: when the hard call comes — a positive on a Friday, an accident at 2 a.m. — your DER knows exactly what to do, and does it right.
One or many, and documented
We train a single DER or your whole team, online or in-person, and document completion.
Key Features
The Full DER Role
Everything the role involves under 49 CFR Part 40 and Part 382.
Results & Removals
How to handle a result and remove a driver from duty, correctly and promptly.
RS + Post-Accident Procedures
The reasonable-suspicion and post-accident processes, step by step.
Clearinghouse Handling
FMCSA Clearinghouse queries, reporting, and how it connects to the program.
Online or In-Person
For a single DER or your whole team, documented on completion.
$150 Per Session
Backed by our 24/7 DER support when a real situation arises.
Compliance Requirements
Compliance Requirement
The DER role — 49 CFR 382.107
DOT requires every regulated employer to designate a DER: an employee authorized to receive test results and immediately remove a driver from safety-sensitive functions. The regulation defines the role but doesn't prescribe a specific training course — which is exactly why an untrained DER is a common weak point.
What the role involves
Receiving and acting on results, initiating removals, understanding reasonable-suspicion and post-accident procedures, coordinating return-to-duty, and handling Clearinghouse queries and reporting.
We back the role
Beyond training, our 24/7 DER support is there when a real situation arises — see 24/7 Emergency Response & DER Support.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Designated Employer Representative — the employer's authorized person who receives drug and alcohol test results and takes immediate action to remove a driver from safety-sensitive functions.
DOT requires you to designate a DER (49 CFR 382.107) but doesn't mandate a specific training course. Training simply makes sure the role — which carries real consequences — is done correctly.
Handling and acting on results, immediate removals, reasonable-suspicion and post-accident procedures, the return-to-duty process, and FMCSA Clearinghouse queries and reporting.
Both, for a single DER or your whole team.
$150 per session. Consortium and contract rates available.
Related Services
FMCSA Clearinghouse Services
As your C/TPA, we run the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse for you — company registration, driver enrollment, pre-employment full queries, annual limited queries, and violation reporting. For consortium members, the pre-employment query is part of getting a driver into your pool. $35 per query.
Driver Qualification File (DQF) Management
Driver qualification files are one of the most-cited findings in a DOT audit. We manage every DQF for every driver on our own software — tracking each document, alerting before anything expires, and monitoring the MVR and medical card for expiration — so your files are always inspection-ready.
Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) Services
We pull and review motor vehicle records from every state a driver has been licensed — at hire and annually, as DOT requires — flag disqualifying offenses, and file the review in the driver's qualification file. $20 per driver plus state fees at cost.
Give your DER the training to make the right call under pressure — results, removals, and Clearinghouse, done right. Backed by our 24/7 support.
Contact our compliance specialists to learn how we can help your fleet stay compliant.
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