FRA

Effective January 8, 2026 — The Federal Railroad Administration has set minimum random testing rates for the new calendar year. Railroad carriers and contractors subject to FRA Part 219 regulations must meet these minimums across three employee categories: Covered Service, Maintenance-of-Way (MOW), and Mechanical (MECH). 2026 Rates at a Glance Covered Service Employees and Contractors […]

2025 FRA Random Testing Rates The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published that the minimum annual random testing rates for calendar year 2025 will remain the same as those for calendar year 2024.  Published in the January 3, 2025 Federal Register the FRA set the minimum random testing rates as: Covered Service employees—25 percent for drugs […]

The Federal Railroad Administration announced in the December 28, 2018 Federal Register that the random drug and alcohol rates for 2019 will remain unchanged.  The annual random testing rate for Covered Service Employees will remain at 25% for drug and 10% for alcohol and Maintenance of Way Employees will remain at 50% for drug and […]