What this looks like in practice
- Random selections collected on site during working hours, scheduled around vessel and gate activity
- Drayage drivers covered under FMCSA rules alongside policy-covered terminal staff and, where you have them, vessel crews under Coast Guard rules
- High-volume collection events run by crews who have worked terminal environments before
- Multi-employer sites where each company's program stays distinct
How PSI runs it
- Collectors familiar with terminal safety and access procedures
- Early-window scheduling that meets the shift where it starts
- One administrator across the DOT pool and the company-policy pool, kept separate the way 49 CFR 40.13 requires
Common questions
Do longshore and terminal workers need the same testing as our drivers?
It depends on the role. Drivers who move containers on public roads under a CDL fall under FMCSA rules and go in a DOT pool; terminal workers who stay inside the yard are usually covered by your company policy in a non-DOT pool; and vessel crews fall under the Coast Guard's rules at 46 CFR Part 16. We help you sort the roster, run the pools in one program, and schedule collections around your shift windows.
Can collections happen without pulling workers off the shift?
Yes. Our crews arrive ahead of the shift and collect in the windows the terminal allows, on site, so selected workers stay on shift.