A working terminal keeps running while its people are tested. Testing a waterfront workforce means collectors who arrive before the shift does, collections that run in the windows the operation allows, and paperwork that holds up across a workforce that is big, shift-bound, and always moving. The coverage map has three parts. Drayage drivers who take containers onto public roads are under FMCSA rules at 49 CFR Part 382. Equipment operators who stay inside the terminal are usually outside Part 382 and covered by your company policy. Crew members on vessels are tested under Coast Guard rules at 46 CFR Part 16, which use the Part 40 procedures. PSI has run terminal and port-adjacent collection work for years: shift-time on-site collections, random program administration across drivers and terminal staff, and the pool structure that keeps each group in the right program.
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.