The DER Role & Responsibilities
Who can serve as a Designated Employer Representative, which decisions are yours to make, and where your authority begins and ends.
DOT & FMCSA compliant · 49 CFR Part 40
DER Training
FMCSA & DOT-required Designated Employer Representative training
Self-paced, plain-English, and built around the federal rules you actually use — and you can complete the entire course in about two hours. One-time $99.
- Certificate included
- Self-paced
- Instant access
3,000+DERs trained
- DERs trained nationwide
- 3,000+DERs trained nationwide
- Aligned to 49 CFR Part 40
- 100%Aligned to 49 CFR Part 40
- Average time to complete
- ~2hrsAverage time to complete
- One-time, self-paced
- $99One-time, self-paced
What you'll learn
Everything a DER needs, in one self-paced course
The course takes you from the basics of the role through the Clearinghouse — with the regulatory citations you'll actually reference on the job.
49 CFR Part 40 Overview
The federal rulebook for DOT testing — collection, laboratory, MRO, and reporting procedures every DER is expected to know.
FMCSA Part 382 Requirements
Pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable-suspicion, and follow-up testing rules written specifically for CDL drivers.
Managing the Testing Process
Coordinating collections, interpreting results, and working with the MRO from the first notice through the final outcome.
Violations & Return-to-Duty
What happens after a positive or a refusal, how the SAP process works, and the steps that return a driver to safety-sensitive duty.
Recordkeeping & the Clearinghouse
Queries, reporting deadlines, and exactly which records you are required to retain — and for how long.
Who needs this training
If you make testing decisions, this is for you
FMCSA requires that DERs be trained on their responsibilities. Anyone working in these roles should complete DER training.
Safety Managers
Overseeing a company drug and alcohol testing program.
Owner-Operators
Running your own authority and serving as your own DER.
HR & Compliance Staff
Handling testing paperwork, records, and driver qualification files.
Third-Party Admins
TPAs supporting carrier clients and the programs they administer.
Simple pricing
One price. Everything included.
No subscription and no upsell — a single fee covers the full course and your certificate.
DER Training Course
$99one-time
Pay once, complete at your own pace, download your certificate. No subscription, no hidden fees.
Register now — $99What's included
- Full course access, fully self-paced
- Downloadable certificate of completion
- Aligned to 49 CFR Part 40 & FMCSA Part 382
- Clearinghouse & recordkeeping guidance
- Lifetime access to course updates
Trusted by fleets
Compliance teams rely on us
Safety managers, owner-operators, and third-party administrators use this course to document DER training.
“Straightforward and to the point. I finished on my lunch break and had my certificate the same afternoon — exactly what our DOT audit file needed.”
“As an owner-operator I'm my own DER. This finally explained the Clearinghouse queries in plain English. Worth far more than $99.”
“We enroll every new compliance hire in this course. Consistent, current, and the certificate makes documentation painless.”
Questions
Frequently asked
Still unsure about something? The contact form reaches our compliance team directly.
A Designated Employer Representative is the person a company authorizes to make decisions in its DOT drug and alcohol testing program. FMCSA expects DERs to understand their responsibilities under 49 CFR Part 40 and Part 382, and this course documents that training.
Most people finish in about two hours. It is entirely self-paced, so you can stop and pick up exactly where you left off — your progress saves automatically.
Yes. The moment you complete the final module you can download a dated certificate of completion in your name, ready to drop straight into your DOT audit file.
The course is built around 49 CFR Part 40 and FMCSA Part 382 and covers the DER responsibilities those rules describe, giving you the documented training auditors look for.
Yes. Register each person with their own email so every certificate carries the right name, or get in touch and we will set up access for your whole team.
Reach out any time through the contact form. A member of our compliance team answers course and regulatory questions directly.
Ready when you are
Get DER-certified this afternoon
About two hours, one-time $99, and a downloadable certificate ready for your DOT audit file.