The tests pay once. The consortium pays every year.
A pre-employment collection is a one-time fee. A DOT consortium membership renews annually, because random testing never ends and owner-operators are required to be in a pool. DrugTestReady teaches the regulated mechanics this business actually runs on, then hands you the kit that assembles it: qualification, protocol, pricing, and the renewal engine.
Anyone can buy test cups. The renewal engine is the business.
A drug testing operation sells three layers of work, and only one of them comes back every year on its own. The kit builds all three, in the order that makes the third one possible.
The tests
Regulated collections done to protocol. Necessary, credible, and strictly one-time revenue.
- Pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion
- Part 40 protocol on the Federal CCF
- HHS-certified lab analysis, MRO verification
- Breath alcohol on conforming-list devices
The program work
The deadline-driven tasks employers happily hand to a competent local service.
- Clearinghouse queries and reporting
- Supervisor training coordination (49 CFR 382.603)
- Policy setup support and DER onboarding
- MIS annual summaries
The renewal engine
Random testing never ends, so membership never lapses. This is the layer that compounds.
- Random pools drawn by valid method
- Owner-operators required to join one
- Annual membership, renewal calendar
- Selections, records, and reconciliation
One kit, from first training to first renewal.
The Drug Testing Business Kit is a single organized document: the 90-day path, the qualification stack, the consortium playbook, the service menu and pricing worksheets, the site checklist, five operating templates, outreach scripts, and a 50-state directory that names your state's business filing agency with its official site.
- Formatinstant web document, printable / save as PDF
- Scopeuniversal core + 50-state agency directory
- Price$249 once, no subscription
- Deliveryimmediately after checkout
Every collection to protocol. Every selection reconciled. Every renewal on calendar.
The kit's templates produce the file an auditor actually asks for: correctly completed custody forms, selection draws with dates and methods, notification logs matched to completed tests, and membership renewals invoiced before they lapse.
Built like the records it teaches.
We never invent state rules to look more complete. Where a requirement genuinely varies by state, the kit names the agency that decides it and gives you the exact question to ask.
Every federal requirement points to the body that owns it: Part 40 via ODAPC, FMCSA rules and rates, the HHS certified-lab program, IRS registrations. You confirm at the source, not on our say-so.
DrugTestReady is an independent publisher, not a TPA, laboratory, or device vendor. We take no cut of your accounts, sell no leads, and earn nothing from anything the kit recommends.
Every kit is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. DrugTestReady is a new publisher, so we do not show customer reviews yet; the cards above describe how the kit is built, not testimonials.
Four ways people come to this business.
Career changers
Starting a service business with modest startup costs, real rules, and recurring revenue built in.
Clinic and occupational health staff
Adding a testing service line to an existing clinic, staffing office, or safety practice.
Mobile collectors
Building an on-site collection service for employers, with the site rules that travel with you.
Safety consultants
Turning an existing employer client base into testing accounts and consortium members.
Nobody can promise you employer accounts, and any kit that implies compliance is a product you can resell as a rubber stamp misunderstands the industry. What we sell is the qualification file, the protocol discipline, and the pricing math that make a new testing operation credible to safety managers and auditors. Winning the account still depends on local demand and your follow-through, and we say that out loud.
DrugTestReady is an independent information publisher, not a TPA or laboratory. We help you prepare your own operation and make no promises about clients or income.
Does my state's employment drug testing law put requirements on how my clients may test?
Your state labor department, and the statute text where one exists.
“Does this state have an employment drug testing statute with notice, policy, or lab-confirmation requirements that private employers must follow?”
Three tools that tell you the truth about this business.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a license to start a drug testing business?
There is no dedicated federal drug testing business license. What the field runs on instead is qualification: DOT urine specimen collectors must complete qualification training and error-free mock collections under 49 CFR Part 40, breath alcohol technicians must be trained on an approved device, and your business must be registered with your state. Some states add their own wrinkles, which is exactly what the kit's 50-state checks help you confirm with the agency that decides.
What is actually in the Business Kit?
A 90-day launch path, the collector qualification stack, the DOT consortium playbook, a service menu and pricing guide, a collection site and supplies checklist, five operating templates, employer outreach scripts, a consortium revenue worksheet, a glossary, and a 50-state directory that names your state's business filing agency with its official website and guided fill-in checks. It is delivered instantly as a payment-gated web document you can print or save as PDF.
Why is the consortium the core of the business?
Because one-time tests pay once, and memberships renew. A pre-employment collection is a single fee. A DOT consortium membership is an annual relationship: the member pays every year to stay in a compliant random testing pool, and FMCSA rules effectively require owner-operators to be in one. The kit's playbook and worksheet are built around pricing and running that renewal engine honestly.
Is the kit specific to my state?
The core of the business, collector qualification, Part 40 protocol, consortium mechanics, and pricing math, is federal and the same everywhere, and the kit covers it fully. For the parts that genuinely vary by state, the kit names your state's business filing agency with its official site and gives you the exact local checks to confirm, rather than inventing state specifics. Where something varies, we say so and point you to the authority.
Will this get me clients?
No one can honestly promise you clients, and we do not. The kit builds the qualification file, service menu, and outreach process that make a new testing operation credible to employers and TPA networks, which is the part of winning accounts you control. The rest is local demand and follow-through.
Can I start mobile, without a collection site?
Yes. Mobile and on-site collection is a real segment of this industry, and Part 40 permits collections at employer sites when the site requirements are met. Many operators start mobile with a proper kit and add a fixed site once volume justifies it. The kit's site checklist covers both setups.
What does the 30-day guarantee cover?
If the kit is not what you needed, email support within 30 days of purchase and we refund the full price. The complete terms are on the refund policy page.
Is this legal, financial, or professional advice?
No. DrugTestReady is an independent information publisher, not a law firm, a TPA, a laboratory, or a government agency. Regulations change and requirements vary by state and by client, so always confirm current requirements with the relevant agency and qualified professionals before acting.
Build the operation that renews.
Start with the free tools, then get the kit when you are ready to assemble the qualification, protocol, pricing, and consortium mechanics this business actually runs on.