Willroth Consulting

11/02/2026

This book is for the people who move this country.

The school bus driver. The trucker. The pilot. The tanker crew. The train engineer. The subway operator. The pipeline technician.

When a safety-sensitive employee has a DOT drug, alcohol, or refusal-to-test violation, the job stops. What comes next is the Return-to-Duty process, and almost no one explains it to them. No rights. No timeline. No steps. Just a process they are expected to figure out alone.

So I wrote the map.

Back to Duty: What Every Safety-Sensitive Employee Should Know About the DOT Return-To-Duty Process is a plain-language guide for the person who actually has to live it.

If you know someone in a safety-sensitive job, share this with them. It is the resource I wish every one of them had from day one.

Available now on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMK8RTK8

11/02/2026

A drug test is not always a DOT test. Here is one that trips people up.

A CDL driver goes in for a DOT medical card exam. The Medical Examiner runs a drug test as part of it. The driver tests positive, and someone tells them they now need a SAP and a Return-to-Duty process.

They do not.

A drug test given during a medical examination is a non-DOT test. It is not done under 49 CFR Part 40. It is not a DOT drug, alcohol, or refusal-to-test violation under Part 382. It does not require the SAP Return-to-Duty process.

The mix-up happens when a Medical Examiner, or their staff, sends the driver to a SAP for a Return-to-Duty evaluation, thinking a violation happened. It did not.

As a qualified Substance Abuse Professional, part of my job is making sure no driver gets pushed into a process they do not owe.

Not sure whether a test triggers the SAP process? Ask first. The answer changes everything.

ASK A SAP!®
Arkansas’s Most Trusted Substance Abuse Professional Resource

10/26/2026

Jazzercise will mark three decades of fitness and fun with a complimentary anniversary class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. The celebration welcomes current and former members, instructors, friends and anyone interested in joining the festivities.

By KD Reep For 30 years, Jazzercise Conway has helped people move, grow stronger and discover a welcoming community where fitness feels like fun. Best of all, everyone is welcome. The studio began in 1996 with one instructor, Paige Revis, and five weekly classes. What started as Paige’s d

10/13/2026

Attention pharmacists! 📢 Earn free continuing education. This new CDC training helps you support patients who are managing pain, tapering their opioid treatment, or being treated for opioid use disorder.

Learn more at: https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/hcp/trainings/pharmacist-role-pain-management.html

10/13/2026

It’s official. My book is LIVE on Amazon.

Back to Duty: What Every Safety-Sensitive Employee Should Know About the DOT Return-to-Duty Process.

For years I have sat across from school bus drivers, truck drivers, pilots, pipeline workers, mechanics, and transit operators who got blindsided by this process. Nobody handed them a map. They did not know their rights, their timeline, or what came next.

So, I wrote the map.

This is a plain-language guide to the DOT Return-to-Duty process, written for the safety-sensitive employee who actually has to live it, not the lawyer, not the regulator. If you drive, fly, ride the rails, or move the freight that keeps this country running, this book was written for you. So, if you have a DOT drug, alcohol or refusal to test violation, this guide is definitely for you.

Grab your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-Duty-Safety-Sensitive-Return-Duty/dp/B0HMK8RTK8

10/09/2026

ASK A SAP!®

Right now, 166,925 CDL drivers are stuck. Unable to work. All because they have not started the one process that gets them back on the road.

New FMCSA data shows 210,007 drivers are in prohibited status, and 79.5 percent of them have not even begun the Return-to-Duty process.

Here is the part that matters. For most of them, it is not because they do not want to. It is because no one ever explained it to them. The process is confusing, it feels impossible, and the people who need it most are left in the dark.

If that is you, or someone you know, please hear this: there is a clear path back, and you do not have to figure it out alone.

That is exactly why I wrote a book.

Back to Duty: What Every Safety-Sensitive Employee Should Know About the DOT Return-To-Duty Process breaks down the entire DOT Return-to-Duty process in plain language, written for the safety-sensitive employee, across all six DOT operating administrations. No jargon. Just the facts you need to get back to work the right way.

It is coming soon to Amazon.

Want to be the first to know when it launches? Comment “notify me” below and I will personally make sure you know the day it is available.

ASK A SAP!®

10/07/2026

Veterans with VGLI: no premiums due 1 November 2026 through 31 January 2027!

I received a letter from the Prudential Office of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and I called to confirm the details. A representative verified that VGLI premiums are waived from 1 November 2026 through 31 January 2027. Regularly scheduled payments resume in February 2027.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is providing this three-month Premium Holiday for eligible Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) insureds in recognition of Veterans Day and the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Key facts:
• The Premium Holiday applies only to VGLI.
• Your coverage must be active as of 1 November 2026. If you cancel or your coverage lapses on or before 31 October 2026, you are not eligible.
• Coverage continues with no change during the Premium Holiday.
• The waiver is applied automatically. No action is required to qualify.
• Past-due balances are not eliminated. Pay them promptly to stay eligible and keep coverage active.

If you pay through your bank's bill pay feature, stop those recurring payments beginning 1 November 2026 and restart them effective 1 February 2027.

Questions or past-due balances: log in at myvgli.prudential.com or call 800-419-1473, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday.

Tag a veteran who needs to see this! 👇

09/30/2026

Upcoming October Opioid Response Network trainings and events w/ORN partners

Mark your calendars for these October trainings and events sponsored by Opioid Response Network (ORN) partners:

🗓️ Thursday, 10/1 at 3:00 PM EDT: “Beyond Screening: Implementing a Response to Substance Use Coercion in Clinical Practice” from the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM)

🗓️ Friday, 10/9 at 11:00 AM EDT: “Contingency Management” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/14 at 9:00 AM EDT: “Essentials of Treating Stimulant Use Disorder” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/14 at 12:00 PM EDT: “Out of the Shadows: Opioid Use Disorder, Stimulants and Teens” from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

🗓️ Thursday, 10/15 at 5:00 PM EDT: “Office Hours: Stimulant Focus” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/21 at 12:00 PM EDT: “How to Start Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Your Emergency Department Today” from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/21 at 3:00 PM EDT: “The Fundamentals of Wound Care” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Wednesday, 10/28 at 3:00 PM EDT: “Disclosure Processes During Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery” from the Recovery Research Institute

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4bXHjpO

American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine - AOAAM | Boston Medical Center | American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | Recovery Research Institute

09/29/2026

If your Clearinghouse status says "prohibited," you are one of 210,007 CDL/CLP holders in that spot. Nearly 8 out of 10 of them have not taken the first step.

Here is the fact: time does not clear a violation, and changing jobs does not clear it. The only way back to safety-sensitive work is the Return-To-Duty process, and it starts with a qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP).

Once you are back, follow-up testing is part of the plan. Follow-up drug test violations have gone up every year since 2020. Take that plan seriously. It is how you keep the job you worked to get back.

Not sure where to start? Drop your question in the comments.

If you have questions pertaining to DOT Alcohol & Drug Testing Regulation, the Role of an SAP or the Return-To-Duty process, ASK A SAP!®

Source: FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, January 2026 Monthly Report

09/29/2026

FACT CHECK: C.H. Robinson and TQL were NOT indicted. 🚛

Videos going around say the brokers got "hit with RICO" and that six other companies were named in an indictment. Here is what actually happened:

✅ Six carriers filed a CIVIL RICO lawsuit in federal court in Texas on 23 September 2026.
✅ Those six carriers are the ones suing. They are not accused of anything.
✅ No criminal charges have been filed. Nothing has been proven.

Drivers, one thing to remember: your Clearinghouse record follows your CDL. A carrier changing its name or DOT number does not change your record.

Read the full breakdown on the blog: https://www.willrothconsulting.com/post/a-rico-lawsuit-is-not-an-indictment-what-the-c-h-robinson-and-tql-case-means-for-safety-sensitive

If you have questions pertaining to DOT Alcohol & Drug Testing Regulation, the Role of an SAP or the Return-To-Duty process, ASK A SAP!®