DOT SAP Evaluation in Vermont — 12 Providers Listed

Vermont's freight follows I-89 through Burlington and Montpelier and I-91 up the Connecticut River, with border crossings at Highgate Springs and Derby Line. Dairy, forest products and granite are the loads, and with a small number of providers in-state, drivers often look to New Hampshire, Massachusetts or a video evaluation. We list 12 providers for Vermont on this page, 1 of which says on its own website it performs DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in Fairlee. The other 11 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.

There is no Vermont version of the SAP process. The return-to-duty steps are federal, set out in 49 CFR Part 40, and they are the same for a driver in Vermont as for one anywhere else. Where Vermont does come in is the CDL: the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles removes the commercial privilege from a driver the Clearinghouse reports as prohibited — a 60-day requirement on every state since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA) — and puts it back when your status clears.

Yes, you can do the evaluation by video from Vermont: 49 CFR §40.291 leaves that to the SAP's discretion, and a legitimate telehealth SAP will tell you in one sentence whether their license covers Vermont. A SAP across the line in New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts is also an option, in person or by video, under the same licensing question. The return-to-duty test cannot be remote: it is an observed collection, ordered by an employer or C/TPA, so plan for one trip to a collection site.