DOT driver screening: MVR, CDLIS and PSP reportsPlus Clearinghouse queries, with the driver consents signed at checkout.

Driver records are part of every CDL hire and every annual review

49 CFR 391.23 requires a pre-hire inquiry into a driver's motor vehicle record from every state that licensed them in the past three years, and 391.25 requires a review of every driver's record at least once every 12 months. A missing record is a finding on a compliance review.

Pick the package, we order the reports.

Every package is a one-time charge per driver. Annual Refresh is not a subscription: you order it again for each driver every year.

What each report is

Motor Vehicle Record (state DMV)

The driving record held by the state that issued the license: license status and class, endorsements and restrictions, convictions, suspensions and accidents the state reports. The lookback period is set by each state.

AAMVA CDLIS cross-state CDL check

A search of the Commercial Driver's License Information System, run through AAMVA, that shows every state where the driver holds or held a CDL, so an out-of-state record is not missed (391.23(m)(2)).

FMCSA PSP (5-yr crash + 3-yr inspection history)

FMCSA's Pre-Employment Screening Program report: five years of crash data and three years of roadside inspection history from FMCSA's records. Voluntary for employers, and it needs the driver's signed PSP authorization.

12 months of Clearinghouse query management

The pre-employment query (382.701(a)) and the annual limited query (382.701(b)) for that driver, run in your Clearinghouse employer account for 12 months. Clearinghouse queries need the driver’s consent: the limited query runs on the consent signed at checkout, and a full query needs the driver to give electronic consent in the FMCSA Clearinghouse.

Add-ons: a reusable DQ File template ($25), Clearinghouse employer account setup ($150), Clearinghouse driver account setup ($125) and 12 months of fleet query management ($100 for 1 driver, $225 for 2-4, $400 for 5-14). Not sure which package fits? Answer a few questions.

How ordering driver screening works.

1. 01

   Pick the package and enter the driver

   From $50

   Name, date of birth, license number, expiration date and issuing state, straight off the license. The date of birth and license number are stored encrypted.

2. 02

   Add-ons and Clearinghouse details

   Optional

   Add the DQ File template or Clearinghouse help if you want them. Orders with Clearinghouse queries ask for your employer account details; we never ask for a password.

3. 03

   The driver signs, you certify

   Same session

   The driver reads and e-signs each disclosure the package needs (background report, PSP, Clearinghouse limited query) and you sign the employer certification. Each signature is recorded with its time, IP address and the exact text signed.

4. 04

   Pay, then we order the reports

   Secure checkout by Stripe

   We order the driver records you choose from the issuing state, AAMVA and FMCSA, with the driver consents collected at checkout, and email you the reports as PDFs. Timing depends on the issuing state, AAMVA and FMCSA; reports are emailed as PDFs as each source returns them.

Driver screening, answered.

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