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Samba Safety vs Fast Trucking Compliance: which to pick when

Short answer

Samba Safety is an established enterprise platform for continuous driver risk monitoring - its core product is ongoing alerts when something changes on a driver’s record, sold to large fleets and insurance carriers on annual contracts. Fast Trucking Compliance offers pay-per-pull MVR + CDLIS screening for fleets and owner-operators that don’t need continuous monitoring and want to keep the screening cost on a per-record basis.

Reviewed by Korey Sharp-Paar · Updated

At a glance

DimensionFast Trucking ComplianceSamba Safety
MVR pricing$50 flat per pull (MVR Basic)Per-driver annual contract; published quotes typically $40–$120/driver/year for monitoring + MVRs
CDLIS includedYes, MVR + CDLIS package $75Yes, on enterprise plans
PSP + Clearinghouse bundlesDOT Hire-Ready $100 (adds PSP); DOT Pre-Employment $175 (adds 12 months of Clearinghouse query management); Annual Refresh $150 (MVR + CDLIS + 12 months of Clearinghouse query management)PSP and Clearinghouse modules sold separately on enterprise contracts
DQ File template$25 add-onAvailable; integrated with broader compliance suite
Continuous monitoringNo (pull on demand)Yes - primary product feature
TurnaroundTiming depends on the stateBatch MVR timing varies by state; monitoring alerts are continuous
Target customerOwner-ops, small fleets, brokers, staffingEnterprise fleets, insurance carriers
SupportEmail supportAccount-manager + tiered support

Pick Samba Safety when

Samba Safety earns its keep when continuous monitoring is the workload. If you’re a 200-plus-driver fleet that wants to know within hours when a driver picks up a moving violation or an out-of-state suspension - without waiting for the §391.25 anniversary pull twelve months later - that alerting is the product. It’s also the standard platform for many trucking insurance carriers, so if your insurer requires Samba reporting on the policy, the choice is essentially made.

Pick Fast Trucking Compliance when

Fast Trucking Compliance is the right pick when the need is point-in-time pulls - the §391.23 hire packet, the §391.25 annual review, the broker-vetting check on a specific driver before a high-value load. There’s no annual contract, no per-driver license fee, and no requirement to enroll your full roster in a monitoring program. For smaller fleets, paying only for the pulls you actually need is often the simpler fit; above roughly 100 drivers, monitoring starts to earn its premium and the calculus shifts.

Some carriers run both: pay-per-pull for §391.23 hire packets and broker-triggered checks, plus monitoring on the active driver roster. The two products solve adjacent problems.

Fast Trucking Compliance driver screening pricing

Driver screening prices
Package or add-onIncludesPrice
Packages (one per order, per driver)
MVR BasicMotor Vehicle Record (state DMV)$50
MVR + CDLISMotor Vehicle Record (state DMV) + AAMVA CDLIS cross-state CDL check$75
DOT Hire-ReadyMotor Vehicle Record (state DMV) + AAMVA CDLIS cross-state CDL check + FMCSA PSP (5-yr crash + 3-yr inspection history)$100
DOT Pre-EmploymentMotor Vehicle Record (state DMV) + AAMVA CDLIS cross-state CDL check + FMCSA PSP (5-yr crash + 3-yr inspection history) + 12 months of Clearinghouse query management$175
Annual RefreshMotor Vehicle Record (state DMV) + AAMVA CDLIS cross-state CDL check + 12 months of Clearinghouse query management$150
Optional add-ons
DQ File TemplateFillable PDF + editable Word §391.51 driver qualification file template$25
Clearinghouse employer account setupHelp registering your company as an employer in the FMCSA Clearinghouse$150
Clearinghouse driver account setupHelp the driver register in the FMCSA Clearinghouse to give consent$125
Clearinghouse query management, 12 months (1 driver)Pre-employment and annual limited queries for 1 driver, 12 months$100
Clearinghouse query management, 12 months (2-4 drivers)Pre-employment and annual limited queries for 2-4 drivers, 12 months$225
Clearinghouse query management, 12 months (5-14 drivers)Pre-employment and annual limited queries for 5-14 drivers, 12 months$400

Each package is one flat price per driver with no per-state surcharge. Optional add-ons are separate line items, shown before you pay.

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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. From $50 (MVR Basic) to $175 (DOT Pre-Employment).

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Independent screening service operated by Fast Filing Group LLC. Not affiliated with FMCSA, USDOT, AAMVA, any state DMV or any government agency.

Timing depends on the issuing state, AAMVA and FMCSA; reports are emailed as PDFs as each source returns them. The reports are records, not a hiring recommendation: the motor carrier reviews them and makes the qualification decision under 49 CFR Part 391.

Competitor details are summarized from public information and may change; confirm current pricing and features with each provider. Informational only - not legal advice.

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