Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP)

The program helps motor carriers make more informed hiring decisions by providing electronic access to a driver’s crash and inspection history from the FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). PSP records are now available for motor carriers and commercial drivers.

What is the Pre-Employment Screening Program?
The Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) is a screening tool that allows motor carriers and individual drivers to purchase driving records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Records are available for 24 hours a day via Web request

Is the operator-applicant informed when this data is released?
No, the operator-applicant will not receive separate notice from NIC that the information was released. However, it is mandatory that the motor carrier receive the operator-applicant’s written consent prior to the data being released.

What information does the Driver Information Resource record (DIR) contain?
Driver Information Resource records purchased through PSP contain the most recent 5 years of crash data and 3 years of roadside inspection data from the FMCSA MCMIS system.

Does a motor carrier have to use the PSP for hiring drivers?
No, the PSP is a voluntary program for carriers.

Is information from traffic tickets going to be posted prior to the court date or will the information only be posted if there is a conviction?
No. The PSP only contains MCMIS information.

Why did FMCSA develop the PSP?
Developing a system to make safety performance information electronically available for pre-employment screening purposes was mandated by Congress in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Title 49 U.S. Code, section 31150 Public Law 109-59 Section 4117. FMCSA believes that making this driver data available to potential employers and operator-applicants will improve the quality of safety data and help employers make more informed decisions when hiring commercial drivers. The PSP provides more rapid access to commercial driver safety performance information than was previously available under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act requests.

Carrier Services

PSP is designed to assist the motor carrier industry in assessing individual operators’ crash and serious safety violation history as a pre-employment condition. A carrier will pay $10 for each requested driver history. An annual subscription fee of $100 also applies. Carriers with fewer than 100 power units qualify for a discounted annual fee of $25 per year.
Individuals can request a personal driving history for a fee of $10. No subscription is necessary for individual drivers.

For more information please visit: http://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/Pages/default.aspx
For F.A.Q’s on PSP Reports: http://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/Pages/FAQ.aspx

TruckerHunt.com Services

We will assist you on ordering your PSP Report. There is a FMSCA fee of $10 for each requested driver history. We will order on your behalf and you can then upload this report to your Driver’s Resume online.