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Driver screening glossary
Plain-English definitions of the documents, regulations, and acronyms that come up in commercial-driver screening - what each term means, where it shows up in workflow, and why it matters for FMCSA compliance.
- MVR (Motor Vehicle Record)Motor Vehicle Record
- CDLISCommercial Driver's License Information System
- DQ File (Driver Qualification File)Driver Qualification File
- DPPA (Driver's Privacy Protection Act)Driver's Privacy Protection Act
- FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act)Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 49 CFR §391.23 (Investigation and Inquiries)FMCSA §391.23
- 49 CFR §391.25 (Annual MVR Inquiry and Review)FMCSA §391.25
- 49 CFR §391.51 (Driver Qualification File Contents)FMCSA §391.51
- AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators)American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
- PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program)Pre-Employment Screening Program
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Source: "Driver screening glossary," fastdriverscreening.com (https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary). Updated June 12, 2026.
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