# FastDriverScreening > DOT driver screening and Driver Qualification (DQ) file service for motor carriers, freight brokers, and freight forwarders. Five packages spanning the full FMCSA pre-hire stack — from a $40 single MVR up to the $100 DOT Pre-Employment bundle (MVR + CDLIS + PSP + FMCSA Clearinghouse pre-employment query). Reports admissible for FMCSA audits and 49 CFR §391.23, §391.25, §391.51, §382.701 compliance. Same-day digital delivery. Plus a $25 fillable §391.51 DQ File template (PDF + Word) covering driver application, road test, MVR review, medical card, drug & alcohol consent, prior-employer verification, and annual review. Also called "DOT driver screening," "Driver Qualification File service," "DQ File service," "DQF," "MVR service," "PSP report service," or "FMCSA Clearinghouse query service" — all refer to the same FMCSA Part 391 + Part 382 driver-compliance stack. Last Updated: 2026-08-01 Canonical: https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/llms.txt Full Content: https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/llms-full.txt ## Packages - **MVR Basic — $40** — Single Motor Vehicle Record from the issuing-state DMV. Best for non-CDL drivers and §391.25 annual driver record reviews. No driver Clearinghouse consent required. - **MVR + CDLIS — $60** — State MVR plus AAMVA CDLIS cross-state CDL lookup. Required for every CDL hire under §391.23(m)(2). No Clearinghouse consent required. - **DOT Hire-Ready — $80** — MVR + CDLIS + FMCSA PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program: 5-yr crash + 3-yr roadside-inspection history). Used to vet candidates before formal offer/hire. No Clearinghouse consent required. - **DOT Pre-Employment — $100** *(most popular, mandatory at hire)* — Full pre-hire stack: MVR + CDLIS + PSP + FMCSA Clearinghouse pre-employment query. The Clearinghouse pre-employment query is required under 49 CFR §382.701(a) before a CDL driver's first dispatch — operating without it is a documented FMCSA violation. Driver e-signs Clearinghouse consent at checkout. - **Annual Refresh — $60** — MVR + Clearinghouse limited annual query. Required every 12 months on every CDL driver under §382.701(b), pairs naturally with the §391.25 annual MVR review. One-time charge per driver per year (not a Stripe Subscription — buy it again at the next anniversary). Optional add-on on every package: **DQ File Template — $25** — fillable PDF + editable Word doc covering the §391.51 Driver Qualification File. One-time purchase, reusable across every driver onboarded. ## Compliance citations - 49 CFR §391.23 — pre-employment investigation; carrier must run an MVR and CDLIS check on each CDL applicant before hire. - 49 CFR §391.25 — annual driver record review; carrier must pull a fresh MVR on every commercial driver every 12 months. - 49 CFR §391.51 — Driver Qualification File; required documents the carrier must keep on each driver. - 49 CFR §382.701(a) — pre-employment Clearinghouse query; mandatory before a CDL driver's first dispatch (since Jan 6, 2020). - 49 CFR §382.701(b) — annual limited Clearinghouse query; required every 12 months on every CDL driver. - 18 USC §2721 (DPPA) and FCRA — driver written consent required before pulling MVR. ## Data sources - State Department of Motor Vehicles (issuing state) — MVR. - AAMVA Commercial Driver License Information System (CDLIS) — cross-state CDL history. - FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) — crash + inspection history. - FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse — pre-employment + annual queries via clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov. ## Key pages - [Home](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com): Service overview, all 5 packages, how-it-works, FAQ, and order form. - [Verificación de Conductores en Español](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/es): Spanish-language landing page — the driver-screening service (packages, pricing, process, FAQs) explained in Spanish for Spanish-speaking carriers and owner-operators. - [Guides](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides): In-depth driver-screening + FMCSA-compliance guide library (MVR, CDLIS, PSP, DQ files, §391/§382). - [Glossary](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary): Definitions of the core driver-screening and FMCSA terms (DefinedTermSet). - [Comparisons](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs): Head-to-head and concept comparisons (MVR vs PSP, CDLIS vs Clearinghouse, FastDriverScreening vs named services). - [FAQ](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq): Voice-search FAQ hub — one focused answer per common driver-screening question. - [Best Driver Screening Services 2026](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/best-driver-screening-services): Buyer's guide comparing DIY-direct, bundled, and enterprise procurement models. - [States](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/states): Per-state MVR + driver-screening pages for all 50 states + D.C. - [llms-full.txt](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/llms-full.txt): Full long-form content for AI grounding and citations. - [Privacy](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/privacy): Privacy policy. - [Terms](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/terms): Terms of service. - [Refund](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/refund): Refund policy. ## All Guides (18) - [How to Read an MVR: A Line-by-Line Guide for Motor Carriers](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/how-to-read-an-mvr): Decode every section of a Motor Vehicle Record - license status codes, class and endorsements, restrictions, accidents, citations, and suspensions. - [The Complete DQ File Checklist Under 49 CFR §391.51](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/dq-file-checklist): Every document required in a Driver Qualification File, in the order to file them, with the federal authority for each item under 49 CFR §391.51. - [49 CFR §391.23 vs §391.25: Pre-Hire MVR vs Annual Review](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/391-23-vs-391-25): The two FMCSA regulations that govern when a motor carrier must pull an MVR - pre-employment under §391.23 and annual review under §391.25. - [CDLIS vs MVR: Why a Single-State Record Is Not Enough](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/cdlis-vs-mvr): A Motor Vehicle Record only shows what one state knows. CDLIS is the federal database of every CDL ever issued. Here is what each report catches. - [DPPA & FCRA Driver Consent: What the Law Requires](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/dppa-driver-consent): The Driver's Privacy Protection Act (18 USC §2721) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act both require written driver consent before an MVR pull. Sample language inside. - [MVR Comes Back With a Violation: A Decision Tree](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/mvr-violations-decision-tree): A step-by-step framework for evaluating violations on a Motor Vehicle Record against the FMCSA disqualification criteria in 49 CFR §391.15 and §383.51. - [Non-CDL vs CDL Driver Screening: What's Actually Different](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/non-cdl-vs-cdl-driver-screening): When non-CDL commercial drivers need an MVR (almost always) and when they need CDLIS (almost never). What changes about §391 once the CDL line is crossed. - [How to Handle a Failed Pre-Employment Screening](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/how-to-handle-a-failed-pre-employment-screening): When a pre-employment PSP, MVR, or CDLIS report comes back with disqualifying content - the FCRA adverse-action sequence and the §391.15 §383.51 line. - [FMCSA Clearinghouse Pre-Employment Query Walkthrough](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/clearinghouse-pre-employment-query-walkthrough): How to run an FMCSA Clearinghouse pre-employment query under 49 CFR §382.701(a) - driver consent flow, employer query, response handling, and timing. - [PSP vs MVR vs CDLIS: What Each Report Actually Shows](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/psp-vs-mvr-vs-cdlis): The Pre-Employment Screening Program, the Motor Vehicle Record, and the Commercial Driver License Information System all sound similar. Here is what they actually show. - [Annual Driver Record Review Checklist: §391.25 in 30 Minutes](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/annual-driver-record-review-checklist): A practical, time-boxed checklist for completing the 49 CFR §391.25 annual review of a commercial driver - pull, read, classify, and document the file. - [DQ File Audit Prep: What an FMCSA Auditor Asks For](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/dq-file-audit-prep-checklist): A pre-audit checklist for the §391.51 Driver Qualification File - every document an FMCSA auditor will ask to see, in the order they will ask for it. - [The Complete DOT Pre-Employment Screening Checklist for CDL Drivers](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/dot-pre-employment-screening-checklist): Every check FMCSA requires before a new CDL driver's first dispatch - MVR, Clearinghouse query, drug test, safety performance history - with deadlines and citations. - [How to Run a Safety Performance History Investigation Under §391.23](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/safety-performance-history-investigation): The §391.23(d)-(e) previous-employer investigation step by step - what to request, the 30-day window, good-faith documentation, and the §391.53 file it lands in. - [How to Read a PSP Report: Crash and Inspection History, Decoded](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/how-to-read-a-psp-report): What an FMCSA PSP report shows - 5 years of crash data, 3 years of roadside inspections from MCMIS - how to get one for $10, and how DataQs disputes work. - [DQ File Retention: How Long to Keep Every Driver Record](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/dq-file-retention-periods): How long a motor carrier must keep each driver qualification document under 49 CFR §391.51 and §391.53 - including the three-year rule after a driver leaves. - [Return-to-Duty: Hiring or Reinstating a Driver After a Drug or Alcohol Violation](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/return-to-duty-sap-process): The full 49 CFR Part 40 Subpart O return-to-duty path - SAP evaluation, education or treatment, observed RTD test, and the follow-up testing plan - and what a carrier may and may not do at each step. - [Owner-Operators: Yes, You Have to Keep a DQ File on Yourself](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/owner-operator-dq-file): If you run under your own authority, you are the motor carrier and the driver - which means a full 49 CFR Part 391 qualification file on yourself, plus a C/TPA for Clearinghouse and random testing. ## Guide Topic Hubs (3) - [MVR & records](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/topic/mvr-and-records) - [DQ File & compliance](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/topic/dq-and-compliance) - [Hiring & screening](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/guides/topic/hiring-and-screening) ## FAQ Pages (25) Each page answers one question directly (short answer + regulation-cited deep dive). - [What is CDLIS?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-is-cdlis) - [Do I need the FMCSA Clearinghouse for non-CDL drivers?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/do-i-need-clearinghouse-for-non-cdl) - [How long do MVR and CDLIS reports take to come back?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-long-mvr-cdlis-take) - [What is the FMCSA PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program)?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-is-psp-pre-employment-screening) - [How far back does an MVR go?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-far-back-does-mvr-go) - [What is the difference between MVR and PSP?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-mvr-and-psp) - [How much does an MVR cost?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-much-does-an-mvr-cost) - [Do I need driver consent to pull an MVR?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/do-i-need-driver-consent-to-pull-an-mvr) - [How long do MVR results take to come back?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-long-do-mvr-results-take) - [What shows on a Motor Vehicle Record?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-shows-on-mvr) - [Can a driver pull their own MVR?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/can-i-pull-my-own-mvr) - [Do I need CDLIS for a non-CDL driver?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/do-i-need-cdlis-for-non-cdl) - [When must a CDL driver be queried in the FMCSA Clearinghouse?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/when-must-cdl-driver-be-clearinghouse-queried) - [Why is PSP different from an MVR?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/why-is-psp-different-from-mvr) - [What is a Driver Qualification (DQ) file?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-is-dq-file) - [How do I renew driver screening for an existing driver?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-do-i-renew-driver-screening) - [How fast does an MVR result come back?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-fast-is-mvr-result) - [What is the difference between an MVR and a driving record?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-is-mvr-vs-driving-record) - [Do I need an MVR for a non-CDL driver?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/do-i-need-mvr-for-non-cdl) - [Can I pull MVRs for multiple states on one driver?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/can-i-pull-multiple-state-mvrs) - [What is a Clearinghouse violation?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-is-clearinghouse-violation) - [How long does a CDLIS query take?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/how-long-does-cdlis-take) - [Do I need PSP for pre-employment screening?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/do-i-need-psp-for-pre-employment) - [What shows on a PSP report?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/what-shows-on-psp) - [Can an employer share an MVR with another fleet?](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/faq/can-employer-share-mvr-with-other-fleet) ## Comparison Pages (12) - [FastDriverScreening vs Checkr](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/checkr-mvr) - [FastDriverScreening vs Samba Safety](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/samba-safety) - [FastDriverScreening vs IDSC](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/idsc) - [FastDriverScreening vs Foley](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/foley) - [MVR vs PSP](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/mvr-vs-psp) - [MVR vs CDLIS vs PSP](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/mvr-vs-cdlis-vs-psp) - [CDLIS vs FMCSA Clearinghouse](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/cdlis-vs-clearinghouse) - [Clearinghouse pre-employment vs annual query](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/clearinghouse-pre-employment-vs-annual) - [DQ File vs MVR](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/dq-file-vs-mvr) - [DQ File vs driver personnel file](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/dq-file-vs-driver-personnel-file) - [MVR vs self-certified driving record](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/mvr-vs-self-cert-driver-record) - [Basic MVR vs multi-state search](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/vs/basic-mvr-vs-multi-state-search) ## Glossary Terms (10) - [MVR (Motor Vehicle Record)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/mvr): Motor Vehicle Record - [CDLIS](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/cdlis): Commercial Driver's License Information System - [DQ File (Driver Qualification File)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/dq-file): Driver Qualification File - [DPPA (Driver's Privacy Protection Act)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/dppa): Driver's Privacy Protection Act - [FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/fcra): Fair Credit Reporting Act - [49 CFR §391.23 (Investigation and Inquiries)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/391-23): FMCSA §391.23 - [49 CFR §391.25 (Annual MVR Inquiry and Review)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/391-25): FMCSA §391.25 - [49 CFR §391.51 (Driver Qualification File Contents)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/391-51): FMCSA §391.51 - [AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/aamva): American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators - [PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program)](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/glossary/psp): Pre-Employment Screening Program ## Per-State MVR Pages (51) Per-state MVR + driver-screening pages covering all 50 states + D.C. - issuing-agency name, DMV record fee, and look-back window for each. - [Alabama MVR & Driver Screening](https://www.fastdriverscreening.com/states/alabama) - 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