Foley DOT Compliance & Drug Testing: Cost + Alternative

Foley is a full-suite DOT compliance provider - drug and alcohol consortium management, DQ File outsourcing, IFTA tax filing, IRP registration, and MVR screening, all bundled into a managed-service relationship. FastDriverScreening handles one slice of that suite - MVR + CDLIS - on a transactional basis. Same regulatory backdrop, very different commercial model.

At a glance

Dimension	FastDriverScreening	Foley
MVR pricing	$50 flat single-state (MVR Basic)	Bundled into compliance package; pricing varies by plan
CDLIS included	Yes, MVR + CDLIS package $75	Yes, on relevant compliance plans
PSP + Clearinghouse bundles	DOT 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)	Available within managed-service plans
DQ File template	$25 add-on (template)	Yes - fully managed DQ File service is core offering
Drug consortium	Not part of the product	Yes - DOT consortium membership and random-pool management
Turnaround	Timing depends on the state	Same-day for MVRs within managed workflow
Target customer	Owner-ops, small fleets, brokers, staffing	Carriers wanting outsourced full-suite compliance
Support	Email + phone, 24/7	Account-managed compliance specialists

Pick Foley when

Foley is the right pick when you want to outsource the entire compliance function - DQ File maintenance, drug-and-alcohol consortium membership, IFTA, IRP, and MVR screening rolled into one managed relationship with a phone number you call when something needs doing. For carriers without a dedicated safety department, the trade - pay a premium for a managed service, get fewer audit surprises - is rational. The model is similar in spirit to outsourcing payroll: you could run it in-house, but the operational overhead isn't worth it until you reach a certain scale of internal expertise.

Pick FastDriverScreening when

FastDriverScreening is the right pick when you want to keep MVR + CDLIS in house, you already have a process for the rest of the compliance work (or you're an owner-operator with one or two trucks where the rest of the process is light), and you don't need a managed-service relationship layered on top. The pay-per-pull pricing makes the line item visible. The DQ File template is an optional add-on rather than a managed-service deliverable - you drop the MVRs into the template, you keep the file on your own drive, you stay in control of the records.

Many carriers blend the two - Foley-style managed service for drug consortium and DQ File maintenance, a focused MVR provider for the actual record pulls. There's no rule that says one vendor has to do everything.

Frequently asked questions

What does Foley DOT compliance include?

Foley sells DOT compliance as a managed suite: drug and alcohol consortium membership with random-pool management, outsourced DQ File maintenance, IFTA fuel-tax filing, IRP registration support, and MVR/background screening, wrapped in an account-managed relationship. You buy a plan, not individual reports.

How much does Foley cost?

Foley prices by plan and fleet size rather than publishing flat per-report rates - expect a recurring subscription quoted for your operation, with the individual services bundled in. If you only need the screening slice (MVR + CDLIS), pay-per-report pricing like FastDriverScreening’s $50 MVR / $75 MVR + CDLIS keeps the line item visible without a subscription.

Does Foley run a DOT drug and alcohol consortium?

Yes - consortium membership and random-pool management under 49 CFR Part 382 is one of Foley’s core offerings, and it is the piece a screening-only provider does not replace. FastDriverScreening does not run a consortium: carriers commonly pair a consortium provider for the drug-and-alcohol program with a per-report MVR provider for record pulls.

Foley DOT compliance & drug testing: what it covers, what it costs, and the pay-per-report alternative