Background Check
Solutions for the
Transportation Industry

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Secure Talent for Your Business, Faster

Whether your employees drive as all or part of their job responsibilities, or you operate within trucking, mass transit, rail, air, and pipeline, remaining compliance-focused across relevant regulatory authorities is critical. Conducting reliable background checks for transportation workers can enhance your commitment to a secure workplace.

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New Integrated Driver Solution

Manage your Driver Qualification File (DQF) and address your compliance requirements for your driver roster with First Advantage’s end-to-end Integrated Driver Solution. Moving your drivers from “candidate” to “employee” has never been easier.

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Remain Compliance-focused

All screening needs are managed through a single, core platform that includes integrations for Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Monitoring and Driver Qualification Files (DQFs), and are all covered under employment screening for the transportation industry. Our varied solutions suit the unique needs of drivers, mechanics, and pilots to help support compliance needs across relevant regulatory authorities, including:

  • Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • Pilots Records Improvement Act (PRIA) Requirements
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Services Customized for Transportation Workers

Configured to fit your industry’s screening needs.

With online access to 90% of US criminal search records, our background checks provide a robust picture of a candidate's criminal history, delivering consistent results quickly and enabling more informed hiring decisions.
DOT Employment verifications are conducted in the U.S., and is similar to a standard employment search, but, in addition, has questions mandated by federal law, specifically covering employees in the transportation (FMCSA), pipeline and hazardous materials (PHMSA), railroad (FRA), transit (FTA), and aviation industries (FAA), usually in what are deemed to be safety-sensitive positions.
Verifies employment, education, credential, DOT and other record searches mandated by the FAA. Covers pilots, mechanics, and other FAA positions. 
First Advantage’s digital identity service allows organizations to confirm that their candidates are who they say they are, creating a trusted workplace for both their employees and their candidates.

Integrate your First Advantage driver screening with Driver Qualification File (DQF) management to simplify your compliance processes. By ordering screening services directly from the DQF management platform, you receive status updates and a link to the final report so you know just where you are with each driver.

Leverage Commercial Driver’s License Information Systems (CDLIS), obtain five-year crash and inspection data through Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Pre-employment Screening Program, and help maintain compliance with DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40, while monitoring key MVR changes and fulfilling DQF requirements.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program provides electronic access to a commercial driver’s crash and inspection history from the FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). First Advantage searches the database for a driver’s most recent five years of crash data and the most recent three years of roadside inspection data.
Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) checks promote safety and compliance using a state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) dating back a minimum of three years, and assists them with navigating the compliance requirements of those regulations with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT).  
A post-accident or “post-incident” test is performed after an employee has been involved in a workplace accident. Testing is used to determine whether drugs and/or alcohol were a potential factor in the incident. This service has 6,000+ trained collectors to perform 24/7/365 emergency collections when accidents occur, and includes immediate contact to a First Advantage partner for direct scheduling and dispatch of a qualified technician to the worksite or to the scene of an accident.
We offer one of the most robust portfolios of drug and occupational health services offered at thousands of network locations nationwide.

Integrations

Let us help you increase productivity and profitability through a seamlessly integrated screening experience with HR tools you already use to manage your hiring process from start to finish. Here are some of our industry-leading partners:
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