Driver PSP report — FMCSA records for $19

You order online, we text the driver the consent form to sign on their phone, and then the record is requested from FMCSA.

Usually minutes after the driver signs. The PSP request runs as soon as the authorization is signed, and the report PDF is added to your account right away. The only wait is the driver signing — we send a reminder if they haven’t signed after 48 hours.

Carriers can request a driver PSP report for pre-employment screening with the driver’s written consent. Drivers can request their own PSP record directly from FMCSA at psp.fmcsa.dot.gov.

Yes. See “The exact FMCSA form, every time” above.

A PSP report is a commercial driver’s safety record from FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program. It comes from FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and shows the driver’s crash history for the last five years and roadside inspection history for the last three years. Carriers use PSP reports to screen CDL drivers before hiring.

The Pre-Employment Screening Program is an FMCSA program that lets motor carriers — and the industry service providers that work for them — request a driver’s crash and inspection history, with the driver’s written authorization. It was created so carriers can make better-informed hiring decisions. FleetCollect is enrolled in PSP as an industry service provider.

Five years of crash records and three years of roadside inspection records from MCMIS: each crash (date, state, injuries, fatalities, tow-away, and any FMCSA not-preventable determination) and each inspection (date, state, level, carrier, and every violation, including out-of-service violations). It also summarizes the driver’s out-of-service rates and violation counts. A PSP report lists crashes regardless of fault and inspections with or without violations.

Ordering a PSP report through FleetCollect is $19, which includes sending the FMCSA authorization to the driver, the e-signature, the PSP request, and keeping the report and signed authorization in your account. FMCSA itself charges for every PSP request — including when no record matches the driver — so we check the driver’s details before the request is sent.

Yes. FMCSA requires the driver’s signed authorization on the exact FMCSA PSP Disclosure and Authorization form before any PSP record is requested. The form can’t be edited or combined with other documents, and it must be signed on or before the request date. When you order through FleetCollect, the driver receives that form and signs it electronically; we don’t request the PSP report until they do.

Usually minutes after the driver signs. The PSP request runs as soon as the authorization is signed, and the report PDF is added to your account right away. The only wait is the driver signing — we send a reminder if they haven’t signed after 48 hours.

No. PSP is voluntary. The required pre-employment checks under 49 CFR Part 391 include an MVR, previous-employer safety performance history, and a Clearinghouse query — not a PSP report. Many carriers and insurers still expect a PSP report because it shows federal crash and inspection data a state MVR doesn’t.

An MVR comes from a state DMV and shows license status, endorsements, convictions, and suspensions. A PSP report comes from FMCSA and shows federal crash and roadside inspection records across every state. A driver can have a clean MVR and still have roadside out-of-service violations on their PSP report, which is why many carriers pull both.

No. A PSP report does not report, assign, or imply fault. It lists every DOT-reportable crash where the driver was the driver or co-driver. Crashes that FMCSA reviewed and found not preventable are marked as such on the report.

Yes, through FMCSA’s DataQs system at dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov. Neither the employer nor FMCSA’s PSP contractor can change the data directly; DataQs routes the challenge to the state that reported it. Corrections show up on future PSP reports.

If the driver’s license number, state, last name, and date of birth don’t match a PSP record, the report comes back as “no record matched.” FMCSA still charges for that request, so the order is complete. If FMCSA rejects the details as invalid, you aren’t charged, and we ask the driver to re-check their license information.

The authorization the driver signs explains the Fair Credit Reporting Act steps for adverse action: give the driver a copy of the report and a summary of their rights before acting, then notify them once the decision is final. Those steps are the employer’s responsibility. See our PSP Report Terms for details.

Yes — drivers can request their own PSP record directly from FMCSA at psp.fmcsa.dot.gov. FleetCollect’s PSP ordering is for employers screening drivers they’re considering hiring.

Yes. DQF customers can run a PSP report right from the driver’s file once the driver signs the PSP authorization in their driver portal, and the report is filed with the rest of their qualification file.