Background Check Solutions for the Transportation & Logistics Industry

Compliant, accurate, and fast background checks
tailored for drivers, fleet managers, and logistics personnel

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Recommended  Transportation
Background Checks

We offer a suite of screening tools specifically
designed for transportation organizations.

Motor Vehicle Records (MVR)

Provides driving history, violations, license status, and suspensions. Ideal for roles involving transportation, delivery, or company vehicles. Ensures road safety and compliance with state and DOT regulations.

Criminal Background Checks​

Searches national, state, and local databases for felonies, misdemeanors, and sex offender records. Covers all U.S. jurisdictions. Results are typically instant, helping reduce workplace risk and hiring uncertainty.​

DOT Employment Verification

Verifies Department of Transportation-regulated employment history, including safety performance and drug/alcohol violations. Required for CDL drivers. Supports FMCSA compliance and ensures thorough pre-hire due diligence.

SSN Trace & Address History

Validates Social Security Number and uncovers previous address history. A foundational identity check that supports further criminal searches and confirms applicant information consistency.

Global Watchlist & Sanctions Screening​

Screens against OFAC, Interpol, and international sanctions databases. Detects global compliance risks and financial crimes. Results are typically instant, making it ideal for regulated and internationally operating organizations.

Drug Screening

Detects illegal or prohibited substances through lab-based or instant testing. Ensures workplace safety and supports compliance with federal, DOT, or employer-specific drug-free policies. Customizable by panel type.

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Frequently asked questions

Find quick answers to common questions about our transportation background
check services, compliance standards, turnaround times, and more.

What is a Transportation Background Check?

According to a recent survey there are more than 400,000 crashes in U.S. every year. Owing to deaths, injuries and damage to properties it is very important to check the background of the drivers and verify whether they are eligible to drive vehicles.

DOT tests are conducted to check against the consumption of drug and alcohol by the transportation employees to ensure safe driving. They are regulated by the Government of U.S. and stipulated by Code of Federal Regulations.

The employees are tested in compliance with the FMCSA drug and alcohol testing program to check whether the drivers have consumed controlled substances or alcohol in the past six months. Any driver violating this law is not considered to be hired for employment.

A DOT Medical and Physical exam is conducted to verify that a driver who is operating a commercial vehicle does not suffer from any serious medical ailment to safeguard the driving to prevent any unwanted crashes and deaths.

DOT verifies the past employment history of the drivers for the past three years to check on any accident. This Safety Performance History of the driver brings to limelight the record of substance and drug abuse which would be helpful in hiring the employee.

Every driver is supposed to pass a Road Driving Test and file their due certificates in their qualification while applying for their job. This test is very important especially while driving very heavy vehicles, trucks and commercial vehicles.

Companies operating commercial vehicles are to follow regulations stipulated by FMCSA and complete DOT testing on their drivers. Vehicles with a gross weight of 10,001 or more pounds, passenger vehicles carrying 9 to 15 persons and trucks carrying hazardous materials should go through DOT testing.

Once in every 12 months every driver is supposed to complete driver’s certification of violations under 49 CFR 391.27.  They should provide a list of all traffic violations in the previous year which was convicted apart from parking offenses.

Yes, a driver could be disqualified for driving under the influence of drug and alcohol, intentionally causing a crash, leaving the site of an accident or damaging a property.

Reveal Transport Background Check collects all the past data of the drivers from Driving History Record and past employers within few days and also collects all qualifications, certificates, violations and sentences from all data source which are highly reliable.