Compliance
PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program)
PSP is the FMCSA report showing a CDL driver's 5-year crash history and 3-year roadside inspection history.
The Pre-Employment Screening Program is an FMCSA service that gives carriers access to a CDL driver's federal safety record before hiring. A PSP report shows the last 5 years of reportable crashes and 3 years of roadside inspections (with violations and out-of-service findings).
PSP requires written driver authorization. It's not legally mandatory to pull (unlike the Clearinghouse query and MVR), but most insurers won't underwrite a driver without it, and carriers that pull PSP have ~8% lower crash rates per FMCSA studies.
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Related terms
Compliance
FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
The Clearinghouse is the FMCSA database of CDL drivers' drug and alcohol program violations. Carriers must query it before hiring and annually.
Compliance
Driver Qualification File (DQF)
The DQF is the federally required folder of documents proving a driver is qualified to operate a CMV. Auditors look at it first.
Safety
CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability)
CSA is the FMCSA's safety scoring program. It rolls roadside inspections and crashes into seven BASIC categories that shape audits and insurance.