Bg psp pre employment screening

Skill x3fleetsafety/skills/skills/bg-psp-pre-employment-screening

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Use this skill to use the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) for evaluating driver applicants. Covers what PSP shows, cost, and how to interpret reports.

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Using FMCSA PSP for Pre-Employment Screening

PSP is an FMCSA-run service that provides 5 years of driver crash + inspection history. Useful as a complement to MVR + driver-disclosure information.

What PSP contains

5 years of driver's crash history (DOT-reportable crashes)
5 years of driver's inspection history (roadside inspections)
All violations cited against the driver
Out-of-service designations
Driver's CSA Driver Fitness BASIC contribution (if any)

What PSP does NOT contain

Criminal background
Civil history (court cases)
Employment history (use § 391.23 inquiry for that)
Personal information beyond crash/inspection data

Cost + how to obtain

$10 per record per driver
Available via PSP-Online (paid subscription)
Available via NICB membership
Available via JJ Keller, Foley, other vendors
Most commonly: FMCSA portal directly

When to use

Pre-employment screening (driver applicant evaluation)
Driver investigation (post-incident review)
Comparison against driver's stated history
Identifying patterns (driver claims they're clean; PSP shows otherwise)

How to interpret a PSP report

Look for pattern (frequent inspections, multiple OOS designations)
Pay attention to violation severity (driver was OOS = high concern)
Compare to driver's self-reported history (consistency check)
Note "preventable" designation on crashes (driver was at fault)

What raises concerns

3+ DOT-recordable crashes in 5 years
2+ OOS designations
Pattern of HOS violations (suggests pattern of behavior)
Driver licensing/medical issues
Multiple disqualifying offenses

What's normal

0-1 crashes in 5 years
0-2 inspections
Minor violations (faded reflector, expired permit) typically resolved

FCRA considerations

PSP is a "consumer report" under FCRA
Driver consent required before pulling
If used in adverse action, FCRA disclosure process applies

Compass background tracker

Integrates PSP for pre-employment workflow
Cross-references against driver's application
Flags discrepancies for investigation
Generates FCRA-compliant adverse action documentation if needed

CFR citations

49 CFR § 385
FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program

How Compass surfaces this

Searchable in Compass Ask. Runs against carrier fleet data when invoked from the relevant tracker. Read-only; no actions without explicit user approval.

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This skill is published under the X3 Compass open skills initiative. Contributions welcome at https://github.com/x3fleetsafety/skills