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Previous-Employer Safety History: What to Check

“Safety history” means checking a prospective driver’s relevant work with prior DOT-regulated employers—not just collecting a signature on a release. Keep accident and employment-history inquiries

Annual Review of Driving Record

A short guide to annual driving-record reviews, the separate Clearinghouse query, and FMCSA’s example review form.

Registered ELDs

Use FMCSA’s live registered and revoked ELD lists to check a device’s name, model, software version, and identifier.

Safety Measurement System

A quick path to FMCSA’s official SMS search, with cautions about data dates, public visibility, and safety ratings.