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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Pre-Employment Screening Program
Association of Equipment
Manufacturers
CONEXPO-CON/AGG
March 7, 2014
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PSP What
• 2010 FMCSA Initiative
– PSP 1.0 launched – May 2010
– PSP 2.0 rolled out – October 2012
• Provides carriers and industry service providers
with crash and inspection information on
potential new hires
• Voluntary for employers, industry service
providers, and drivers
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PSP Why
• Required by SAFETEA-LU
• Increase safety
• Assist companies in making better informed
decisions on new hires
• Improves data quality– Can request a review of the data through FMCSA’s DataQs
System: https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov/login.asp
• Adjudicated citations notice
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PSP Data
• Motor Carrier Management Information System
(MCMIS)
– 5 years crash data
– 3 years inspection data
• Does not include conviction data
• Same as FMCSA’s Driver Information Resource
(DIR)
• Different from an MVR
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PSP vs. MVR
• PSP report contains a driver’s crash and
roadside inspection history
• MVR contains a driver’s convictions from a state
• MVR is only activity associated with a single
state CDL
• View PSP data for all CDLs a driver has held in
the past 5 years
• MVR timeframe varies by state
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PSP How
• Secure electronic, web-based system or mobile
iPhone app
• Instant access for drivers and enrolled account
holders
• Annual fee for account holder service, single
monthly invoice
• Provided by NIC Technologies
– Partners with FMCSA for development, hosting,
management, education, and customer service
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Account Holder Enrollment
• Submit PSP enrollment agreement
– Customer service team reviews agreement
– Users receive individual login credentials
• Users must agree to all legal and usage
constraints and warnings
• PSP customer service helps with ongoing
account management
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PSP for Drivers
• YES, and FMCSA encourages them to do so!
• No enrollment required
• Driver can share their own PSP record or
carrier may obtain through PSP system
• Also available via Privacy Act / Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) from FMCSA
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Data Protection
• Data handling must adhere to:
– Privacy Act
– Fair Credit Reporting Act
– All Other Applicable Federal Laws
• NIC Technologies cannot change data
• Driver identity verification
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Driver Consent Audit
• Confirm that account holders are capturing
driver consent
• Increase awareness of driver consent process
• Ensure drivers are aware their reports are
being accessed
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Audit Procedures
• PSP account holders are selected
• Account holders receive email notification upon
selection
• Up to 3 specific PSP requests will be audited
• Account holders must provide proof of driver’s
consent form (paper or electronic are
acceptable)
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Audit Requirements
• All account holders MUST use the FMCSA-
provided consent language
• Consent must include driver name and signature
(hand-written or electronic)
• Consent must include the date
• Consent date must be on or prior to the day the
account holder requested the driver’s PSP
record
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Submitting Audit Information
• Consent forms may be uploaded into the PSP
system or emailed to [email protected]
• Account holders receive confirmation email
after the audit document(s) are received
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Audit Penalties
• Account holders who do not comply with audits
are subject to penalties
• Penalty severities vary and include warnings,
suspensions, and terminations
• Penalty severity increases with multiple audit
failures
• Account holders return to “good standing” after
12 months of acceptable audit activity
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More Audit Information
• Mandatory consent language
– http://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/Documents/Mandatory
PSPDriverConsentForm.pdf
• Suggestions for compliance
– www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/Documents/PSP_AUDIT.pdf
• PSP FAQ page
– http://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/FAQ.aspx
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PSP Mobile App
• Account holders can download the app for free
in iTunes
– Search “FMCSA PSP”
• Drivers’ records may be searched and viewed
on an iPhone or iPad
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PSP Safety Impact Analysis
• FMCSA evaluated the safety performance of
carriers who use PSP at least monthly
• Crash and driver OOS rates were compared for
a 12-month period prior to and 12 months after
the start of using PSP
• The data was then compared to a control group
of motor carriers that did not use PSP
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Carriers in Study
Driver Class
Size
Number of PSP Carriers in
Study
Number of non-PSP
Carriers Evaluated
1-5 355 368,806
6-20 1,307 43,251
21-100 2,565 11,078
> 100 1,249 1,811
Total 5,476 424,943
• Carriers were divided into 4 categories for
comparison purposes
• Categories are based on number of drivers
employed by the carrier
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PSP Safety Impact Analysis Findings
• Both the PSP and non-PSP carriers experienced
a decline in crashes and driver out-of-service
rates during the study’s time period
• Carriers that used PSP experienced a greater
decrease in their crash and driver OOS rates
• Findings are available online
– www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-
research/research-
technology/analysis/13-003-PSP-Safety-
Impact.pdf
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PSP Safety Study Results
Driver Class Size Crash Reduction Rate Driver OOS Reduction Rate
1-5 12.4% 18.3%
6-20 20.6% 12.0%
21-100 12.1% 10.1%
> 100 3.7% 12.8%
All Sizes 8.0% 17.2%
• All driver class sizes experienced decreases in
crash and OOS rates
• On average, carriers who use PSP reduced
crashes by 8% and driver OOS rates fell by
17.2%!
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Prevention
Driver Class Size Crashes Prevented Driver OOS Prevented
1-5 ---* 78
6-20 199 278
21-100 664 976
> 100 ---* 2,259
All Sizes 863 3,592
• In the 12 months studied, 863 crashes and
3,592 driver OOS incidents were prevented by
the carrier group that use PSP
* Totals were left off due to their statistical non-significance
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What’s Next
• Continued enhancements to service
• Implementing suggestions from users
• Incorporate monthly invoice into the PSP system
• Live chat help
• Refreshing the PSP site design
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Contact FMCSA
PSP EMAIL: [email protected]
Slides and audio from previous Webinar:
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/art-
webinars-desc.aspx?webID=48
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Contact NIC
Enrollment processing and inquiries:
PSP URL:
www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov
Twitter: @PSP_help
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Contact Me
Laura Fredrickson:
703-841-6363