CDLIS searches for commercial driver licenses.
CDLIS is the pointer system that shows where else a commercial license exists beyond the state on the card. DOT programs use it so a driver cannot hide a second license at another DMV.
Also called Commercial Driver’s License Information System, CDL pointer.
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How it runs on vID
Identity verified
Search runs
Report returned
What it covers
Pointer information about commercial-license records in the CDLIS system- A reason to pull an MVR from a state not shown on the current card
A one-state MVR misses the suspension in the state the driver just left; CDLIS tells you to pull the other MVR. Network CRAs that run real DOT packages already include it or offer it.
What it covers
- Pointer information about commercial-license records in the CDLIS system
- A reason to pull an MVR from a state not shown on the current card
What it doesn’t cover
Return driving history — that is still an MVR from the pointed-at state- Replace PSP or Clearinghouse
- Matter for non-CDL drivers
Where the data comes from.
CDLIS
Federal/state commercial-license pointer system, accessed via enrolled partners.
Why identity comes first.
Scan the CDL, query CDLIS, then pull the MVRs it points to. That sequence fails if the identifier is wrong.
How the network fulfills it.
CDLIS access is a DOT-package line item. The network includes partners enrolled to query it.
This is the wrong search if…
Non-CDL delivery and home-services drivers
MVR only. CDLIS will not help.
Commonly ordered with.
- Motor vehicle record
The record CDLIS told you to go get.
- PSP report
Federal crash/inspection data next to license pointers.
- FMCSA Clearinghouse
The drug-and-alcohol file on the same driver.
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Identity-verified, fulfilled through the partner network.
Who orders this
Frequently asked questions.
Find every state, then pull every record.
CDLIS is the pointer; MVRs are the files. Identity-verified CDL, DOT-capable partner.
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