FMCSA Clearinghouse checks for CDL drivers.
The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is the federal database of CDL drug and alcohol program violations, and covered employers must query it. An MVR, a criminal search, or a workplace 10-panel will not substitute.
Also called Clearinghouse query, drug and alcohol clearinghouse.
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How it runs on vID
Identity verified
Search runs
Report returned
What it covers
Limited or full Clearinghouse queries as FMCSA rules require for hiring or annual review- A recorded query in the federal system — the point of the product
Queries run as a regulated workflow with the right consent and query type (limited vs full), through DataFacts, JDP, and other network CRAs. If you operate CDL vehicles in interstate commerce, the package is built as a DOT program — Standard does not cover this.
What it covers
- Limited or full Clearinghouse queries as FMCSA rules require for hiring or annual review
- A recorded query in the federal system — the point of the product
What it doesn’t cover
Replace the DOT testing program, the MVR, the PSP, or the driver-qualification file- Apply to non-DOT drivers; if Part 382 does not apply, do not order it
- Live inside a county criminal search
Where the data comes from.
FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
Federal system; query types are defined by regulation, not by us.
Why identity comes first.
Querying the Clearinghouse on the wrong CDL number creates a federal mess. Scan the license, then query.
How the network fulfills it.
Clearinghouse access requires an enrolled employer or consortium process. We route through DOT TPAs in the network that already run these queries.
This is the wrong search if…
Your drivers are not CDL / not DOT-covered
You want an MVR, and maybe workplace testing. The Clearinghouse does not apply.
Commonly ordered with.
- Motor vehicle record
Still required — a different system.
- PSP report
Crash and inspection history, also federal, also not the Clearinghouse.
- DOT drug testing
The testing program the Clearinghouse tracks.
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Identity-verified, fulfilled through the partner network.
Who orders this
Frequently asked questions.
If Part 382 applies, query the Clearinghouse.
Do not substitute an MVR and a 10-panel. We will build the real DOT package.
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