How to Get Your PSP Report
A step-by-step guide to requesting your own FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program report, understanding what it contains, and knowing what to do if something appears incorrect.
Quick Answer
You can request your own PSP report directly through the official Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration–authorized PSP website.
A report currently costs $10 and is normally available on-screen and as a downloadable PDF within a minute or two. You will need your driver's license information, a valid email address, and a credit card or PayPal account.
Your PSP report includes:
- Five years of FMCSA-reportable crash history
- Three years of roadside inspection history
- Violations and out-of-service information associated with those inspections, when applicable
If information appears incomplete or incorrect, the process for requesting a review generally begins through FMCSA's DataQs system.
What is a PSP report?
PSP stands for Pre-Employment Screening Program.
The program gives commercial drivers and authorized prospective employers access to certain crash and roadside inspection information held by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Motor carriers may use a PSP report as one part of their pre-employment review. Drivers can also request their own report at any time.
Getting your own report allows you to see the federal crash and inspection information connected to your license before or during a job search. This can be especially helpful if you have had a roadside inspection, been involved in a reportable crash, or are unsure what a carrier may see.
A PSP report is only one part of a driver's background. It is not a complete employment, licensing, or criminal-background report.
What information appears on a PSP report?
According to the official PSP Frequently Asked Questions, a PSP report contains a driver's most recent:
- Five years of FMCSA-reportable crash data
- Three years of roadside inspection data
The time periods are measured from the date of the most recent federal data update shown on the report.
Crash information
A crash entry may include:
- Date of the crash
- State and location
- Report number
- Motor carrier and USDOT number associated with the event
- Number of injuries or fatalities
- Whether a vehicle was towed
- Hazardous-material release information
- An FMCSA preventability determination, if one has been completed and added
A crash appearing on a PSP report does not automatically mean the driver caused it or was legally at fault.
FMCSA's official disclosure states that qualifying crashes are reported without assigning or implying fault. A preventability determination, when one appears, is also not necessarily the same as a legal decision about fault.
Inspection information
An inspection entry may include:
- Inspection date
- State and report number
- Motor carrier and USDOT number
- Inspection level
- Driver, vehicle, and hazardous-material inspection information
- Violations recorded during the inspection
- Out-of-service information
- Certain adjudicated citation results
Inspections may appear whether or not violations were found.
A report can also list vehicle violations or violations involving a co-driver. Do not assume every item shown under an inspection was attributed personally to you. Read the wording attached to each violation.
You can see the format and types of information displayed in FMCSA's official sample PSP report.
What a PSP report does not show
A PSP report is not the same as every other record a carrier may review.
It is not:
- Your state Motor Vehicle Record
- A complete list of traffic tickets or license actions
- A complete employment history
- A DAC or other consumer employment report
- A Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse record
- A criminal-background report
- A universal driver safety score
The official PSP site specifically states that a PSP report does not contain a score.
The report may identify carriers connected to particular crashes or inspections, but that does not make it a complete record of where you worked or how long you worked there.
Related resource: PSP, MVR, DAC and Clearinghouse: What Each Record Shows — Coming Soon
When should you request your PSP report?
There is no official schedule requiring drivers to order their own PSP reports. You may find it useful to request one:
- Before starting a job search
- After an FMCSA-reportable crash
- After a roadside inspection
- When a carrier refers to information you do not recognize
- When you believe crash or inspection information may be inaccurate
- Before discussing a complicated safety history with a recruiter
- After a DataQs review has been completed and enough time has passed for the PSP system's monthly update
The purpose is to understand what the report says—not to hide information or predict every carrier's decision.
What to have ready
Before opening the request page, have the following available:
- Your current driver's license or CDL number
- The state that issued the license
- Your full legal name and date of birth
- The number and issuing state for each other driver's license you have held during the last five years
- A valid email address
- A Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express card, or a PayPal account
- A device that can display and save PDF documents
Including each license held during the last five years helps the system search for your full available history. The current $10 fee includes the search of your current license and any additional licenses you identify from that period.
How to request your PSP report
Go to the official driver-request page
Use the official PSP page:
The address should begin with:
https://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.govYou do not need to use an unrelated background-screening company to request your own PSP report.
Read the explanation and begin the request
Select the option to continue with a request for your own record.
The driver self-request process is separate from the PSP account system used by motor carriers and other approved account holders.
Enter your identifying information
Enter the requested information carefully, including your:
- Legal name
- Date of birth
- Driver's license number
- License state
If you have held other driver's licenses during the last five years, provide the license number and state for each one.
PSP searches depend on matching the identifying information entered. A mistake in a name, birth date, license number, or state can prevent the correct record from being located.
Review the information before submitting
Check every number and spelling before continuing.
Pay particular attention to:
- Your last name
- Your date of birth
- Letters and numbers that can easily be confused
- The issuing state for each license
- Previous license information
Pay the fee
A driver self-request currently costs $10.
The official request page currently accepts:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Discover
- American Express
- PayPal
The PSP site states that the request normally takes a minute or two to process.
View and save the report
After the request is processed, you should be able to view the report on-screen or download it as a PDF.
Save a copy before leaving the site. Print one if you prefer to review records on paper.
A payment receipt should be sent to your email address from
noreply@Info.Tylerapp.com. If it does not arrive, check your spam or junk folder.Your PSP report contains sensitive identifying and safety information. Store it securely and do not post the full report publicly.
Cost and availability
| Item | Current information |
|---|---|
| Driver self-request fee | $10 per report |
| Additional charge for licenses held during the last five years | No additional charge when included in the same request |
| Payment methods | Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, or PayPal |
| Expected processing time | Normally a minute or two |
| Report format | On-screen and downloadable PDF |
| Receipt | Sent by email |
| PSP Customer Service | 1-877-642-9499 |
| PSP support email | PSPhelp@tylertech.com |
- Driver self-request fee
- $10 per report
- Additional charge for licenses held during the last five years
- No additional charge when included in the same request
- Payment methods
- Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, or PayPal
- Expected processing time
- Normally a minute or two
- Report format
- On-screen and downloadable PDF
- Receipt
- Sent by email
- PSP Customer Service
- 1-877-642-9499
- PSP support email
- PSPhelp@tylertech.com
PSP Customer Service currently lists its hours as Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Fees, payment methods, support details, and website procedures can change. Confirm them on the official request page before ordering.
How to review your report
You do not need to interpret the entire report at once. Review it in sections.
1.Check your identifying information
Confirm that the report shows the correct:
- Name
- Driver's license number
- License state
- Date of birth, if displayed
If more than one license appears, confirm that each one belongs to you.
2.Review the report date
Look for:
- The date and time the report was created
- The MCMIS snapshot date
The snapshot date tells you when the underlying federal data was last updated for that report. A very recent crash, inspection, or correction may not appear until a later monthly update.
3.Review every crash entry
For each crash, check:
- Date
- State and location
- Carrier and USDOT number
- Report number
- Injury, fatality, tow-away, or hazardous-material information
- Whether you recognize the event
- Whether any preventability determination is shown
Remember that the presence of a crash does not, by itself, establish fault.
4.Review every inspection entry
For each inspection, check:
- Date and state
- Inspection report number
- Inspection level
- Carrier and USDOT number
- Violations
- Out-of-service information
- Whether a violation is marked as a driver, vehicle, or co-driver violation
- Any citation result shown
A violation that was corrected after the inspection is not necessarily an incorrect violation. DataQs explains that fixing a condition after an inspection does not erase an accurate record of what the inspector documented at the time.
5.Separate questions from factual errors
It may help to make three lists:
- Information you recognize and believe is accurate
- Information you do not understand and want explained
- Information you believe is factually incomplete or incorrect
DataQs is intended for reviewing information believed to be incomplete or incorrect. It is not a general process for removing accurate information simply because it may affect a job application.
What to do if information appears incorrect
The PSP website displays information from FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System. PSP Customer Service can help with ordering, payment, or access problems, but it does not make decisions about changing the underlying crash or inspection data.
If you believe federal or state information is incomplete or incorrect, use FMCSA's DataQs system to submit a Request for Data Review.
Before filing, gather any documents that support the specific correction you are requesting. Depending on the issue, those may include:
- Roadside inspection reports
- Police accident reports
- Court records or citation dispositions
- Photographs
- Repair or maintenance records
- Documents showing the correct driver, carrier, vehicle, date, or location
Identify the exact crash or inspection entry and explain what is wrong. Broad statements such as "this should not be on my report" are less useful than identifying the specific data element you believe is inaccurate and providing documentation.
Requests involving state-reported crash or inspection information are generally forwarded to the appropriate state agency for review. Submitting a DataQs request does not guarantee that an entry will be changed or removed.
Keep copies of:
- Your PSP report
- The DataQs request number
- Everything you submit
- Messages and decisions received through DataQs
PSP data is updated on a monthly cycle, so an approved correction may not appear on a new PSP report immediately.
Related resource: How to Correct FMCSA Information Through DataQs — Coming Soon
Can a carrier request your PSP report?
A prospective motor carrier can request a PSP report as part of pre-employment screening, but it must first obtain your written or electronic authorization.
The official PSP Disclosure and Authorization form explains the information being requested and the driver's rights.
Ordering your own report is separate from authorizing a prospective employer to request one. Obtaining your own copy does not give a carrier permission to access your record.
If a prospective employer uses PSP information in making an adverse employment decision, federal disclosure requirements may also apply. The official authorization form contains more information about obtaining a copy and disputing incomplete or inaccurate information.
How carriers may use PSP information
A carrier may consider PSP information as one part of its hiring and safety review.
A PSP report does not decide whether you qualify for a job. FMCSA provides the information, but the carrier makes the hiring decision.
Carriers may look at:
- The type of crash or inspection event
- How recently it occurred
- Whether similar events appear more than once
- The violations attributed to the driver
- Out-of-service information
- Available documentation and surrounding circumstances
- The carrier's own safety and insurance requirements
- The requirements of the particular position
Different carriers may evaluate the same history differently. America First Logistics cannot promise approval or disqualification based only on a PSP report.
Frequently asked questions
Is a PSP report the same as my MVR?
No.
A PSP report contains federal crash and roadside inspection information from FMCSA's records. An MVR is issued through a state licensing agency and generally contains license status, convictions, suspensions, and other state driving-record information.
A carrier may review both.
Does a PSP report contain a driver score?
No. The official PSP website states that the report does not contain a score.
It displays crash, inspection, violation, and related information. A carrier evaluates that information under its own hiring standards.
Will every crash appear on my PSP?
No. PSP contains crashes reported to FMCSA that meet federal reporting requirements and fall within the five-year reporting period.
A crash can appear without a determination that the driver caused it.
Does a crash on my PSP mean I was at fault?
No.
PSP reports crash involvement without assigning or implying fault. A preventability determination may appear for some reviewed crashes, but preventability and legal fault are not necessarily the same question.
Will an inspection appear if no violations were found?
It may. The official PSP disclosure states that inspections can appear with or without violations.
Is every violation listed under an inspection charged to the driver?
Not necessarily.
The report may contain driver, vehicle, hazardous-material, or co-driver information. Read the description and attribution attached to each item.
Can I remove accurate information from my PSP?
DataQs is designed to review information believed to be incomplete or incorrect. It is not a general removal service for accurate information.
Accurate crash and inspection data normally remains until it falls outside the applicable PSP reporting period. Certain court dispositions, preventability reviews, or approved data corrections may change how information is displayed.
How often should I check my PSP?
FMCSA does not require drivers to follow a set schedule.
Practical times to review it include before a job search, after a reportable crash or roadside inspection, when a carrier mentions unfamiliar information, or after a DataQs correction has had time to appear in the monthly PSP update.
Can America First Logistics get my PSP report for me?
America First Logistics does not access or correct a driver's personal PSP report as a general driver service.
You can request your own report directly through the official PSP website. If a prospective employer requests one during hiring, it must obtain the required authorization from you.
What if I cannot access or download my report?
Contact PSP Customer Service:
- Phone: 1-877-642-9499
- Email: PSPhelp@tylertech.com
- Support page: PSP Customer Support
For problems involving the accuracy of crash or inspection information, use DataQs rather than PSP Customer Service.
Official resources
Ordering or accessing your report
Requesting review of potentially incorrect information
PSP Customer Service handles questions about ordering, payment, and accessing the report. DataQs handles requests to review potentially incomplete or incorrect federal and state safety information.
RELATED DRIVER RESOURCES
- How to Correct FMCSA Information Through DataQsA step-by-step guide to requesting a review of FMCSA crash, inspection, or violation information a driver believes is incomplete or incorrect.
- How to Get Your DAC ReportHow CDL drivers can request, read, and dispute a HireRight DAC Employment History report
- MVR vs. PSP vs. DAC vs. Clearinghouse: What CDL Drivers Need to KnowUnderstand the four records used in CDL hiring, what each one contains, who can access it, and where a correction actually begins.
- How to Get and Review Your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)Learn how to order the right state driving record, review what it shows, and determine where to correct inaccurate information.
Information note: America First Logistics provides this guide as general information for drivers. PSP fees, website procedures, reporting periods, support details, and agency processes can change. Use the linked official FMCSA-authorized sources to confirm current information. America First Logistics cannot access, alter, or correct a driver's PSP record, and individual carriers make their own hiring decisions.
Need help understanding what your history may mean for your job search?
An America First Logistics recruiter can discuss the information you choose to share and help determine which types of regional or OTR opportunities may be realistic.
We cannot correct federal records, provide legal advice, or guarantee how a carrier will evaluate a report.