Sarah Hope

Sarah Hope is the founder of Vertical Identity, a Phoenix-based DOT drug & alcohol testing consortium and motor-carrier compliance company. She built Vertical Identity to give owner-operators and small fleets the same federally-compliant random-testing program, FMCSA Clearinghouse support, and full driver-compliance lifecycle that large carriers get — at transparent, published prices, without a sales call.

Under Sarah's leadership, Vertical Identity operates as a Consortium / Third-Party Administrator (C/TPA) registered with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, serving carriers in all 50 states. The company is registered in SAM.gov and certified as a Woman-Owned Small Business, and it covers the complete hire-and-maintain lifecycle for CDL drivers — random pool enrollment, Clearinghouse queries, MVRs, PSP reports, background checks, DOT physicals, supervisor training, written drug & alcohol policies, and driver qualification file management — alongside corporate, non-DOT background screening.

Sarah brings firsthand experience from across the entire drug-testing lifecycle. From 2014 to 2023 she owned and operated a mobile post-accident drug testing service and four local collection clinics — running collections, training collectors, and managing compliance end to end. As a certified DOT collector and trainer, she has done the work at every step, which is why Vertical Identity is built around what carriers actually need across the whole driver lifecycle, not just the random pool.

Vertical Identity has been in business since 2014, and its work goes beyond trucking. Alongside the DOT consortium, the company runs a corporate background screening division — at verticalid.com — that manages the full screening process for school districts, volunteer organizations, government agencies, and small businesses nationwide. Whether it's a CDL driver or a classroom volunteer, the same principle drives the company: make compliance accurate, simple, and done for you.

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