How hiring works in the DQF, step by step

Seven steps, in the order you do them

1. The driver's application

   The one thing the driver does. It gives you permission to run your pre-screening and yearly checks, and it files every form the DQF needs. Current drivers and owner-operators complete it too.

2. You review it

   Does this driver have the experience you want, the right CDL and a work history you like? The signed forms and photos are already filed.

3. Conditional offer, then pre-screening

   Make an offer that depends on your checks and a negative pre-employment drug test. Then order the MVR and the other reports you want.

4. Hire in the system

   Choose a start date. Hiring brings up the pre-employment drug test, the Clearinghouse full query and your random testing pool.

5. Before a new hire drives

   Five things must be done first. Each driver's Overview lists them in plain language.

6. The first 30 days

   Finish the rest of the file: the driving record and the safety history from previous employers.

7. Stay on top of it

   Reminders before a medical card expires, the yearly checks, and what to do when a driver leaves.