VaultHire by MyCarrierVaultAutomatic Background Verification
for Driver Hiring

When a commercial driver applies to a motor carrier, VaultHire emails every previous employer the driver listed a federally required Safety Performance History records request — with the driver's signed consent attached — and tracks each response automatically.

49 CFR 391.23
For previous employers

Did you receive an email from VaultHire by MyCarrierVault?

Then a motor carrier is reviewing a job application from a commercial driver who listed your company as a previous employer. VaultHire is the verification service inside MyCarrierVault, and the email was sent on behalf of that named carrier to request the driver's safety performance history — exactly as federal regulation 49 CFR 391.23 requires before the driver can be hired.

It is a genuine, routine compliance request. The driver's signed authorization to release this information is attached to the email.

  • 1Confirm the sending carrier's name and USDOT number shown in the email.
  • 2Click Complete Verification Online in the email — a secure VaultHire form where you confirm the employment dates, accident record, and drug & alcohol testing history. It takes about 2 minutes and needs no account.
  • 3Under 49 CFR 391.23(g), previous employers must respond within 30 days of the request.

How VaultHire by MyCarrierVault works

VaultHire removes the phone tag and paperwork from the previous-employer safety history check — the step carriers most often miss before an audit.

1. Driver applies

The applicant completes the FMCSA driver application and e-signs the consent to release their safety performance history. Every previous employer they list appears in VaultHire automatically.

2. One-click requests

VaultHire emails each previous employer the 49 CFR 391.23 records request with the driver's signed consent attached — no forms to fill, no faxes, no follow-up calls.

3. Responses tracked

Each employer shows as sent, received, or no-response-in-30-days. When every response is in, the Previous Employment Verification step checks itself off the hiring file.

The regulation behind the request

  • Under 49 CFR 391.23, a motor carrier must investigate a driver applicant's safety performance history with every DOT-regulated employer from the past three years.
  • 391.23(d) requires the applicant's accident record; 40.25 / 382.405 cover drug and alcohol testing history.
  • 391.23(g) requires previous employers to respond to the request within 30 days.
  • The driver's written authorization is required to release this information — VaultHire attaches the signed consent to every request.

Frequently asked questions

I received an email from VaultHire by MyCarrierVault. Is it legitimate?
Yes. VaultHire is the automatic background-verification service inside MyCarrierVault, a DOT compliance platform for US trucking companies. The email means a motor carrier is processing a job application from a commercial driver who listed your company as a previous employer, and is requesting the driver's safety performance history as required by 49 CFR 391.23. It is sent on behalf of that named carrier, with the driver's signed authorization attached.
What is VaultHire by MyCarrierVault?
VaultHire by MyCarrierVault is the driver-hiring background-verification service inside MyCarrierVault. It automates the previous-employer safety performance history check that FMCSA requires motor carriers to complete before hiring a commercial driver: it emails each prior employer the records request under 49 CFR 391.23 with the driver's signed consent, gives the employer a secure online form to respond, and tracks every response.
Why did I get this request, and do I have to respond?
You received it because a driver applying to another carrier listed your company as a DOT-regulated employer within the last three years. Under 49 CFR 391.23(g), previous employers are required to respond within 30 days. Click Complete Verification Online in the email to submit your response through the secure VaultHire form — about 2 minutes, no account needed.
What information is being requested?
Verification of the driver's employment dates and position held, the driver's accident record for the past three years (49 CFR 391.23(d)), and drug and alcohol testing history (49 CFR 40.25 / 382.405). The driver's signed authorization for the release of this information is attached to the request.
Is VaultHire a background-check or consumer-reporting agency?
No. VaultHire does not run consumer reports. It is a compliance tool that helps a motor carrier complete the previous-employer safety history investigation FMCSA requires, by delivering the request and organizing the responses. The carrier remains the requesting employer.

VaultHire is built into MyCarrierVault

Automatic previous-employer verification is included in every plan — alongside driver qualification files, expiry alerts, and CSA monitoring.

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