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DRIVER RECORDS

Regardless of what business you’re in, the most deadly hazard faced by American workers is that of

the road. More workers are killed in vehicular accidents than by any other cause. Since most accidents

are the result of human error, not vehicular condition, one of the best controls available for vehicular

accidents, is to properly screen drivers. One of the best tools available for screening drivers is the

MVR, or Motor Vehicle Record, of the driver. This is a report, available from the state, listing all

tickets, accidents, and other similar infractions for a given driver, over a set period of years (usually 3

years, or 7 years).

It is recommended that an MVR be obtained and reviewed prior to hiring an employee who will drive,

and certainly before allowing that employee to drive on company business. MVR’s should also

be reviewed at least annually for all driving employees. This is the only way to be certain problems have

not come up undetected. Drivers don’t usually come in and announce a rash of speeding tickets, or a

DUI. Many employers assume they know their employees well, and they’d know if they got a ticket.

This isn’t the case.

A criteria should be set up for the evaluation of MVR’s and should be fairly and uniformly applied to all

drivers. Drivers who do not meet the criteria, or who fall below the criteria, should not be hired for

driving duties, or should be removed from driving duties until it can be demonstrated that the problem is

resolved.

IN GEORGIA, MVR’s can be obtained from:

The Department of Public Safety

c/o Motor Vehicle Record Unit

P.O. Box 1456

Atlanta, GA. 30301

Your request must be in writing, and should include the following:

Subject’s Full Name, as it appears on the drivers’ license.

Subject’s Date of Birth

Subject’s Driver’s License Number.

Written Permission from subject driver to check MVR.

Company Check or Money Order to cover costs of request(s).

(phone 404 656-5890 to determine current costs)

If you’re in a hurry, there are other methods for obtaining MVR’s, including requiring job applicants

to bring their own MVR to the interview. Various information services, such as Validata, Equifax, and

others, also can do “quick checks”, and fax or telephone results to you. Relying on your auto insuror

for MVR evaluation can backfire. It is not uncommon for a driver to be hired, and have a serious

MVR Sheet 1/9/2003

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