Issues of personal and national security have prompted great changes in the trucking industry where background checking is concerned. Today, employers must meet strict requirements for background checking of individuals providing transportation services in their name. Read more…

Trucking firms are revved up over costly background checks
The trucking industry, already facing a shortage of drivers who feel burdened by costly mandated criminal background checks, could take another hit when the Department of Homeland Security rolls out a new program requiring drivers to undergo yet another background check.
Drivers going to and from ports would have to undergo a fingerprint-based background screening and pay $149 for an I.D. card under a new security proposal by homeland security.