As a truck driver, there are a lot of background checks you need to go through and, therefore, a lot of releases you’ll need to sign. Just when you think you might be finished, there’s another release form to sign and more information to provide: work history for driver employment verifications. Why do companies have to perform yet another deep dive into your background?

Is it time to take a step back from being an owner-operator? To sell your truck and join a carrier as a company driver?

Have you ever wondered what information is being collected on you when you fill out all those release forms after applying with a new trucking carrier? It can seem like there is an endless number of release forms and background checks, and it can be hard to keep track of. There are five background checks (also referred to as consumer reports) that most trucking carriers review before hiring you. Releases must be signed to obtain that information per Department of Transportation (DOT) guidelines.