Motor Vehicle Driving Records or MVRs are vital for trucking and transportation companies as the Department of Transportation or DOT requires by law that employers check their drivers motor vehicle records a minimum of once every twelve months. Other employers will utilize the MVRS as part of their background checks for employment candidates to help determine behavior patterns and possible substance abuse issues.
On quite a few occasions, new clients will initiate their first Motor Vehicle Background Check to discover their trucker is out there driving on a suspended license. Or that an employer’s prime employment candidate has an extremely negative driving record rife with traffic violations, DUI’s or DWI’s,m depending on which state. In either case it means your job applicant or trucker was driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated. There may also be listings where the driver has failed to appear in court, denoting a lack of discipline, or simply being too drunk or stoned to keep the court date.
The MVR is an important background check. But as the state’s need money due to the economic downturn and budgetary constraints, they are raising prices at the Department of Motor Vehicles, or DMV. They need money and running the driving record background check is merely the cost of doing business.
Just to give notice come May1, 2010 the Arizona DMV will be increasing the prices for MVRs. The non-certified driving record will increase from $4.25 to $6.00. The certified driving record will increase from $6.25 to $8.00.
