Safer Fleets Start Here: Hire Smarter with Verisk TES

November 12, 2025 / 2 min read

In today’s transportation industry, one wrong hire can cost far more than time—it can jeopardize safety scores, trigger insurance hikes, and damage a carrier’s reputation. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the average preventable crash can cost upwards of $120,000, making early driver screening crucial to operational safety. Fleets must balance rapid hiring with regulatory compliance.

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Verisk’s Transportation Employment Screening (TES), also known as iiX, helps carriers find this balance and make timely hiring decisions informed by data. Backed by decades of expertise, TES delivers a streamlined approach to screening, monitoring, and managing driver risk—long before and long after the application stage. TES supports fleets nationwide, helping carriers and businesses protect both their people and their bottom line.

Hire with confidence: Comprehensive prescreening reports

Average driver turnover exceeds 90% annually in long-haul trucking, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), so fleets can’t afford delayed or inconsistent data. TES offers a full suite of prescreening reports designed for speed and accuracy:

Standardized motor vehicle reports (MVRs) with translated violation codes
Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) reports to verify commercial licensing
Medical certification insights
Custom scoring models aligned to your standards or use TES’s score

Within seconds, businesses can receive jurisdiction-consistent MVRs, reducing manual review time and cutting hiring delays by up to 30%.

Ongoing risk management: DriverSafe Plus platform

Hiring is only step one. ATRI compliance data shows that more than 70% of violations occur post-hire, so ongoing risk monitoring is essential. The TES DriverSafe^® Plus platform gives safety teams real-time performance visibility across the fleet.

Key capabilities include:

Real-time violation scoring and alerting
Executive dashboards that flag high-risk drivers
Automatic MVR updates via DriverAdvisor^® Monitoring
Side-by-side MVR comparisons to detect new infractions

Carriers and fleets leveraging DriverSafe Plus have reported high-risk driving incidents fell as much as 18% in the first year.

Actionable analytics at scale

From institutional “SuperUser” access to regional breakdowns, TES delivers analytics that can help enhance compliance and operational control:

Track compliance status across multiple locations
Compare individual and fleetwide DriverSafe scores
Export audit-ready reports for insurers and regulators

These insights don’t just improve safety—they can strengthen risk positioning. According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, fleets that demonstrate improved safety performance can save 5%–10% on insurance premiums.

Why carriers choose TES

4-second average MVR response time
50-state + D.C. coverage
Dedicated support and fleet integration expertise

Whether managing 5 drivers or 50,000, TES can scale to meet operational demands, regulatory pressure, and insurer expectations.

The road ahead: Safety as a competitive advantage

As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and insurance costs rise, fleets that invest in targeted screening and continuous monitoring can turn safety into a strategic advantage. TES is more than a data provider—it's a partner in building resilient, future-ready fleet operations.

Learn more about TES and ways to accelerate proactive driver management. Request a tailored demo at Verisk’s Transportation Employment Screening hub.

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