1. Driver Information Resource Introduction and User Lessons

2. What is Driver Information Resource (DIR)? DIR is a web-based lookup capability that provides easy access to individual driver safety performance and compliance history – Contains data on ~3.5 million drivers – Allows a user to search by driver for a driver’s crash and inspection history regardless of a driver’s employment history – Allows a user to search by carrier for a driver’s crash and inspection history while operating for the carrier – Available to FMCSA and state enforcement personnel

3. DIR is derived from MCMIS event records – 5 years of crash data with ~500k crash records – 3+ years of inspection data with ~10.5 million inspection records Data processing groups events into driver histories – Basic data cleanup is performed on the driver identification fields in the crash and inspection records – Advanced matching algorithms are implemented to match crash and inspection events by driver identification fields to form driver histories Where does DIR data come from?

4. DIR is available on FMCSA’s Analysis and Information Online (A&I Online) website in the ‘FMCSA Tools’ area – Visit A&I Online at http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/ – Select ‘FMCSA Tools’ from the A&I home page – Select login for ‘FMCSA or State Enforcement Users’ – Enter UAS account username and password If you do not have a UAS account, contact FMCSA Tech Support for more information – Select Driver Information Resource from ‘FMCSA Tools’ page How do I access DIR?

5. Using ‘Search by Driver’ capability – Enter Last Name or License Number and select ‘Search by Driver’ First Name or License state filters available to narrow results Use ‘ * ’ to create wildcard search – Review driver search results and select driver from list List of drivers can be sorted by last name, license # or state, date of birth, # crashes, # inspections, # of driver OOS inspections, # of vehicle OOS inspections Select driver to view driver activity history regardless of driver employment How do I use DIR?

6. Using ‘Search by Carrier’ capability – Enter U.S. DOT# or Carrier Name and select ‘Search by Carrier’ State filter available to narrow results Use ‘ * ’ to create wildcard search – Review carrier search results and select carrier from list List of carriers can be sorted by U.S. DOT#, Carrier Name, City, State – Review list of drivers who have activity while operating for the carrier and select a driver from list List of drivers can be sorted by last name, license # or state, date of birth, # crashes, # inspections, # of driver OOS inspections, # of vehicle OOS inspections Select driver to view driver activity history while associated with the carrier How do I use DIR?

7. How do I provide feedback on DIR? To send feedback on DIR – Select Feedback from top A&I top navigation bar – Select ‘Driver Information Resource’ from the module selection list – Enter comments and select Submit Feedback is appreciated and reviewed with a response sent within 24 hours