Houston employee screening and compliance company offering DOT drug and alcohol testing, MVR and PSP checks, DQ files, DOT physicals, driver monitoring, IFTA and IRP services for carriers.
Services
Who it serves
Overview
DISA Global Solutions is a Houston-based employee screening and compliance company founded in 1986. It works across many industries, and DOT and transportation compliance is one of its main service lines alongside background checks, drug testing and occupational health. For trucking companies, DISA can cover the driver side of compliance, including testing, background and MVR checks, DQ files and physicals, and also offers fuel tax and licensing services.
DISA covers all DOT agencies with drug and alcohol rules, including FMCSA, FAA, FRA, FTA, PHMSA and the Coast Guard, which matters for logistics companies that employ regulated workers in more than one mode. The company says it administers more than 2.5 million drug tests a year.
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Services
Drug and alcohol testing: pre-employment, random, reasonable cause, post-accident, return-to-duty and follow-up testing, with 24/7 post-accident and reasonable suspicion testing. Urine, hair and oral fluid methods are available.
Background checks: MVRs, CDLIS reports, Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) reports, and DOT employment and previous alcohol and drug test verifications, which must be completed for each new regulated employee. DISA notes these previous employer checks are required within 30 days of hire.
Driver qualification files: electronic management of MVRs, violations, certificates, applications and licenses.
Physicals: DOT driver physicals and occupational health screenings.
Continuous driver monitoring: built with SambaSafety, this service alerts employers to driver violations and license changes between annual MVRs.
Fleet reporting, fuel tax and licensing: DOT-compliant data and reporting, IFTA fuel tax reporting, fuel tax recovery, HVUT and Form 2290 renewals, IRP accounts, permits and registrations. In 2018 DISA said it had acquired six transportation compliance companies over eight months, including permit and licensing firms, to build out this division.
Who it is for
DISA fits fleets and employers that want one provider for testing and screening at scale, including companies with drivers in several states or workers covered by more than one DOT agency. Carriers using Tenstreet can connect DISA's screening services to that platform through a partnership announced in 2024. Very small carriers may find a dedicated owner-operator consortium simpler to set up, while fleets that want testing, screening and fuel tax work under one contract are DISA's natural audience.
How working with them works
Background checks can be ordered as standard packages, custom packages or individually, and orders, results and health screenings are tracked through DISA's online platform. Prices are not published on the pages reviewed; buyers request a demo or call 281-730-5509. DISA's pages refer to third party administrator work and audit readiness support without detailing them, so ask what is included.
Questions to ask before you sign
Will DISA be your consortium or C/TPA, and what will it do in the FMCSA Clearinghouse? The transportation page reviewed did not spell out consortium or Clearinghouse services, so confirm whether DISA manages your random pool, reports violations and runs queries, and what you must do yourself, such as registering as an employer and designating your C/TPA.
What filings will DISA handle, and what must you file yourself? DISA lists IFTA, IRP, permits and 2290. Ask whether it also handles FMCSA registration items such as the MCS-150 biennial update, USDOT or MC authority and UCR, or whether you must file those directly. DISA is a private company, not a government agency.
What are the per-test and per-report fees? Ask for collection, lab and MRO pricing, MVR and PSP fees, and whether there are annual program or account fees.
What happens in an audit? Ask what audit support DISA provides for a compliance review or new entrant audit, and how quickly it can produce test results, MIS data and DQ records.
Where are collection sites near your terminals and driver homes, and how is after-hours post-accident testing handled?
Company background
DISA was founded in 1986 and marked 40 years of operation in 2026. A November 2024 press release described the company as headquartered in Houston, with more than 35 offices in North America and Europe and more than 55,000 active customers; its current site says it is trusted by more than 72,000 clients and serves more than 30% of Fortune 500 companies. The CFPB lists DISA Global Solutions, Inc. as an employment screening company at 10900 Corporate Centre Drive, Houston, TX.
A 2018 company announcement said DISA had acquired CDTA, Compliance Management, American Licensing Services, ATS Permit Services, RMR and the DOT division of Random, Inc. to expand its transportation compliance division.
Sources
Information compiled from public sources. Last verified November 2026. Confirm details directly with the company.
