Foley

What Foley does

Foley Carrier Services LLC, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, is an FMCSA-registered Consortium/Third-Party Administrator (C/TPA) providing DOT compliance services to commercial motor vehicle carriers across the United States. The company's core product is the Dash platform, a centralized compliance management system that consolidates drug and alcohol testing workflows, driver qualification file (DQF) management, motor vehicle record (MVR) monitoring, FMCSA Clearinghouse queries, and CSA score management into a single dashboard. Foley operates a platform-plus-modules architecture, offering add-on services including CDL driver background checks, continuous MVR monitoring, ELD compliance guidance, hours-of-service management, FMCSA Clearinghouse administration, and a drug testing consortium. In March 2026, the company launched Navigator, an AI-powered compliance and hiring guide that uses natural-language retrieval of federal regulatory sources to serve industries beyond trucking, including distribution, logistics, construction, and utilities.

Foley monetizes primarily through annual subscription packages tiered by fleet size and maturity, with three disclosed tiers: New Entrant, Emerging Motor Carriers, and Enterprise Fleet. The go-to-market is direct sales via website-driven "Request Demo" and "Contact Sales" CTAs, supplemented by a content marketing engine comprising 40+ compliance guides and topic-specific resource hub pages designed to capture organic search demand for DOT compliance queries. The company reports serving 45,000+ carriers across all 50 U.S. states, with the DOT Compliance Resource Center serving as the top-of-funnel demand generation asset.

Foley is a privately held LLC with 101-250 employees, no disclosed venture capital or private equity ownership, no funding rounds on record, and PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association) membership alongside its FMCSA-registered C/TPA status. Leadership includes CEO Joel Sitak, VP of People Laura Stapleton, and Head of Growth Bobby Schmidt. Operating geographies are domestic-only (United States).

Name

Foley

Legal name

Foley Carrier Services LLC

Website

https://foleyservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Foley Carrier Services is an FMCSA-registered C/TPA providing DOT compliance services and the Dash management platform to 45,000+ U.S. motor carriers since 1992, covering drug testing, driver qualification files, MVR monitoring, and Clearinghouse management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Compliance Services

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier TMS (Trucking Dispatch & Back-Office) (TLAEAAAC)

Keywords

• DOT compliance services
• FMCSA compliance management
• DOT drug testing
• Driver qualification files
• FMCSA Clearinghouse management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. DOT Compliance Services: Foley provides DOT compliance services including drug testing consortium management, background checks, MVR monitoring, and driver qualification file management for commercial motor vehicle carriers. Services are offered through tiered packages tailored to fleet size (New Entrant, Emerging Motor Carriers, Established Fleets).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foley Carrier Services provides DOT/FMCSA regulatory compliance services to U.S. commercial motor carriers, delivered primarily through the Dash platform. The company manages end-to-end DOT drug and alcohol testing programs, driver qualification files, continuous MVR monitoring, FMCSA Clearinghouse queries, background checks, ELD compliance, hours of service administration, and CSA score management. As an FMCSA-registered C/TPA serving over 45,000 carriers since 1992, Foley packages these services into tiered annual subscriptions for new entrant, emerging, and established motor carrier fleets.

Product overview

Foley Carrier Services operates as a FMCSA-registered C/TPA offering a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on the Dash compliance management platform. The core offering includes the Dash platform for unified fleet compliance management, supplemented by specialized modules for DOT drug and alcohol testing (including consortium management), CDL driver background checks (MVR, PSP, employment history, FCRA compliance), continuous MVR monitoring, driver qualification file management, ELD compliance, hours of service management, CSA score management, and FMCSA Clearinghouse query management. The company also recently launched Navigator, an AI-powered compliance and hiring guide. All services are designed to help U.S. motor carriers achieve and maintain FMCSA regulatory compliance across 50 states, serving over 45,000 carriers since 1992.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dash: Foley's compliance management platform that handles drug testing, driver qualification files, MVR monitoring, and Clearinghouse management in one dashboard.

Products and services

• Dash Platform Foley's central cloud-based compliance management platform that consolidates drug testing workflows, driver qualification file (DQF) management, MVR monitoring, and FMCSA Clearinghouse requirements into a unified dashboard for fleet operators.
• DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program Complete drug testing program setup, management, and consortium enrollment for commercial motor vehicle fleets, covering random pool management, collections, MRO review, Clearinghouse reporting, and SAP process coordination.
• CDL Driver Background Checks Pre-employment screening service for CDL drivers covering multi-state MVR ordering, FMCSA PSP reports, previous employer investigations, Clearinghouse full queries, and FCRA-compliant disclosure and consent processes.
• MVR Monitoring Continuous motor vehicle record monitoring service that automatically scans state DMV databases and alerts fleet managers to license suspensions, new violations, DUI arrests, and other record changes in near real-time.
• Driver Qualification File (DQF) Management Comprehensive driver qualification file management service handling document collection, automated expiration tracking, centralized storage, and audit-ready recordkeeping for all 10 required DQF documents under 49 CFR §391.51.
• ELD Compliance Electronic logging device compliance guidance covering FMCSA ELD mandate requirements, exemption management, malfunction procedures, violation prevention, and integration with hours of service rules.
• Hours of Service Management Hours of Service compliance management covering FMCSA HOS regulations including 11-hour driving limits, 14-hour window, 30-minute break requirements, 60/70-hour limits, 34-hour restart provisions, and sleeper berth splits.
• CSA Score Management Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) score monitoring and management service helping carriers track BASIC percentiles, challenge violations through DataQs, and maintain scores below FMCSA intervention thresholds.
• FMCSA Clearinghouse Management FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse query management service handling pre-employment full queries and annual limited queries for CDL drivers, including Clearinghouse CDL reinstatement guidance.
• Navigator AI-powered compliance and hiring guide for regulated drivers in distribution, logistics, construction, and utilities. Provides natural language guidance on DOT compliance questions and integrates trusted federal sources to help industries manage compliance efficiently and stay audit-ready.
• Drug Testing Consortium DOT drug testing consortium management service providing random pool enrollment, C/TPA selection guidance, cost comparison, and FMCSA compliance requirements for carriers and owner-operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carriers using FMCSA's Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) see 8% fewer crashes among hired drivers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• J.J. Keller & Associates: Long-established DOT/FMCSA compliance services and regulatory content provider serving motor carriers, directly competing with Foley's compliance, drug testing, and DQF management offerings.
• SambaSafety: Provider of driver risk management, MVR monitoring, and continuous driver monitoring for fleets — overlapping directly with Foley's MVR monitoring and CDL background check modules.
• Tenstreet: Driver recruiting, qualification, and compliance workflow platform for trucking, intersecting with Foley's DQF management and background check services for motor carriers.
• PreCheck: Background screening and compliance services firm serving transportation and regulated industries, with a CDL driver screening offering that competes with Foley's background checks.

Emerging players

• DriverReach: Cloud-based driver screening, onboarding, and compliance platform focused on trucking, with overlapping DQF, MVR, and background check capabilities aimed at smaller carriers.

Broad incumbents

• HireRight: Global background screening provider offering MVR, employment history, and drug testing services to motor carriers and broader enterprise customers, a broader incumbent in Foley's space.
• Sterling: Large background check and identity services company with transportation screening capabilities, competing for the same enterprise carrier accounts as Foley's CDL background check module.
• KPA: Compliance and risk management platform serving fleet and regulated industries, with overlapping DOT compliance, training, and policy content for motor carriers.
• Motive (KeepTruckin): Fleet management and ELD platform that increasingly bundles driver compliance, HOS, and safety features, pressuring standalone compliance providers like Foley at the enterprise tier.

Others

• Geotab: Telematics and fleet management platform whose ELD and HOS compliance capabilities are adjacent to Foley's compliance offering, often pairing with third-party DOT compliance partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foley
• Xx.com/foley_services
• Facebookfacebook.com/foley-services-75790905944

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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