The cost of verifying a driver is hundreds. The cost of assuming they are safe is millions.
20%
Annual Crash Rate
The average commercial fleet has a ~20% crash rate per year.
Source: Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
$74k
Avg. Cost of Injury
The average cost to an employer for a non-fatal injury crash. Fatalities can exceed $1M.
Source: OSHA / National Safety Council
Negligent Entrustment
Legal doctrine holding employers liable if they entrust a vehicle to a driver they "knew or should have known" was incompetent.
Legal Definition: Restatement (Second) of Torts