HireRight

HireRight is Sterling's primary, heavyweight rival in the massive enterprise and Fortune 500 space. While they both offer global background checks, HireRight is particularly famous and deeply entrenched in industries that require grueling, federally mandated drug and health screening alongside the background check, specifically the trucking, logistics, and energy sectors. For a massive logistics company, running a background check is only half the battle. HireRight integrates the background check natively with a massive network of physical medical clinics (like Quest Diagnostics or LabCorp). The recruiter orders a screening in the HireRight dashboard, and the truck driver receives a text message telling them exactly which local clinic to walk into to submit their federally mandated DOT urine sample. It is heavily optimized for massive, high-volume hiring surges. During the holiday season, a massive retailer like Amazon or Walmart might need to hire 50,000 seasonal warehouse workers in three weeks. HireRight provides the massive server infrastructure and ATS (Applicant Tracking System) integrations required to process tens of thousands of complex background files a day without crashing.