DOT Reportable And DAC Report
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It is reportable on a DAC , but I do NOT think it is a "DOT reportable" thing.
I need to review the differences. If you sent someone to the hospital, that is DOT reportable.
Dave
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
It Should be in that little book with all the DOT regs that you get from your company. If a Vehicle is towed Or there is injury needing immediate off site medical treatment or death it is a DOT report-able. FMC Safety Regulations 390.5 Definitions. Then 390.15 for record keeping.
Phil
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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New driver. I tagged a stop signal on a right had turn, no one involved. Reported it and paid the fine. No damage to trailer at all, not much to the signal sign (considering they put it right back up). Not long after I left the company and after a brief vacation applied with another. They said I had a DOT reportable.
So I ordered my DAC report and sure enough, the accident was reported. Didn't know what to do, so went online and tried researching, talked to drivers with a lot more experience. They listened and said to fight it, since it was fairly minor. But before a waste a lot of time trying to fight it, I'd like to see a list of DOT reportable accidents. Maybe it is one, but the only partial lists I can find seem to be major things, like DUI , DWI , killing someone, whatever.
Anyone know a decent list/description that doesn't leave my head reeling with DOT jargon?
Thanks.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
DUI:
Driving Under the Influence
DWI:
Driving While Intoxicated