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I just want to ask allen if you are going to get an interview with dan rather and in detail spill the beans about dac report abuse. While trucking desiree’s tv article has sparked controversy, you had better hurry up and get dan rather to interview you about dac reports and common trucking company abuses. I cant wait to see you have a tv news piece about this. hurry before the trucking compaines try to shut you up!
Thank you
I am getting so much info from this website. I ordered my cd’s tonight and have been reading the info I downloaded. My questions are being answered before I have asked them. You all are helping me make sure I don’t jump in the lake before I learn how to swim. Just one question, what exactly does DAC stand for when talking about DAC reports?
DAC stands for: Drive-A-Check … you can check out our web page on this info as well ….
http://www.truthabouttrucking.com/dacreport/index.html
I have a relatively clean dmv. but i have 2 cases pending. being in wrong lane, and going by a dot scale w/o stopping, I thought it was closed. the scale violation i was told was nonmoving violation. anyway, both of these are pending, I have attorney working on them. my question with these and the one ticket i have on my dmv, which is over 3 years old, will i be effected by the new dot regulations? CSA2010?
Hi Rick: No. CSA2010 as it stands right now, will not have anything to do with this issue. CSA2010 will build records for drivers through road side inspections. CSA2010 keeps changing and the FMCSA does not even know how it will all come together . . . but your issue, right now, has nothing to do with the initiative . . . but don’t forget the DAC report! Allen
Hi Rick:
Would it be possible for you to provide guidance or point me in the right direction on the following?
I am interested in learning about truckers’ eating habits in order to use such information for a possible business. Would like to learn how much money truckers spend eating in establishments while in the road and if that is something that they usually do.
Any help would be appreciated.
Best regards
Pedro.
Many seasoned drivers carry cooler/frig’s in their trucks stocked with food, but naturally they still eat out at the restaurants, etc., on a regular basis. Spending would be difficult to assume, based on so many variable individuals. Anywhere from $50 to $150 per week, estimate.
HealthyTruck.Org may be able to assist in your research:
http://healthytruck.org/HTAA/index.cfm
Thank you very much Allen, very usefull information.
Appreciate your assistance.
Best regards,
Pedro.
Allen, I have been reading and they are say that the 2010 law is going to put 100s of 1000s of drivers out of the seat. If this is true wont the government cripple the US? How did they get this law passed with out any one knowing about it till it was to late? Thanks Jackie
CSA 2010 was created to improve safety. There will be people who are unsafe drivers who will lose their jobs. Unfortunately there most likely will be safe experienced drivers losing their jobs also, using CSA 2010 as an excuse to make room for the new drivers that are going to be brought in.
hey Allen i work an owner oper. who is leased to another o/o who has his own authority the man withe authority is a pretty abusive person verbally on the phone or face to face any little thing that goes wrong with his equipment like this trailer he bought used which is a real lemon he flips out cussing you threatens to fire you what rights does a driver in this situation have other than quiting and finding something else which would put the guy i run the truck for in a real bind thanks
Hi Tim: Since the guy you drive for owns the truck, he is actually your employer. Not much you can do when dealing with an idiot like the guy with the authority.
I know what I would do … I would discuss the situation with the guy you run the truck for and tell him that he needs to resolve the situation because nobody has the right to talk to you in that manner. Let him know that you want to keep driving for him, but under the circumstance, you will not work in a hostile environment.
If he doesn’t do anything about it, then I would find another employer. Life is too short to waste it with an abusive fool.
i figured there wasn’t a whole lot a man can do in this situation i thought i would get some outside input thanks for the reply
Swift listed on DAC and DriverFacts that I lied about having a felony on my application. I did not lie and Swift new about my history. I have tried calling and writing Swift about this situation. I am not sure if I will need a lawyer to get this fixed. I really do not have money for a lawyer, but at the same time I need to have my record cleared.
Can you provide me with any information on how to try and resolve this?
yes
http://www.truckersjustice.com
http://www.RMRconsultants.com
I am a relatively new driver in need of some advice. I worked for Tony and Justin down at SRT for a year and half after coming out of trucking school. I was never a problem to go home not an unsafe driver. (1 incident and 2 tickets on MVR and Dac in over 200,000 miles of work) My dad who is self employed came down with a rare lung disorder that hospitalized him. I asked for some time off to go home and help out the family business and tend to my father which they would not allow. So I put in 2 weeks notice. Well at the end of the 2 weeks they had me in California my dad lives in Delaware and the yard is in Texarkana, Arkansas. They wanted to dispatch me from California to South Carolina. I gave them ample time to get the load delivered on time but I cut down and took their truck back to the yard. Which was a fireable offense. Now I cannot seam to find a company that is willing to give me a job cause I got fired from my only trucking job. I cannot get anyone to see that I had no alternative. I need to get back out there. Does anyone know of any company that will hire me or have any advice on how I can back on the road? Thank you!
Hi Jason: This scenario plays out all the time with these OTR companies. They have no concern in family matters, all that is important is the freight.
Quitting, even under this circumstance, due to the uncaring nature of these companies and the unfair practices of the DAC reporting services, will often end a driver’s career.
If anyone can help, I would recommend contacting James McCormack of Trucking Careers of America. He works with some of the better companies and he may be able to assist you under the circumstances. Not certain if he can, but he and his company will be your best bet.
http://www.truckingcareersofamerica.com
Just fill out their online contact form and they will be in touch with you asap.
Let me know how it goes and good luck,
Allen
Allen liking GST but SRT is trying to do all they can to keep me from working. They destroyed my dac. Do not think GST will fire me for it cause there verification process is over and I am hired. Ran 3 loads and 2000+ legal miles w/in the first 5 days til the 2006 T600 they gave me went down due to bad fuel hope to be running soon. Mainly east of 35 but hoping when we switch to Super Service Oct 1 the west will open up.