Stop False Information being Reported on CDL Drivers Dac Report

[Twilight Flyer]

It will not allow you to enter satisfactory performance along with quit without notice.abandoment,ect. You can have multiple good or bad but it will not allow a combination of the two.

Yes, you are correct. I misread your comment. The only thing I believe I have ever seen satisfactory with is either "Company Terminal With Notice" and "Company Terminal Without Notice", neither of which are bad.

How about a signed Affidavit, with both parties signatures, a witness and copies to office and driver at the of the employment period, describing the end of the relationship. That way, all ammicable relationship endings would be known by both parties. Obviously, abandonded or other similar situations would not give to the signing of such a document and the driver would not posess what would amount to evidence of a proper disolutionment of the driver/employee relationship. Anyone wanting to end employment correctly would most certainly not be averse to this type of process. Or would be that be too over the top?

That would work and I have spoken to drivers who insisted on getting a signed document from dispatch or a terminal manager, pointing out that they returned the truck where asked and that there were no issues. If you're concerned about a break-up with your employee, then you can obviously go that route. The best advice I can give you is just use common sense. Quit the right way, even if you don't necessarily want to give a lot or even any notice. Just make sure that the truck is back where they want it and that you have completed all your assignments and are not under load.

[chris1]

Your company guidelines will determine how termination records are entered. Sometimes it can be a tough choice but if you deviate from the guidelines you can open yourself up to negligent practice lawsuits. Everyone has to be treated the same. Omit/play favorites and the consequences can be costly.
I realize that smaller company's can get more emotional with the entries but the larger ones don't deviate from their guidelines.

[curtislowe]

I work for a small company presently. And I have made a point to keep them informed as to all the regulations. The person in the office that holds the position of Safety manager asked me what I ment by 11/14. I was also informed that the "office was upset with me because I was the only driver concerned about the HOS". The owner also informed the drivers that they shouldnt put their Pre trips on their time sheets, that he "wasnt going to pay for 15 minutes to warm up the trucks". I guess the good part is they are too "tight" to subscribe to DAC and probably never even heard of it. But as for following the rules, I have been being "pressured" by having my trips reduced and charges "deducted" from my trip pay when time neccesitates someone other than me getting a trailer loaded and unloaded, even though I have been called in to get a load only to get reasigned to a different, later trip. I am treated like an employee but paid as an "independant", so when I pick up a load and then get switched to a different load I am loading the first trailer uncompensated.

[Twilight Flyer]

Yep, it will be companies like that, that the upcoming CSA 2010 initiative beheads. Problem is, the drivers of those companies are going to get hit, too.

[Useless]

Seems as though "Allen Smith" has a writing style quite similar to a former CAD poster who called himself "AllenVW". Last I recall, ol' "AllenVW" was initiating a petition drive to end drug testing for drivers...... after he ran a hot pi$$ test.



So now, we have a new petition drive. Oh, well, it'll be interesting to see where we go with this!!