Before getting all bent out of shape and sue happy, wait and see what is in your DAC.
If it was something like: 03/14/06 Accident involving another vehicle, Preventable...that is esentially correct and there is nothing you can do about it.
And now before you go all nuts on me saying your accident was preventable when the police say it was not your fault, these are apples and oranges.
Safety departments are going to be looking at it like this. If you had been driving slower due to conditions you may have been able to avoid the other truck. If you had been keeping an escape route open and known at all times like is taught via the Smith system you may have been able to avoid the other truck. So in the eyes of the safety department your accident was preventable. In fact, for the most part, any accident in which you were in the driver's seat is going to be considered preventable in the eyes of most company safety departments.
Now then you are saying no one will touch you now, and I have one question about this. Have you been listing this accident on your job applications and listing it as preventable? Trying to hide an accident of any kind, regardless of fault, is a sure fire way to not get hired.
Finally, as stated above, you can make a formal written request to have any information you believe to be in error removed from your employment file at DAC/USIS. They will then contact the company who placed the info in your file for verification/proof and if the company can not provide it within 30 days DAC is required by law to remove it. You may also request that a short explanation be included in your file showing your side of the events while the investigation into the legitamcy of the claim is explored.
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