Please Help I got DAC'ed !! Expert Opinions Wanted
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12-01-2006, 11:33 AM
DAC (USIS Commercial Services Division) has been shown to be one of worst thing as far a truckers are concern. OOIDA filed suit and lost (which I understand is on appeal) trying to get relief for truckers.
There have been some changes in the law a few years ago but it hasn't solved the problem. Reading from the website: http://www.speedingticketcentral.com/DAC.html a law firm.
Prospective employers must make an inquiry with each applicant’s employer for whom a commercial motor vehicle was driven within the previous 3 years from the date of application. This information must now be provided to the truck driver within five days of receipt of a written request. If you think that you have been denied employment because of a report from a previous employer, you can now obtain the information by simply sending a request to the trucking company.
Prospective employers will be required to notify truck driver applicants of their right to review the information obtained from previous employers, to correct errors in that information and to file a rebuttal of any incorrect information. If there is incorrect information on your DAC report then you need to contact your previous trucking company and request a revision of your employment history. Your previous employer has 15 days to respond to a driver's request for a correction of erroneous safety or work history information. If the truck driver chooses to submit a rebuttal, the previous employer has 5 days to forward the information to the prospective employer and to append a copy of the rebuttal to the driver’s permanent safety performance history. emphasis added. One of the best things a driver can do is join OOIDA. A lot of drivers think OOIDA is for O/O only which it isn't. Everyone should be a member. End of sales pitch. kc0iv |
