Why are companies believed over the driver?
 

I have been trying to get back on the road for the past 4 months. I have filled out application after application with limited response. Finally, I cornered a recruiter who turned me down over the phone. I asked her why and she proceeded to rattle off several incidents on my DAC. I then sent out an email to every company to which I applied and explained my side (re: TRUTH) of the DAC report. I received zero response. Apparently, and please correct me if I am wrong, but, the company is believed over me, WHY? Why would companies do this?

Get a copy of your DAC,and correct any false statements.

mike3fan wrote:

I am in the process of doing just that. However, what are the chances of these entries being reversed? What is in question is whether an event was preventable (I drove on some grass rather than roll over two illegally parked cars, and had a roll gate close on me while backing through) or as I maintain, not my fault and not preventable. Why am I not believed now?

Are you listing the incidents on your applications? If you are not then right there is 3/4 of the problem.

Slim to none.

Those sound rather minor, so I would be inclined to believe that either the company is saying something different or there is another reason you are being denied.

Uturn2001 wrote

Yes I am, AND I am following up with an email, or letter, in the event of a mail-in, that explains my side.

Twilight Flyer wrote:

That is what I was told by the ONE recruiter who didn't give me "we don't release that information" or "we have other candidates who are more what we are looking for"

Really, why? No police were called for either incident, no tickets were issued. Safety put their own spin on my DAC after I relayed the facts to them. Why are they allowed to get away with that? Why am I not believed? As far as I know, no insurance claim was ever made for the grass. The roll gate was lifted up on to the rollers by me and the yard manager.

This is killing us. For medical reasons I have not worked for 8 months and I want to get back to driving. My wife and I are about to lose everything we have worked for and all because of misinformation, why does no one believe the driver?

Are you listing the accidents as preventable or non preventable on your applications.

BTW: At many companies if you are moving the truck and hit or run over anything that you are not suppose to then it is a preventable accident/incident.

Uturn2001 wrote:

Non-preventable and then I explain with my side

You might have just answered your own question. I would guess that your medical issues might be serious enough that a company can't work with them. Are they back problems? Cardiac issues? Anything that would exclude you from performing the job?