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It was before the office was open and I sent an email to my DM - then went to the hospital.

I know he got it because when I was finally discharged then we’re making moves on my load off of what I communicated in the email.

I have documentation of everything.

Also I am within my first six months of driving. I will get with safety and see if this was reported to my DAC.

To compound the problem further my phone died while I was in the ER and nobody had a charger, I was not allowed to move, and there was no phone located by my bed. It was a nightmare scenario - I’m not mad at the company but I think the first step is to go through the proper channels. Also it wasn’t listed as “load abandonment” it was listed as “equipment abuse” and in the comments he put that I abandoned the load.

I’m not sure why, and what was I suppose to do... drive? I thought I was on the verge of a heart attack

Anyway... just trying to do this right. I was upset how they listed it because it made it seem like I was reckless and it was intentional which my documentation proves that it was anything but that. 🤷‍♂️💯🙂

Did you inform your employer as soon as possible? How long have you been trucking?

If you indeed do have load abandonment on your DAC it will limit your options for moving on to another company. Whenever you abandon your equipment it costs the company alot of money retrieving it, on top of the costs for missing an appointment and making the customer unhappy. Have you tried reaching out to HR and explain what happened and provide them the documentation? Use this link to get your DAC from Hire right . Keep in mind although it may not currently be up to date your employer can stillbadd that info. Your best bet is go through the proper channels to get this cleared up. I think the biggest thing will come down to how soon you informed your employer. For example needing surgery on a broken foot but not informing your employer for 2 days is far different than having a heart attack and being rushed into immediate surgery and waiting 2 days to call them.

Also, depending on what the medical problem was you may be legally required to get a new DOT physical.

So I was under a load, and I’m new to trucking - when I had to go to the ER.

When I got back to work, they put “load abandonment” i believe not only on my personal file at work but on my DAC.

I’m trying to switch companies, is this going to be a huge issue or no?

If it is on there, do I have any ground to fight it or get it removed because of my circumstances?

Thanks for your response.