What Is The Definition Of A “DOT Reportable Accident “
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Kinda odd question, Bruce; considering you've had a CDL for quite some time!
Something we 'don't know?' LoL... ?!?
Section 390.15 of the FMCSRs provide that a motor carrier's accident register must include the following information for every DOT-recordable accident: Date of accident. City or town, or most near, where the accident occurred and the State where the accident occurred. Driver Name, etc., and the degree of damages to either equipment, and/or property.
It would kind of be good to know the 4.4.1 in the Green Book, too!
The BEST answer(s) to your question, were HERE, all along, Mr. Bruce!
This is what I've got in 'our' cache... works for us!
~ Anne & Tom ~
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Thanks Anne. I’m going to fess up here. I had an incident at a delivery where I jackknifed too much while backing in a tight space. So I broke a bracket holding the cab extender on and did a little damage to the extender itself. The company classified that as a preventable accident. I’m going to study the links you listed, but I was just wondering if something like that gets reported to the DOT. I guess I’ll get my answer off the air, lol
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
DOT reportable =
Someone gets injured
Someone dies
Someone needs to be towed
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Thanks Turtle!
Easy answer and spot on correct. Those are the three things that make it a D.O.T. "reportable" accident.
Bruce you had a minor incident which probably goes on a DAC report. That is a completely different form of reporting.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Thanks Turtle!
Easy answer and spot on correct. Those are the three things that make it a D.O.T. "reportable" accident.
Bruce you had a minor incident which probably goes on a DAC report. That is a completely different form of reporting.
Thank you Turtle and Old School. I have been turned down for employment by two companies. I assume that is because they pulled my DAC report. How do I get a copy of the DAC report?
The good news is that I’m flying to Texas Sunday to start orientation with JS Helwig. Really excited but a little nervous about reefer.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
How do I get a copy of the DAC report?
Here's the link:
Laura
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
Thank you Laura and everyone else. I have requested my report.
I’m curious too. Just requested my report. One of our drop trailers I was picking up was damaged while at the customer. I had to give all the info for an accident report, including my name. I can’t imagine I’m tied to that in a bad way. Either way though I need to know in case it is on the report.
Also now that I think about it, I had an issue with my electrical line that wouldn’t stay off the catwalk no matter how I adjusted it. It eventually got caught and ripped it out of the connector. Company didn’t even blink and told me to get a new one. Must of been similar issues
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Does this include incidents in parking lots, at distribution centers where there is minor damage to a trailer or truck? I hesitate to use the term “minor” because I’ve been told that there is no such thing as a minor accident.