As I read this, the major things going against you are:
1) It was an accident.
2) It was an accident that required a tow.
You could challenge the report but I do not think you will be a success.
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Last winter I was involved in an accident. Yes my fault. Yes I learned a ton from it and I can guarantee I learned a lot from that and am harder on myself then anyone else had been.
I slid off the highway onto the shoulder on black ice. Tore a bumper and a coolant line on the bottom.
State Police responded and gave me a ticket. It was the Minnesota equivalent of going to fast for conditions. He said he wasn't writing an accident report as I did no damage to any other vehicle or property.
Tow company came out to repair the coolant line, however company opted to have it towed to the yard.
I'm working for a local company now, they were aware of the incident but it wasn't on my dad when they pulled it. I pulled my dad myself and it appears it has been added as a DOT preventable.
I then looked on Saferweb at the list of accidents the carrier reported to the FMCSA and it's not there. Other accidents after that date were.
I looked at my PSP, not there either. Just the ticket.
Should I appeal the DAC report of a dot recordable incident? In my mind yes it was an accident or incident but I don't think it was DOT recordable as they opted to have repairs done at the yard which could have been done on site by the towing company and the towing company already began doing before my company wanted them to tow it instead. Also the company didn't even report it themselves.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
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.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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated