Not All Carriers DAC With HireRight....
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Interesting. I assumed your DAC report was only kept by and accessible through HireRight. So, if there are multiple companies that may or may not have a DAC report, how does one find out which one to request info from?
A few months back I had a random drug test. Never having done drugs there obviously was no issue, but that, and wanting to see what else it contained, sparked my curiosity and I later requested my DAC report through HireRight. I was completely baffled however when the report they gave me was blank. As in non-existent. This confused me because I thought the DAC report was the go-to resource that companies went to to find/report anything and everything about a potential employee.
I pressed HireRight for details, because surely there should have been something, anything, in it. After doing some more digging they came back and gave me a background check from a former (non-cdl related) employer from several years ago. But nothing from my current employer of 2 years now. No hint of previous employment from the past 10 years (other than the one that had requested a background check). No drug test results, not even from the screening process of becoming a truck driver. No credit reports or other financial information. No driving records (granted, I have a clean record). No results from any DOT inspections I've had (3 now).
But maybe I'm confused about what exactly is the DAC report, and what it does or doesn’t contain?
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.
Baffle:
A partition or separator within a liquid tank, used to inhibit the flow of fluids within the tank. During acceleration, turning, and braking, a large liquid-filled tank may produce unexpected forces on the vehicle due to the inertia of liquids.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.
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.
Hello Onsdag!
The DAC report is an unusual reporting method. Employers can report what they want or not. Typically they don't report anything until they fire someone. So, when you say...
I was completely baffled however when the report they gave me was blank.
That's actually what you want to see on your DAC report. That's what prospective employers want to see. A blank DAC is a great DAC!
Now, if you get fired for a roll over, a failed drug test, or multiple safety violations, they will more than likely report it. The DAC is sort of like a credit report with the exception that there's not necessarily a score which reccomends you or makes you less worthy.
Unlike a credit report, it doesn't record all your activities. Typically it only shows your bad behaviors.
Baffle:
A partition or separator within a liquid tank, used to inhibit the flow of fluids within the tank. During acceleration, turning, and braking, a large liquid-filled tank may produce unexpected forces on the vehicle due to the inertia of liquids.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.
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Was looking for a copy of my DAC and, without asking at the company I work for assumed that HireRight was the Go to...Well, if you work for Schneider National, they dont report to HireRight, they report to Cisive, a Canadian data company. Found out thru HireRight, after I contacted them about getting my DAC. Dont assume, like me, that every company uses HireRight....
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.