ok now i know what is DAC for, READ THIS, IS GOOD TO KNOW,,The Truckers' DAC Problem,

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  1. hercules

    hercules Bobtail Member

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    ok now i know what is DAC for, READ THIS, IS GOOD TO KNOW,,The Truckers' DAC Problem, Tips and Tricks
    What Is A DAC Report?
    The DAC employment report is a detailed summary of a trucker’s work history in the trucking industry. Most trucking companies today participate in sharing this information about truckers.
    The DAC employment report contains items such as number of accidents, reasons for quitting or why they were fired, if they are eligible for re-hire, type of driving, commodities hauled, types of trailers pulled and MUCH more.
    They can also verify social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, criminal reports, worker’s compensation reports, and much more.
    How Do I Contact DAC To Get My Report?
    DAC reports were available from USIS, but they are now handled by a private company called HireRight. To receive your report, you must mail in a Consumer Report Request Form, or you can request your free DAC report from HireRight online: http://www.hireright.com/Disputes/Report.aspx
    It takes HireRight approximately 15 days to process your request and send you a free copy.
    You can dispute false or incorrect information on your DAC report online: http://www.hireright.com/Disputes/ or hire an experienced professional to clean your DAC report for you:
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    Don’t let a bad DAC Report hold you back.
    Similarly, as your credit report follows you around representing you to lenders, the DAC report is of critical importance to drivers. It tells potential employers about you, and your work habits. Carriers you have worked for, or whose orientation you attended, report on you to DAC (HireRight ) which places the information on your report.
    The DAC report contains your complete professional driver job history including accidents/incidents, MVR record, drug/alcohol test history, plus criminal history. Approximately 90% of all U.S. long haul commercial carriers use the DAC Report for pre-employment screening.
    Inaccurate reporting and errors can easily end up on your report and they can negatively affect your ability to get work if not corrected.
    DACfix.com is a company dedicated to assisting drivers dispute inaccurate/negative information on their DAC’s. If you have issues, DAC Fix has an affordable “DAC Fix” service to dispute inaccurate information. Their DAC Fix service is $189. They have an average success rate of 70% on their disputes. If you haven’t seen your report and would just like to obtain a copy, they can obtain it for you for $49.
    Get started easily at www.DACfix.com or call 800 494-7517. DACfix.com is a member in good standing of Better Business Bureau. If it isn’t accurate, we’ll make them fix it!
    Truckers DAC Report Tips
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    Carriers you have worked for, or whose orientation you attended report on you to DAC, which places the information on your report. Here are some key areas that you should watch out for!
    Orientations: Let’s say you started orientation with a carrier but didn’t like what you were hearing and left. You guessed it, that carrier can report on you even though you never collected a single paycheck. Unless you’re certain that you want to work for a carrier, do not submit to a pre-employment drug screen or attend the orientation session.
    Discharges: Try and leave companies on good terms with two week written notice. Most banks will notarize your letter for free. Just a handwritten notarized note of resignation can prevent discharged, load abandonment, and quit under dispatch, common negative items that can keep you from getting hired by other carriers.
    Drug History File: Another area that causes big problems for drivers is drug test refusals and failures. Never quit after being asked to take a random test. Take the test, and then quit with written notice if at all possible. Any time you take a test, ask for a copy of the paper work showing you submitted to the test. Retain this in your records.
    Accidents/Incidents: This is an important one. Don’t report minor incidents where there was no damage or where you paid for minor damage straight out of your pocket. Seasoned drivers know the value of keeping a couple of hundred in cash for just these occasions. This can prevent an unsatisfactory safety record from being placed into your DAC report, in addition to the incident itself. Two incidents on your report will cause insurance carrier alarms to go off and lesson your chances of getting hired and increase your chances of getting terminated.
    Don’t let a bad DAC Report hold you back!
    FCMSA regulations effective April 29, 2004 make it easier for a truck driver to obtain and dispute the information in his DAC report. Trucking companies have until October 29, 2004 to fully comply with the new regulations.
    Prospective employers must make an inquiry with each applicant’s employer for whom a commercial motor vehicle was driven within the previous 3 years from the date of application. This information must now be provided to the truck driver within five days of receipt of a written request. If you think that you have been denied employment because of a report from a previous employer, you can now obtain the information by simply sending a request to the trucking company.
    Previously the only way to obtain the information in a timely fashion was to pay for your DAC report. If you include the request with your application, the information will automatically be forwarded to you. It is possible that some HR departments may not look favorably upon your request so you may want to wait until you are actually denied employment.
    Prospective employers will be required to notify truck driver applicants of their right to review the information obtained from previous employers, to correct errors in that information and to file a rebuttal of any incorrect information.
    If there is incorrect information on your DAC report then you need to contact your previous trucking company and request a revision of your employment history. The request needs to be specific and you need to provide any supporting documentation. It is always a good idea to keep a copy of your logs for your own records, especially if the trucking company should close and you need to verify your experience. Send the request by Certified Mail, Return Receipt.
    Your previous employer has 15 days to respond to a driver's request for a correction of erroneous safety or work history information. If the truck driver chooses to submit a rebuttal, the previous employer has 5 days to forward the information to the prospective employer and to append a copy of the rebuttal to the driver’s permanent safety performance history.
    FCRA § 623. Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies
    [15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2]
    (a) Duty of Furnishers of Information to Provide Accurate Information
    (1) Prohibition
    (A) Reporting information with actual knowledge of errors.
    A person shall not
    furnish any information relating to a consumer to any consumer reporting
    agency if the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the
    information is inaccurate.
     
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  3. pure Monkey

    pure Monkey Bobtail Member

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    I went to Hire right about a week ago and got my Dac free almost instantly with an up date about 24 hours later. I am a recent graduate from CDL about to go to orientation. I didn't have to mail in anything.
     
     
    I have done a criminal history background check both state and national, motor vehicle record check , Dac report which only one pre hire check was done with one carrier, the carrier I'm going with and the CDL school the day I first went in talked to them it was dated ( just wonder if all schools do that ) and NDR report check, I would do the FBI check too but I don't want to pay the money( because of the finger printing I assuming there would be a charge). I'm still waiting on the NDR as that was a mail in with a notarized letter, free notarized at my credit union, just the cost of a stamp.

    take that back I did pay I think 18.00
     
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  4. 123456

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    Credit check,

    pre med exam ????
     
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  6. DrivingPro

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    I ordered a copy of my Dac online for free and had it within 5 days. There were no negative statements by any of my previous employers. I had gotten turned down by a few companies and thought someone had misreported something. But it turns out that my 16 month gap (extended vacation in Mexico) was the problem.
    guess I will have to ride with a trainer for a couple of weeks to get back in a truck.
    good luck all
     
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