What is a D.O.T reportable incident/accident????

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by jimnfor, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    I don't know why you posted the driveaway regulations?

    ALSO if you need to get one, then order the big version of the green book, the miniversion is a pain.
     
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  3. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    Plus the big [desk] version also includes the DOT guideance not included in the little book and very helpful!
     
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  4. Rocks

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    Just wanted to be more thorough... maybe not necessary... so I deleted it....
     
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  5. Davezilla

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    Just FYI, I got hit by a drunk driver and got 2 points for being in an accident in which one vehicle needed to be towed. Nothing about being at fault, but those are the rules. A tire is 8 points, so 2 points wasnt so bad, but its still not kosher.
     
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  6. le_gizmo

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    Is it also good to look at the Definitions link in comment #5 for what a "highway" is:
    Highway means any road, street, or way, whether on public or private property, open to public travel. “Open to public travel” means that the road section is available, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather or emergency conditions, passable by four-wheel standard passenger cars, and open to the general public for use without restrictive gates, prohibitive signs, or regulation other than restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration. Toll plazas of public toll roads are not considered restrictive gates.

    That is the joy of legalese - always having to know what the definition in context is.
     
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  7. lazygecko

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    ROCKS, you are right on the money.

    Our safety department uses the acronym F.A.T. - Fatality, Ambulance, Tow. Keep in mind also that it does not need to be the commercial vehicle towed away. ANY vehicle towed away makes it a DOT recordable. If the little old lady that you sideswiped when changing lanes would otherwise be able to drive away if it wasnt for her flat tire, get out and change her tire for her or call a service truck to have it done on the road and pay for it yourself. Doing so changes it from a DOT recordable preventable to a non DOT recordable incident. Your company may still terminate you (or maybe not), but you wont find yourself unhireable for a few years, like you would if you let he be towed away from the scene.

    The whole DOT recordable subject is also a 2 part Question. Part B is if it is preventable or not. DOT Preventable accidents are a whole lot worse than DOT non-preventable in terms of your record.

    DOT preventable accidents often times, but not always, involve the driver being cited for something (such as following too closely or improper lane change). Sometimes, however, the accident is considered preventable, simply because the driver was driving when he should not have been. This is often seen in cases of roll over and jackknife accidents that are caused by high winds, rain or snow. The driver could have prevented the accident by pulling over or not driving in the first place.

     
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  8. RogerThat72

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    I pulled my air lines apart in a drop yard, didn't drop the trailers I just drop and hooked with my air lines still hooked. Pulled them apart with glad hands still attached to trailer. The rest of the airlines were still attached on the truck. The electrical line pulled out from the plug. Did Werner report this to the DOT because it's on my CSA as 5 points?
     
  9. Ziff

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    They shouldnt have given it happened in a yard.
     
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  10. Moose1958

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    I'm not going to post the links as I have did so many times now. FMCSA regulations only defines ONE kind of accident. It is also NOT called reportable. It is called recordable because said accidents are required to be recorded in a carriers accident register. The other names such as preventable etc are carrier names.
     
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