How to Stick Drivers with Truck Damages?

Other than DAC, the only other suggestion I have is a negative if there is a job reference check. Whatever you're legally able to convey, such as "this individual would not be a candidate for rehire" or something like that.

I interviewed, road tested and checked every driver and verified their work history and references. It's surprising the number of businesses that don't. Of course there are limitations to all of that, but there are no guarantees in life either.

 

Be careful OP, While I don’t know you from the man on the moon, A lot of employers use higher right and the DAC reporting as a revengeful means or a means to try and retain drivers to keep them and prevent them from moving to other companies. I have already made a solemn promise to myself if I ever drive for a company that conducts themselves in that fashion I will seek out the most nasty pitbull minded attorney that represents truck drivers that’s ever walked the face of this earth and I will leave any retainer fee necessary to send him into a frenzy. LOL

Things here and there are to be expected, it’s trucking. It’s not an antique China shop, it’s truck driving. What most companies do will give the driver a chance to pay for it. So say they rip a trailer door off and it’s $1500 to replace it. You tell the driver you’ll keep it off his report and won’t report it if he agrees to pay for it. You can then deducted from his paycheck.

I don’t mean to sound harsh in the beginning of this post but I’ve just heard too many stories. And the school I went to actually taught the students to protect their DAC report and CDL against unscrupulous companies. It was actually part of the curriculum.

 

Very probably.

 

Is it that guy that starts with "R"? Lol

 

Ah I see what you're saying. I was thinking Big "R" would be on here schooling.

 

Why do the drivers leave instead of working things out? That sounds like a manager problem.

Also, this kind of thing happens most when a driver is overtired, again a manager problem. I'm fortunate in that I work for someone who also drives, they can read between the lines in my text messages about dispatches and arrange time out of the cab if I sound too pyssy.