Difference between DAC and driverIQ

What DAC transmits is a summary. This is also the same thing the carriers generally transmit when asked by a carrier complying with 391.

Dates worked
Reason for leaving
Rehire status

If a hiring decision is made, the hiring carrier most often gets more information. This is why it is so important not to lie on an application. I join in with most people on these boards when they say DO NOT volunteer information not asked for, but accurately answer the questions asked. Here is the rub. If a hiring decision is made based on that summary, AND you lied on the application! Well, you may find that the job offer has been rescinded after arriving at the site of the orientation because they dug deeper as required by part 391.

@wis bang made some good points about those summaries. A reason for leaving, quit, followed by do not rehire, is a good sign of abandonment. It's almost guaranteed that a carrier is going to dig deeper if that last line is anything other than rehire after review.

One last point. In my years as an active driver, I could see the junk parked in the truck stops and at loading docks all over the US. If the average driver understood that most of the carriers today self-underwrite. A large carrier like Swift would never be able to find a company willing to underwrite it at a cost that Swift could pay. Any idea what the average carrier pays out to claims? It's in the millions a year. I was reading some comments on Facebook recently where a safety critter friend of mine was discussing how large a check the carrier wrote to a power company and a cable company for damage done to their lines a while back. That check was in the high 5 figures. I remember several years ago when a state DOT billed another carrier for damage a truck did. These payouts are why driver pay is bad. It is also why the carriers can't afford to replace a trailer as often as they should.

It infuriates me when I hear somebody say "I ain't no rat," then go on to complain about their pay and the fact that they are operating junk.

I miss the road sometimes. I miss the people I met. I miss the servers in the truck stops all over the US who had personality. What I don't miss is having my California mirrors knocked off or loosened by some (redacted) and some of the junk I was pulling.

Of course, your mileage may vary!

 

DAC uses carrier provided data. It is available to drivers and must follow Fair Credit Reporting guidelines.
DriverIQ uses FMCSA data, PSP report data, and state MVR data. It is used by carriers as a verification tool and not usually available to drivers.

 

From THIS WEBSITE

Driver iQ was formed by two of the most experienced and well-known professionals in the trucking and background screening industries to provide background screening solutions specifically tailored for the trucking industry. They have teamed with one of the most highly respected background screening companies in the country — CARCO Group — to provide first class service, accuracy, and compliance with all Federal regulations.

At its core, Driver iQ is a better, faster, and more accurate solution to your driver employment history and background screening needs. Built by compiling driver employment history records provided by some of the largest trucking companies throughout the United States, Driver iQ will provide the richest employment history database available in the trucking industry. Driver iQ is slated to launch its comprehensive database by the first quarter of 2013.

 

id say stick it out another few months. 3 preventable, regardless how small, show as preventable. Get at least a year without incidents. Can say then you were new, most expect small bumps out of new drivers.

 

up to you, just be careful in these matters. all eyes will be on you.

 

Nice man.