Dot non recordable

Why would it not be? DAC is put in by the company, for any safety violations. Amongst other things. It's 100% up to the company if it's added or not.

 

Dac is 100% controlled by whatever the company wants to put on it. They have to be legal and not lie of course, but as long as what they say is true they can say almost anything they want.
Some companies will add it. Some companies will not.

 

Good thing that wasn’t a DOT accident. Those can really hurt your employment chances.

 

To be a DOT reportable accident one of three conditions must be met:

1. Fatality;
2. Bodily injury in which that person receives immediate medical attention away from the scene of the accident; or
3. At least one of the vehicles involved in the accident had to be towed from the scene.

What you had was as incident. Different from an accident, but still reportable on your DAC.

 

Tell DAC to suck your know whats. Thats just some fugazi database that companies use to screw over drivers and suppress wages.

 

I feel like companies actually like the idea of the situation that you’re in original poster. They don’t want you to go out and really smash something up or kill somebody or something serious but they actually like it when you get in a little fender bender etc. why? Because you really didn’t cost then anything but they feel like they own you to a point. Many companies will tell you to pay for the damages and still hold it against you, letting you know “nobody else might hire you right now for the next 2 to 3 years so you might as well stick around“.

it’s a real thing in this industry and it needs to stop! If I’m your employee and I have a mishap and I pay for it out of my own pocket that should be the end of it. If you as a company wanna keep me around then it should be over with if it’s not a reportable DOT accident and I paid for it.

 

Ask your safety department this question via email so you have it in writing.