False DAC claims by company

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Mr_Magoo, Jan 27, 2012.

  1. Mr_Magoo

    Mr_Magoo Light Load Member

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    As some of you know, I was employed by Southern Refrigerated Transport. Upon release from said company due to "late pickup and delivery", they waited multiple months to do damage to my DAC report according to a DAC I requested 2 weeks after release.

    The late pickup and delivery as they called it was because I was awaiting repairs at a shop near Baton Rouge, LA which they were made WELL aware of via QualComm. Upon my message telling them I could not do the load my driver manager replied "YOU HAD BETTER NOT BE LATE.....BOTTOM LINE".

    They also filed claim of a preventable accident which occurred in Kingston, PA which I came to a 4 way stop with 2 restricted routes, 1 ahead of me and 1 to my left which was a residential area. To my right was a minivan which was parked DIRECTLY under the stoplight at the corner as well as blocking a fire hydrant which I couldn't tell until AFTER the accident occurred AT the direction of a local police officer who told me to advance around the turn despite me pointing to the van beside me which I would hit if I took the turn on the narrow 2 lane street in the first place. The officer marked on the traffic accident report which by FMCSA standards and rules I had to fax or get delivered to my company within 30 days of the occurrence that I was not at fault and the vehicle owner I had hit was cited for illegal parking for being less than 50 feet from an intersection and blocking a fire hydrant by his own handwriting and signature.

    They placed the accident as a DOT Preventable Non Recordable at fault on my DAC as well as late pick up and delivery.

    Anyone know of any Attorneys to contact regarding this matter to both have this removed from my DAC via court order as well as to file suit for Libel and Defamation of Character and Credentials?
     
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  3. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Dude, forget about suing for defamation and libel, unless you want to make an attorney rich.
     
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  4. NYROADIE

    NYROADIE Heavy Load Member

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    :biggrin_2559: You'd have to pay him upfront cause you don't have a case!

    You missed an appt. Plain and simple, they should've let you slide on that but didn't (who'se Wheaties did you pee on?)
    The accident was your fault no matter what the cop said! Unless it was a life or death situation you should have just parked it till the car was moved. I can't believe the LEO told you to go AND YOU DID!:biggrin_25524:
    You can try fighting the missed appt. but the preventable is your's Good luck it's going to be an uphill fight
     
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  5. Crash935

    Crash935 Medium Load Member

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    Best you can do is dispute what is on your DAC through DACS website and hope the trucking Co doesn't respond in 30 days. If no response, DAC has to remove it from your record.
     
  6. goodchoice10

    goodchoice10 Heavy Load Member

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    The police was not driving YOUR TRUCK when it struck another vehicle. Come on man get real!
     
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  7. Smaggs

    Smaggs Pie Crust

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    Unfortunately, you are peeing up a rope on this one. YOU are the captain of your ship. Not the LEO.
     
  8. Wargames

    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    Every one has a Cell phone with video. Use the Video next time, or take pictures.
     
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  9. mustang970

    mustang970 Road Train Member

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    If I had a dollar for every time I heard or read where a driver was going to sue...
     
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  10. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    #1. Mr Magoo, companies do not file on your DAC until you leave. So the "months after" (even years) is normal.

    #2. While a Police officer may TELL you to do something. I would personally take an ### whoopin before I obeyed an order such as you were given. Any Judge would have thrown the officer out on his ### for citing you for refusing the order. Although he might have found reason to cite you for being there to begin with.

    #3. It was an "avoidable accident" see number two. You...and you alone made the decision to follow the instructions of a complete ####### aka Police Officer.

    #4. There are numerous post to what a bottom feeder company SRT is within this forum. Oooops too late.
     
  11. TheRoadWarrior

    TheRoadWarrior rocking-n-rollin again

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    Didnt Covenant once bail this Joint out like back in the late 90's or early 2000..Ive heard a bunch of crap about them and their lies they put out on drivers....they sound just as bad as Florilli out of iowa who screwed a good friend of mine who did nothing but bring their truck back and they say he abandonded it...
     
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