Trans Am.....WHY!!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Socal Xpress, Jan 24, 2020.

  1. Capacity

    Capacity Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2019
    Messages:
    1,499
    Thanks Received:
    3,119
    Location:
    Neenah Wi
    0
    Is getting hit on private property a preventable accident if your company doesn't report it to DAC.
    If there is no tow or injurys does the police report it , seems like a gray area.
     
  2. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2013
    Messages:
    15,471
    Thanks Received:
    25,078
    Location:
    sarasota, fl
    0
    Jan 24th to March 10th. That's a looong time for a truck to be down due to some jack wad that didn't look in his mirror.
     
    062 and Socal Xpress Thank this.
  3. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2013
    Messages:
    15,471
    Thanks Received:
    25,078
    Location:
    sarasota, fl
    0
    What kind of down time rate were you able to negotiate with trans am?
     
    Socal Xpress Thanks this.
  4. Socal Xpress

    Socal Xpress Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2014
    Messages:
    1,855
    Thanks Received:
    1,958
    Location:
    Los Angeles, Ca
    0


    Lawyer is working on that as we speak.
     
    062 and spyder7723 Thank this.
  5. bigguns

    bigguns Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2013
    Messages:
    2,846
    Thanks Received:
    6,855
    Location:
    Omega,GA
    0
    The shop should have put the same headlights back in. It they didn't catch the upgrade they should eat that.
     
  6. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2013
    Messages:
    2,172
    Thanks Received:
    3,441
    0
    I think you're confusing two different things.

    Preventable is whatever your company says it is. Recordable is defined by the FMCSA and means there was either a death, and injury, or a tow.

    Your future transportation industry employers will be required to contact your previous employers and get a safety report, which will include any accidents you had, preventable or not. Your employer may use DAC for that or they may respond some other way.
     
  7. Socal Xpress

    Socal Xpress Road Train Member

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2014
    Messages:
    1,855
    Thanks Received:
    1,958
    Location:
    Los Angeles, Ca
    0
    Trans Am supposedly cut the Check on Fed 20th and didnt show up to the shop til March 2nd. The delay is on Trans Am and the shop wanted to get the truck to me faster but wanted money in hand.
     
    Farmerbob1, Big_D409 and 062 Thank this.