TBS #58 Big brother mandates speed limiters. And how to clean up a dirty DAC REPORT
On this weeks episode of The Blind Spot we talk with Canadian drivers on their take of the recent mandate of speed limiters. How it will effect the economy and the reason for the push to limit overall speed.
” Quebec will begin requiring speed limiters set to 65 mph for heavy trucks starting Jan. 1, a move denounced by the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association. OOIDA says it is ready to file a Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration for breach of Canada’s obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement if it becomes effective. OOIDA accused Julie Boulet, Quebec’s transportation minister, of reneging on her word. On Dec. 13 Boulet had said Quebec would not implement the mandate until Transport Canada completed studies on effectiveness of speed limiters and all other provinces had agreed to similar mandates.
Transport Canada released its studies last spring, which indicated the speed reduction would decrease greenhouse gas and save fuel, but that the action’s safety implications were not as solid. Ontario has also passed the mandate. At least 60 percent of heavy North American truck fleets use speed-control devices and as many as 77 percent of all North American trucks are equipped with them, the study said.In 2005, the Canadian Trucking Alliance asked federal and provincial governments to mandate speed limiters on all heavy trucks to no more than 105 kilometers per hour, or about 65 mph.
American Trucking Associations supports required activation of electronic speed governors on big trucks built since 1992 at 65 mph or slower.”
In the second part of this show we speak with a lady who is having extreme difficulty finding job placement in the trucking industry, due to her DAC Report. We talk about what went wrong, and how to repair it. I remind drivers not to wait till it is to late, with this issue it is important to be proactive instead of reactive.
“What Is A DAC Report?
The DAC employment report is a detailed summary of a trucker’s work history in the trucking industry. Most trucking companies today participate in sharing this information about truckers.
The DAC employment report contains items such as number of accidents, reasons for quitting or why the were fired, if they are eligible for re-hire, type of driving, commodities hauled, types of trailers pulled and MUCH more. They can also verify social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, criminal reports, worker’s compensation reports, and much more.”
How Do I Contact DAC To Get My Report?
call the DAC Consumer Department: 1-800-381-0645 (m-f 8-5 central)
visit website: Here Note: Of Course, You CAN NOT get a copy online, you must call OR write them to get a copy of your DAC report.
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Great show. I hope NJK fights her DAC report. I hope other Truckers get their DAC so nothing happens to them either.
We have limiters here in Australia, set to no more 100km/h. We have so for years too and we have safety cams in NSW and SA to track drive times between locations.
The topic is quite trendy in the net at the moment. What do you pay the most attention to when choosing what to write about?
Most of my blog entries, podcast (excluding my semi life) are situations I was either asked to offer information or something I feel I need to talk about. My stuff is random and never premeditated. My film/video work is planned well in advance in most cases. Thanks for the question.