Truckers Justice Project
900 West 128th Street - Suite 106
Burnsville, MN 55337
Tel: 952-583-5940
Email: help@truckersjusticeproject.org
Mission Statement:
“To educate the public about the commercial vehicle safety laws and regulations, duties andrights of commercial truck drivers with respect to those safety laws and regulations, the employee protection provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, federal truth-in-leasing regulations, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Department of Transportation Regulations relating to alcohol and controlled substance testing.”
– We help educate and provide resources to truckers across the nation -
Contact us if you have had problems with any of the following :
Refusal to Drive
The STAA (Surface Transportation Assistance Act) (which also covers whistleblower cases), gives truck drivers the right to refuse to drive a commercial vehicle when it would violate the law to do so (for example, driver fatigue or illness, unwillingness to participate in an illegal activity, or a reasonable belief that a vehicle is unsafe because of worn tires, missing headlights, or low air pressure in brake system). STAA is supposed to protect drivers by preventing firing or other retaliatory action from truck companies.
DAC Reports
USIS (United States Investigative Services) maintains employment files (called DAC reports) on all commercial drivers that include accident records, drug testing reports and eligibility for rehire information from all previous employers. There are MANY incorrect reports in DAC files. Companies will put outright lies into DAC reports as retaliation against drivers. USIS is a consumer reporting agency, which means you have a right to see the information kept in these reports and you have the right to correct the information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. correct your DAC reports.
Commercial Truck Leases
Owner-operators can be cheated out of their hard-earned income by illegal charge-back schemes or “skimming”; they can lose equity from lease purchase agreements that aren’t fair.
Drug and Alcohol Testing
Your test may have been done illegally, performed incorrectly or by a non-certified medical review officer (MRO), or reported inaccurately. Your employer can only test you for reasonable suspicion of drug and alcohol use if you are about to perform or have just completed a safety-sensitive function.
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