Driver Watch Reports
(Identified Bad Actors)
Imagine learning this kind of information about someone you’re about bring into your carrier company. The information contained in a Driver Watch is simple, but hugely important when it comes to any new driver hire.
“This driver left the truck 1,800 miles away from home, cleaned out all company-supplied tools (including GPS) as well as extra truck and trailer parts. He is a thief and a lazy “driver.” He has torn up 2 trailers and 2 trucks which we’ve had to repair and replace.
Do not hire this driver.”
Arizona – John Doe
Driver Watch is a carrier based reporting system on commercial truck drivers. Carriers nationwide have the ability to submit Driver Watch reports on drivers based on direct experiences with the driver.
The Driver Watch report was created to standardize the method of which carriers can report bad drivers and warn other carriers about these drivers.
The last thing a company wants to do is hire on a driver from across the country not knowing that this driver is a reported bad actor! We’ve heard the horror stories from our carrier network about drivers abandoning their equipment without notifying the company, to stealing and selling freight out of loaded trailers costing carriers and insurance companies thousands of dollars nationwide.
Suspect drivers tend to fly under the radar
We have found that when these bad actors have bad experiences with prior companies they worked for in the past, they will not list this previous employer on their employment history part of their application.
If there is a driver watch report on a driver, there is no more hiding previous employers and hiding why the driver really isn’t employed with a carrier any longer.
Sometimes, gaps in employment history on applications are related to drivers not wanting a new company to call their previous employer.
“This driver stole 2 trucks and 2 trailers while one of them was loaded. To this day we are unable to recover our truck or trailer.”
Maryland – John Doe
Unreliable drivers can SINK your carrier business
Truck drivers are quite literally the most important asset to any trucking company. However, when you bring on a bad apple, we all know that things can escalate very quickly and the cost multiplies by the day.
- Have you had that driver that abandoned your truck?
- Have you had another company call you and report that your driver was trying to sell them fuel on your fuel card at a truck stop for cash?
- Have you had a driver that refused dispatch and made you cancel on your customer or broker?
- Have you had a driver that yelled at a broker and now you can no longer book loads with them?
- Have you had a driver that sabotaged a load?
- Have you had a driver that was accident prone?
Report them here and warn other carriers.
No carrier wants to be in this situation. Not only do these drivers dig into your pockets, but they can also weigh very heavily on relationships with shippers and brokers. One bad action of a truck driver can take a company months to recover from the losses suffered from just one driver.
It is time to start tracking and reporting bad drivers for their actions.
There is NO CHARGE to submit a Driver Watch, and only a few dollars to check if any driver has a report on their record.
Driver Watch Examples
The following submissions are real, although identifying information has been changed.
“Driver took a passenger in the truck for more than 1 week without the company`s approval. After picking up a reefer load in TN headed for Cincinnati, he decided to drive the loaded truck to NJ because his passenger wanted to get home. We asked him to not do that and instead proceed to his assigned route towards Ohio. He refused, saying ” I don`t care, my wife needs to be home for work, so we are going home”. He was fired as soon as he arrived at the yard in NJ. Do not hire this person.”
New Jersey – John Doe
“This driver is very dangerous. He got 11 speeding ticket violations and damaged the truck all over. Also, he held the load and truck hostage and never delivered the truck back to the company. I reported it to the police, and he was supposed to bring the truck back to the office, but never did. If you are going to hire this driver, you need to take responsibility for this person. He was life threatening.”
Texas – John Doe
“This driver got a speeding violation. He damaged the truck all over and refused to deliver the load. He doesn’t answer the phone and is very unprofessional. He incurred multiple driver safety violations, and he was manipulating other drivers to do same thing.”
Indiana – John Doe
“This driver is very unpredictable. He was recorded on surveillance cameras while stealing goods from the pallet. Also, his interaction with the dispatchers was poor and he wasn’t answering their phone calls. At the end, he was holding our truck hostage and we had to call the police to assist us. Do not hire this driver.”
North Carolina – John Doe
“This driver ran as an owner/operator under our MC and requested a loan in the amount of $1500.00 for the repairs of her truck. This loan was never repaid, and the driver is unresponsive. They failed a load for a major broker that cost our company $3,370.63 in payment reductions. They also used our company fuel cards fraudulently after they stopped working for us, accumulating a $7,153.63 invoice that was never paid. We consider this to be a theft.”
Washington – John Doe
“He abandoned our equipment with the load, so we had to send another driver to pick up his trailer and deliver the load. We gave him a second chance and he was doing fine, but he did the same thing again. When we recovered his unit, it was in horrible condition, full of empty beer cans and whiskey bottles. Please avoid hiring this driver – he is a danger to society and public safety.”
Virginia – John Doe
“This driver had been with us for 2 weeks. He disabled the GPS system for the truck and trailer. He said he delivered a load and advised that the truck and trailer were in TX at paid parking. He sent an invoice with fake information, never delivered the load, and forged signatures on BOLs. He tried to extort money from our company for the location of the truck and trailer. By chance, we found our equipment and load. He kept texting and asking for money in exchange for giving us the location of our equipment. Case was reported to the police. Do not hire.”
Indiana – John Doe
“This driver got a speeding ticket violation 3XX.X-SLLSX, 11-14 miles over the speed limit on 01/28/2024. He didn’t report the violation to his carrier. He gave the company notice to leave the job before the carrier found out about his speeding violation. He has signed the carrier contract about the speeding violation penalties. The carrier holds his $2,500 deductible money, but the carrier didn’t have enough money to hold his violations/tickets/damages. He still owes the company $1,000. We don’t recommend him to anyone.”
Missouri – John Doe
Got Questions About Driver Watch Reports?
What does it cost to submit a driver watch report?
$0. Submitting a driver watch report is FREE.
What does it cost to request a driver watch pull on a driver?
It costs just a few dollars to pull a driver watch report on a driver. In some cases, driver watch reports are included in certain report bundles.
What happens after I submit a driver watch report?
After you submit a Driver Watch report on a driver, it will be reviewed and posted internally within 24 hours. The driver will receive an email containing the information in the report and have the opportunity to post a response to the report.
Can the driver respond to a driver watch report?
Yes. Once it has been submitted, the driver will receive an email notification about the report with instructions to post a response to the report.
Does the driver have to respond to the report?
No. It is not required that they respond to the report, but they will have the opportunity to respond.
Does it cost the driver to respond to the report?
No, it is free. There is never a cost for the driver.
Who can see a Driver watch report?
Driver Watch reports are not publicly posted. They are stored internally and only supplied to companies who request a driver watch report on a driver.
Do driver watch reports show on an MVR or PSP report?
No, they do not post to or show on an MVR or PSP report. These reports are held internally by Driver-411.
Do driver watch reports expire?
No, they do not expire.
Can I delete a driver watch report from a driver if I have changed my mind or if things have changed?
Yes. Simply email our support team at support@driver-411.com and request that the report be pulled down. We do an internal verification to ensure that the company requesting to pull the report down is the same person or company who submitted the report.
How long after I submit a driver watch report will a driver be notified of the report?
They will receive an email notification as soon as the report is submitted.
Can a driver see who submitted a driver watch report?
Yes, Driver Watch reports contain the reporting company’s information as well as the reported comments.
Won’t calls to previous employers reveal bad experiences with this driver?
Not necessarily. We have found that drivers would rather submit employment applications with gaps in employment history than provide a past employer who may supply information about a bad experience with the driver.
I ran a driver watch report on a new prospective driver and there is a bad report on them. Can I contact the company to get more information?
Yes, the company who submitted the report is required to provide contact information. Their contact information will be supplied on the driver watch report.
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