Ever get charged ~$10k for uhhh quitting your job? Lul
Posted by Naborsx21@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 139 comments
shady carrier, ran illegal as hell, texted people in Uzbekistan or called them to reset my logs however often you needed,
:')
also no insurance claims were made or anything that's make this legit, just shit carriers.
I just wanted to share, be careful out there
Only2Genders1337@reddit
A lawyer would love a crack at that.
JOliverScott@reddit
If you're a 1099 contractor then two weeks notice doesn't need to apply. They can't have it both ways, treat you like an employee but avoid benefits like a contractor.
amazingmaple@reddit
There is no law anywhere that says you have to give a two week notice.
JOliverScott@reddit
Exactly. It is a courtesy expected of employees that has never been reciprocal anyways.
truckeredditor@reddit
He's not an employee though. He's a contractor.
Nearby-Border-5899@reddit
Fuck why not, PRIME INC been doing it for years...
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
If you're a jeet and don't care about the laws, you can do anything you wish.
JOliverScott@reddit
Exactly
Professional_Rub_252@reddit
Got charged 3000 for quitting. Now I won’t work for a company with black owners and I say this as a black man. It be your own people 🤦🏽♂️.
ThisThredditor@reddit
in to the trash it goes
fistfullofpubes@reddit
The problem usually is that this amount will be 'deducted' from the final check they owe you. Long story short, they won't pay you what they owe you.
SkeetDweetDm@reddit
this is why you quit after “getting sick” for a week so your final check already processed. going a week without pay regardless just means you don’t have to work for nothing.
PathofEnlightment@reddit
Quit after home time Right when the last check hit
MikeLPause@reddit
That’s the thing, they withhold that 1 check. You need to put in a 2 week notice then they deem whether you even get the last paycheck or not or if they need to cut anything out. They held mine because I still had their fuel card and couldn’t find time to give it back. It was past the 2 weeks and I told them that’s not even legal. They argued that I signed a paper saying I need to return their stuff before they pay out the last paycheck. I argued that labor laws>their bs policy but I just ended up giving it back to them as I just didn’t have the time and strength for that shit.
WeAreOnlyPawns@reddit
If they made you file a w9 and you were subject to a 1099.... fill out a SS-8 for labor misclassification. That will mess with the carrier a bit in regards to the IRS.
K1d-ego@reddit
I know a dude who had been at a place long enough get two weeks vacation and took that two weeks and started driving for another company the week that the vacation started lol. He was already driving another truck by the time they called him hoping he’d come back lol
MikeLPause@reddit
That’s amazing. Probably the best 2 weeks of his life financially 😂
MikeLPause@reddit
A Polish company I’ve worked for called Highlander (I’m name dropping idc fuck them) always withheld that 1 check and they held a weekly check in advance even if you for example went on vacation for a week. They pay it out once you come back from vacation and work a full week and get paid a week later so they can continue to have a weekly paycheck in advance on you. Yeah, I left for a reason. I’m polish as well fyi so I truly know how grimy my kind can be smh.
NostradamusJones@reddit
It would be illegal in the US. They can't unilaterally decide you owe them money, then deduct it from your wages. They would have to pursue you in civil court.
firemarshalbill316@reddit
Y'all need to start lawyering up. Hell they could owe you $10k
way_2_5pecific@reddit
Sue them. I sued one these scamming companies about 6 months ago. They refused the certified letter and I resulted in a default judgment against them. Now waiting on the judge to sign off. I actually sued them in my home state.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
I was just gunna move on with my life and be done with them, fuck them, don't work for Goat herders. These people shouldn't be allowed to breathe the same air as us.
way_2_5pecific@reddit
No shit. All the companies ran by foreigners are scammers. I know people in the this Reddit will hate me for saying it. But I experienced at least 4 and they all scheme and scam drivers.
The last one I dealt with wasn’t getting away this time. I usually just go home for a week until I get paid then quit with them. They suck and have no integrity at all.
NegusTyGaming-YPSTFU@reddit
This a Russian company??
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
nah goat herder from Afghanistan
NegusTyGaming-YPSTFU@reddit
😂😂😂 that’s funny
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
teeheee might withhold someones paycheck for $6500 and claim its not my fault, wyd later
Unhappy-River6306@reddit
What's the name of the company? Put these scumbags on blast and help fellow truckers avoid working there
Gotsnuffy@reddit
Probably CRST they give you a Cdl if you sign a 10 month contract with them if you leave early this is about how much they charge you for “Cdl school”
viertes@reddit
Used to work for variant, now it's total/usexpress.
They charged me $451 for quitting and attempted to take it out of my pay
Gotsnuffy@reddit
They did that to me but that’s because I left the truck at a truck stop because they refused to send me a load home so I said fuck them when they gave me a load exact opposite of my home lol
viertes@reddit
I took the GD truck back to the yard and was compliant with all their bullshit and still charged... thank you for saying fuck you properly like i didn't. I really really wanted it all to work out but GD their management was awful... never got proper home time.
Gotsnuffy@reddit
I tried doing it the proper way, I told them him putting in my two weeks and when they were up I was asking for a load home, I actually got a load home and had me swap that load with another driver and take their load to opposite side of the state of where I live than sat me there for 3 days sitting in my truck making no money, they kinda left me with no choice they were purposely trying to punish me for trying to quit.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
nj snowy, but just. a small time carrier.
IM2MERS@reddit
Why not report all the illegal things they are doing? Now that you have no reason to keep their secrets? Dot will be super interested in that clock fraud.
grammaton655321@reddit
They just open a new LLC and swap the paper placards on the doors and look, a brand new totally not corrupt dumbfuckistanian trucking company lol
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
They already have their cousin Habib doing loads on an MC that has 1 truck where they follow all the rules. Hey look a good standing mc# that doesn't appear to be ran from dumbfuckistan lul
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Oh I pplan on it. Making a nice , big , easy to read and glaringly incriminating report of everything I have saved and all the times wages were deducted, etc.
I got charged $2300 on a $4100 TQL load for being late and the guy said TQL made the charges not him nothing I can do sorry :( . I couldn't make a delivery because a snowstorm shut the interstate down.
They're dogshit and shouldn't be allowed to exist as human beings
Dragon_Lawyer1985@reddit
Just fyi if you've got a good relationship with the broker or have their number and extension because they want load tracking, call them and let them know what was done and show them the proof from your statements and tql will likely blacklist them for effectively stealing money out of the load to defraud their drivers.
ohhrangejuice@reddit
Unfortunately, the current culture here is let the next guy go through the same shit you went through.
BringBackApollo2023@reddit
A lot of that stems from fear of being blacklisted and unable to find a new job or insurance carrier or whatever.
Ran into that recently in my personal life where I got into a dispute with an insurer. CA is pretty friendly to people over companies, but if you complain to the department of insurance it’s public record and other companies can brand you a troublemaker.
Ditto a GC who utterly fucked up a circuit panel upgrade and I had to pay someone else to fix it. I could complain to the state contractors license board, but there’s no guarantee it stays private and the guy is a bit of a nut so I’m not inclined to put my and my family’s ass on the line over an unhinged fake electrician.
Radiant_Swan187@reddit
Just say youre part of the problem and move on. Be alot less typing
angrydeuce@reddit
Fuckin hate this mentality. Nothing ever changes thay way. I get the rationale and sometimes its just not worth it but goddamn is it ridiculous that so much of shit like this devolves into civil suits and the very people getting their wages stolen are supposed to be able to afford lawyers to fight this shit?
System working as intended...but that dont make it right.
Neat-Big8950@reddit
Everyone talks about how great these foreign owned carriers are to work for because they flat out falsify the ELOGs. If they're willing to commit serious federal offenses over the ELOGs and immigration and customs violations using undocumented non domiciled illegal immigrants so they can pay them shit wages, why are drivers shocked when they themselves get screwed over by them? Hopefully they don't file a law suit against you.
SortPutrid5937@reddit
Looks like a business needs to be lit on fire to balance the scales here. If that doesnt work maybe wait for the person responsible with a baseball bat or pistol after work. Maybe its multiple people responsible.
Lifeofthedon@reddit
Toll 578 what where u driving to flexing a full 2 state turnpike
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
HA, I don't think they really kept track of tolls that well...
West Virginia, Chicago, ny upstate, and some other random ones. It wasn't for a week, I knew I'd taken tolls and they never charged me for them, honestly think they made either way up.
Lifeofthedon@reddit
Ask for the the transponder statement by law they need to provide it if not report them to PrePass
Any_Detail_7184@reddit
Yeah they can pull that $10k out of my ass. I'm throwing it in the trash and never giving it a second thought. What are they gonna do? Take you to court? Not if they're as shady and illegal as you say. Toss that shit and forget about it.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
They withheld my last check and that's what it's mostly showing, the $-1600 is what they say I owe them.
Lol , they suck, if they wanna come try and get it, I'll gladly welcome them here to come and collect it. Come meet my pals Smith and Wesson.
I'm sad I was so retarded I let myself get screwed by a goat farmer with a room temp IQ.
Trucker_Trent@reddit
They can't even spell "diesel" correctly 😂
And I call galactic BS on the "InSuRAnCe PenALtY". I have never ever heard of this, and I've been at this 25 years.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Just fuck them running under someone else's authority was cool for a bit when it was a small company doing well with direct freight. If it's a goat farmer Jeet you may as well just go home
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Yeah it's a retarded goat farmer from Afghanistan, they're not geniuses. I'd argue that most of them shouldn't be allowed to captain a paper hat boat in a bathtub let a line a dinghy or a semi, but I digress.
I've asked all my insurance people I know, and no it's not a thing, and the tires thing makes me mad. They gave me a pos trailer that I spent so much time and money on. Id replaced 5 tires, a brake can, got an alignment, got a dot annual inspection since the last one was done in 2023 when they bought the trailer from prime, and some other shit. If they say they replaced 3 tires that means they've replaced between them and me, they've replaced all 8 at least once in 3 months and then another 3.
.....
Lol
amazingmaple@reddit
OP i hope you learned your lesson. Never ever go 1099. It's a scam. If you want action call the IRS because what they are doing is illegal.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
I own a truck tho and was gunna work under other people's authorities, because uhh it was working out until it wasn't lul.
amazingmaple@reddit
So this was a truck you owned?
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Ha, yeah still own itttttt.
amazingmaple@reddit
Ok. That changes things a little bit.
Everheart1955@reddit
Hahahahahahahaha
colbsk1@reddit
Deisel??
TruckerDono@reddit
It's 7k+ to quit before 120k miles with most get your CDL programs
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
.... lol dude what
biotox1n@reddit
it's illegal but good luck winning in court, it's not hard but it'll take at least 3 years on average and getting lawyer fees on top of it tends to be hard, plus the ball gets dropped a lot and usually you don't even get the full amount
basically any time you quit you can expect them to hold your last check, your escrow, and all money they might possibly owe you
12GT500@reddit
This is why guys should really read the fine print when you’re a 1099 driver.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
I own a truck and was working under other peoples authority, kinda only can be 1099
Traditional-Emu-7919@reddit
This is just a guess, BUUUUT is this company based in the Chicago area by chance? Maybe owned by a lovely Eastern European gentleman?
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Nah a pos Jeet from Dallas Texas
CaseyJones37@reddit
It didn't happen to be based out of Illinois with a yard in Vegas did they?
Sounds very similar to a recent carrier I ran under.
Hxncheaux@reddit
Buddy ran into Knight to pew pew for less.
ahowls@reddit
Throw it away. The fck they gonna do?
MikeBinfinity@reddit
If this is real and the OP signed some kind of contract, then they'll probably sue him.
ahowls@reddit
They're probably illegals running an illegal business
MikeBinfinity@reddit
If they're illegals running an illegal business then they wouldn't send an invoice because that would bring unwanted attention to them.
Mindes13@reddit
Send Guido
HaploofHaven@reddit
I learned a long time ago to make sure my pay was up to date before I quit. Made an excuse not to work for a week or so, etc.
No-Light-3@reddit
Let’s just start exposing companies that indulge in this type of egregious activity it’s only fair to the trucking community
oasuke@reddit
This shit is nearly always from 1099 companies and these people keep falling for it.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Don't work for the jeets.
No-Light-3@reddit
Don’t work for Taylor & Taylor Transport based out of Akron, OH
Dragon_Lawyer1985@reddit
Call a lawyer bro, and sue for unsafe work conditions, fraud, improper tax filing for you (because most drivers are employees despite being filed as 1099), etc... Whatever you can make up really, because in court you're entitled to discovery, and you get to watch them try to justify that cluster f to a judge or they'll settle and pay you just to make you go away.
Ok_Bug_6470@reddit
It will never ever be worth it to sue them. A lawyer will be ten times that to do what youre talking about and they know that and that’s why they get away with it. You have to known that going in before you do business w those kind of companies
Dragon_Lawyer1985@reddit
Meh, not necessarily. Most lawyers have a retainer of $5,000 for Civil cases. Also if they see shady stuff in Discovery they can easily make a referral to the D.A. for anything criminal they find. That can result in prosecutions, company shut down, people prohibited from having a DOT number again, but most of the time they'll settle out before it gets to that point. Sometimes it's just worth it to watch the world burn. (Paralegal in training here, hoping to go to law school eventually) 😎✌️ To me it'll always be worth it to make evil pay, but I'm not Batman, so I'll settle for doing it on the legal side. 😂
Ok_Bug_6470@reddit
Actually a 5k retainer for this is not gonna happen. Plays a few hundred per hour and all the dozens of hours setting up the suit, and they’ll stretch it out for most benefit for them. Sounds great but in reality doesn’t add up. For Ten grand? Plus they’ll want you not to work to go after damages so you’ll lose all of that income. Then no one will hire you or book freight with you. There’s thousands of companies that do this everyday on a much bigger level. I think it’s great you want to go after all the bad guys but in reality it’s just a loss and a cost of doing business with shitty companies that you knew going in.
Dragon_Lawyer1985@reddit
It really depends on your area and the lawyer. I hired a lawyer 7 years ago for a custody battle. My ex's lawyer is doing nothing but stalling to try and squeeze more money out of her and make me give up. I paid my lawyer $5,000 back then, he took payments for the first year until the retainer was met. Still hasn't charged me a dime extra. He said my lawyer and my ex piss him off so much at this point that he's doing it just to spite them at this point, it's a quest for him. Normally long drawn out custody battles cost 20k+. It really just depends. I understand what you mean, it's not the norm but they do exist. Many lawyers in my area of Mississippi their basic retainer is 5k and that handles most cases that take up to a year or two. Other areas of the country it's more. But if this is in the South or Southeast of the United States the lawyers are cheap by comparison.
Ok_Bug_6470@reddit
I guess I shoulda just said the big companies have their own lawyers and it’s pricey. They’ll sabotage your record to create evidence against you and to be honest nobody gives a shit about drivers.
Dragon_Lawyer1985@reddit
Oh yes, I agree if it's a large company, unless you are prepared to sink years and years into a court battle and hundreds of thousands of dollars don't do it because they have lawyers on lawyers that will bog you down. In this case if they're pulling this it's likely a small carrier with less than 100 trucks. I was an OTR driver for 10 years until last year, the smaller the carrier the more you see this. Which is why I suggested the attorney to hit them with notification of a suit and demand for production and discovery, because if they destroy, fabricate, don't have a company handbook with policies shared to all drivers, then the lawyer can help facilitate a complaint with the labor board because unless it's in a prior agreement they can't legally unilaterally deduct things from your paycheck except in very specific circumstances.
Ancient-Read1648@reddit
You really don’t need to lawyer up. The state’s department of labor will do a lot of the heavy lifting.
Dragon_Lawyer1985@reddit
Agreed. But if I go after someone I like to unload both barrels. If you lawyer up, they can call the labor board, the IRS, DOT, and any other agency that might be interested. Then you can just watch their world burn down ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Ancient-Read1648@reddit
Username checks out
adidaman@reddit
You were rping as an owner op and now you get to rp paying an owner ops bills
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
ring as owner op how? Do I not own my truck anymore? Did I lose it?
Not even an owner ops bills, jeet got mad I quit and kept every single penny from last paycheck and made up reasons for it, as experience in humans, don't trust the ones that have a history of being scam artists, lul.
adidaman@reddit
You fell for a scam and you got scammed on the way out. Tons of people try warning you people about leasing and 1099 work for shady companies but no one listens
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
I own the truck tho? lul
Yeah I fucked up by waking for a jeet, but lesson learned.
Captain_Wag@reddit
When you quit a job you should make your last day on the end of that pay period. Take home time. Once you get your direct deposit then you can let them know you're not coming back. Then they have no means of stealing your pay as retaliation for quitting.
Jermaphobe456@reddit
Don't be a pansy, drop their name or this is fake
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
nj snowy lol , said like 5 times in the thread, I can post more pictures of this company too, and their tomfoolery
Victortheguru@reddit
You signed for it tf
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
signed for what haha
Wouldn't have signed for anything saying I owe like $6k upon leaving, thats insane.. Just some examples of why you don't trust the jeets in the trucking world, or well any world.
TheQueensGuardian@reddit
900 for used tires? You can buy 3 BRAND NEW for that. Used are only 100 or so. There’s no such thing as insurance penalty. The ins company could care less if you left… The fee should have came out of linehaul work, not a separate charge…
Legally speaking, unless it’s in your contract, you’re not liable for most of this.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
There's no way that part is even true. The guy gave me a pos trailer and I paid for like 6 replacements and 2 spare changes in the 3 months I was there. I have 0 idea where he even came up with the tire thing. They never took care of their trailers and just left all the responsibility on you.
And I know about the insurance thing, it' the most insane thing I've ever heard of.
I've dealt with insurance myself before and adding a driver or removing someone, whatever, at MOST you might get charged like for a month or some pro rated period, but it'd be like $1000 or less really.
Pure tomfoolery. Don't trust the jeets
collegepreppymuscles@reddit
Toll $600 wow
Rare_Indication_3811@reddit
used tire 300/piece lol
Btw were yoy aware of insurance penalty over not giving two weeks notice? If not and if you dont remember putting your signature over this hire lawyer or at least ask them to provide you with all agreements you signed when entering your position. 6500 is ridiculous amount to ask.
Raeezordazetoo@reddit
OP was a contractor. DoL isn't gonna step in unless they go the route of getting the company in trouble for misclassifying them as a 1099 instead of a W-2. Even a lawyer would probably end up costing more than the OP would get back in damages unless they can get legal fees included, but I'm not sure that's possible. A consult with an employment attorney is a great first step here.
Rare_Indication_3811@reddit
Not true. Friend of mine was working as contractor doing siding getting cash to his hand and still they came to check whats up. I dont know what happened to the “owner” but all contractors including guy calling got their money same weekend.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
I went to a top 20 school before becoming a truck driver, and have an attorney friend that specializes in employment thatll kinda help me out if I ask. I just fucked up by working for him, there's not much I can do within like 6-12 months , heh.
Before this I was working for a carrier that was in business for 26 years , father and son, great small family company, they just shut down randomly last year.
Ancient-Read1648@reddit
NJ has some of the toughest worker protection laws in the nation, worth more investigating
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
the name nj isn't from the state of New Jersey, it was the dudes initials, it's from a different state
Ancient-Read1648@reddit
Ah. Texas (it looks like) isn’t that friendly lol, but still worth checking out your options.
Texas Payday Law - Wage Claim - Texas Workforce Commission https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/wage-and-hour/texas-payday-law
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Yeah they're outta tx
DFA_Wildcat@reddit
Under the $6500 fee they indicate he is a contractor so it doesn't fall under the department of labor mandate. It's lawyer time. Unfortunately lawyer fees will be equal to or more than the cost so from a financial point of view it's best to walk away. What comes around goes around and karma can be a fickle bitch.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Ha, yeah the super expensive 2 week notice policy that everyone knows about.
flowermaneurope@reddit
$900 for a used tire replacement, WTF.
deadpat03@reddit
What you do is take every piece of evidence you have and go sit down with a DOT officer and have and file a formal investigation against the trucking company.
RurouniRinku@reddit
Not quite. But I did get charged $6k for quitting Roehl after six months. They said it was for "training costs". I said "Training? I paid my own way through CDL school before ever calling y'all." Then I told them I'm not paying because it's an invalid, so they sent me to collections, and I told them the same thing.
machao92@reddit
Id sue in small claims court. Due to labor laws and if it’s their truck, these are their problems. You would get paid
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Nah my truck, I was just running under their authority
machao92@reddit
No worries, how are they charging you for fuel?
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
It was deducted from pay via an app Relay
machao92@reddit
I would sue them. One suing them to get your money back and two to get him an investigation so hopefully they don’t do it again and/or save some other people.
foreverlost1nsea@reddit
"Fuel (deisel) said it all
John9250@reddit
Post the name of the company so others know to avoid it.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
I have a bunch in this thread.
Nj snowy
John9250@reddit
Oh ok, I would’ve just posted it in the original post
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Ahh gotcha my b
Waisted-Desert@reddit
Your mistake was thinking you had a job when in reality you had a contractor position.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
nah, my mistake was trusting a jeet
Disastrous-Drink-599@reddit
Never give warning when leaving a Company. Take time off get those last checks turn in their Equipment and be done.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
well the issue was... I didn't give them a warning supposedly. heh
Nha I should've taken a week off a t home while the checks clear but think he might've been onto me if I did that, but who knows, should've done it better
18-Spinning-Wheels@reddit
Looks like there's more to the story than what's provided.
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
pretty standard jeet behavior tbh
Ill-Construction637@reddit
what’s the name of that company?
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
ha nj snowy,
CapitanPino@reddit
How do you or whoever get persuaded to work for companies like this?
mvamv@reddit
They promise high pay, something to the tune of over $2000 weekly.
Ok_Bug_6470@reddit
Your money is gone
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
no just in Afghanistan now :p
possibly_lost45@reddit
Super ego?
Naborsx21@reddit (OP)
Nah some random dude with like 4 trucks and 5 trailers
alisher_r@reddit
Did you read the contract? I had to work for a shady company named Phoenix Cargo that told me they would charge me for not giving them two weeks' notice. However, the contract stated 48 hours because their HR had simply copy-pasted an example from the internet. I showed them my copy with their signature and was out.