Is it fully legal to run school intermediary business

Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by trucko, Aug 4, 2015.

  1. trucko

    trucko Medium Load Member

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    Here is situation

    there is a guy who deals with new emigrants who know nothing about trucking, sometimes don't even speak proper English, but the guy acts as intermediary between them and trucking school, prepares their documents charges some money and those guys are sent to training. If school cost is 1200$ he charges 800$ on top of it and he has at least 10 new drivers per week (!!!!) so why to bust our ##### for 50K job if we can make good money by preparing new emigrants for CDL school?

    But is it legal activity?
     
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  3. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    Can they read and write in English after paying him $800?
     
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    It's probably a legal enterprise, except he's probably doing it for cash and not paying taxes. Wouldn't surprise me if he's on some type of government assistance and doing the CDL thing under the table for cash.
     
  5. Spreadneck

    Spreadneck Light Load Member

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    If they are legal and can speak English, what's the problem?
     
  6. BeanDip

    BeanDip Medium Load Member

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    Welcome to America, Trucko.

    Is the service legal? Assuming he's not falsifying the documents he's preparing, and he is running a legal business as far as taxes and licenses go, sure it's legal. Is it taking advantage of a situation? I think so. Is it right? I don't think so. But business is often not the most moral of endeavors.

    If he is defrauding his customers because they don't understand what is going on, and he is tricking these folks out of their money, that could be illegal.

    Maybe you should stop doing this Trucko. :) (Kidding. I kid, it's what I do. :) )
     
  7. lfod14

    lfod14 Road Train Member

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    From what you've described he's a glorified headhunter /translator / paperwork handler. Nothing illegal about it unless we're missing something.
     
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