I USED to haul cars. Got out of it. The boss put me in a truck, I went to work. 5 days later he gets onto me about being "slow". He was new to the business and I wasn't. Then he started taking loads before I could get unloaded and get to them, forcing me to falsify my logbook and work longer hours. Then when I didn't make the timeline he blamed it on me.I was working some TERRIBLE long hours...and he was blind to it and just didn't care. He would gaurantee that the cars would be picked up by a certain day then delivered the next..and these were from state to state...a long ways. two time of missing the time deadlines and he fired me. Then, 2 weeks later he disolved the company and put the trucks and trailers up for sale. I even got 2 tickets because of him too, 1 was for parking on an exit ramp shoulder in louisianna (because I was out of hours,and la. had removed the rest area that was still on the mapbook..and la IS NOT trucker friendly..nowhere to park) and 2, incomplete logbook, (I was tired,it was late, figured I'd do it in the morning). He was suppossed to "get them off the record" or keep them from getting on the record, Meaning hire an attorney. he even took my whole last paycheck to do that...then come to find out all he did was pay the tickets!! So, 2 weeks later, on the way back through his area, he had me stop by the office...then terminated the employment and drove the truck himself on to the delivery.
So...just wondering...#1 is there anyway to collect the money he never paid me, and 2 how can I now get him in trouble with the DOT people. I didn't keep any of the 1st set of logbooks. Just the copies of the ones I rewrote. I need some leagl help or advice here and now I am unemployeed and can't really afford an attorney to fight this deal. Sure need some advice here ya'll.
Boss forced logbook voilations, then fired me.
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by rileyratrod, Feb 27, 2011.
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Another good reason to NEVER run illegal,...................
The boss cannot force you to do so,........
To answer you question I doubt you'll ever get payed and since your the one that falsified your logbook your responsible in the dot's eyes,.......Repo, otherhalftw and JimDriv3r Thank this. -
I USED to haul cars. I went from one bad employer to stepping right into this guys pile of trouble. he put me in a truck, I went to work. a week into it he calls me to complain about me being "slow". He, like the previous boss, had just started this car hauling company and he new NOTHING about how long it takes to find cars at auctions, or to drive on highways that have traffic lights, or to drive in rush hour, or just anything. It was a venture for him. Well so, needless to say, I was being rushed by him. That caused me to have to rewrite my logbook so I could keep rolling. Then one evening I rolled up to a car dealership,in the snow, in the dark. They closed at 7 and it was 6:45. They had all the lights off except 2 overhead lights by the showroom doors where the car was parked. I did a walk around of the car, I saw no flaws at that time except a few front lower spoiler scrapes under the frontend (normal for low cars actually). I marked it down, got the guy to sign. He wanted a copy, so he made a printer copy, and I went on my way. 2 days later, in the morning, I get where I have to be and unload it and it was real bright and sunny and I find 3 scratched areas I hadn't seen in the dark 2 days earlier. I called my dispatch (the bosses secretary) and told her what I found. She said she didn't know, but had it been signed yet. I said no and so she said to just mark the scratches down on the paperwork and go get it signed, then hurry up and fax it to her so she could make out a bill for it and get paid. So, I did. Then when I got back to where we park the truck when I am in town...the boss fired me. Said it wasn't up to him, it was up to his brother who's name the truck and truckin companies name was in. So I Drove back home to my state. 7 days later, 2 hours before my last paycheck was to get there to me in the mail, the now exboss called me and said he had put a hold on the check because he had been sent a bill for 450.00 for some scratches on that car I delivered, and that he was going to cancel that check and send me the remainder in a a check in a few days. Well after hangin up, I decided,screw that, he owes me money! I went to the bank,cashed the check. Then got to thinking. Then went to the bank the next day and withdrawed all my money and shut the account down. Then sat down with a banker and told him why I did it, and asked what would be the outcome. I was thinking he would say that because the boss write the check, that HE would have to cover it. But instead, he tells me that It would bounce, then come back there, then they would send it to collections, then MY credit would be ruined!! So I reopenned my account, put my money back. Then 2 days later they withdrew the amount of THAT check (which was 602.00), and PLUS 35.00 for the chech bouncing! Now here's the kicker...I had told the exboss the day he called me to email me the contact info and copies of that bill he got for the scratches and repair bill. He hasn't done it, and it's been over a week now. Now I get a check in the mail for the remainder. It's only 89.00. This whole thing is makin me hoppin mad. I am wanting to do something...but this is the first time this sort of thing has ever happened to me and I don't know where to start. And I am currently unemployeed, so hiring an attorney and fighting this thing is going to be next to impossible with no income. Does anybody out there know of some free legal help I can get or know how I can get my money back?
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Ya...I guess that DOT will see that it can't make THEM any money...so they ain't gunna do anything about it. Oh no wait..I take that back...them "people" COULD make some money out of this. They could fine ME for faslifying my logbook! Bunch of pile of something....that smells.
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Go to the labor board to get your back pay.
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Ya...I am going to try it.
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How is it his fault you chose to park on a ramp and didn't bother to have an up-to-date directory so you could find an appropriate place? Take some accountability for your own carelessness.
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Elvenhome21 Thanks this.
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o as far as it being MY carelessness as you stated....not a chance buddy. I MAPPED OUT my route. And I TIMED it to the T. I was going to end my day at a rest area. BUT....the state of Louisianna decided to remove it, and not take it off the books. So as far as I see it...it is the state of Louisianna's fault I got the ticket.....not mine. -
What town was this missing rest area in?
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