Refuse to pay

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  1. roaddawg15

    roaddawg15 Bobtail Member

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    I'm a company driver for a flatbed company. I'm paid percentage of the load. I hauled a load from SC to ME. The customer in ME refused the product due to the quality, calling it defective. I had to haul it back to SC. Instead of a paycheck, I got a letter saying I didn't get paid because they didn't get paid! Is this legal? Shouldn't my boss have to pay me regardless? Shouldn't the customer have to pay my company? Never had this happen before.
     
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  3. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    Your a company driver? Far as I know, you did a job not once but twice, they should be paying you. I'd be calling your state labor board if you can't get this resolved
     
  4. Wallyjr

    Wallyjr Light Load Member

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    Call state labor board as quick as possible, then take truck and turn it in and tell them stick it where sun don't shine....if you did everything required for load, tarping...etc. then it wasn't refused on your part...but I wouldn't let them screw me around like that
     
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  5. roaddawg15

    roaddawg15 Bobtail Member

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    That's what I was thinking. Maybe taking them to court if they don't pay up.
     
  6. roaddawg15

    roaddawg15 Bobtail Member

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    I parked the truck and quit as soon as I got back our yard in SC. The dispute is between the 2 customers, nothing to do with me. I properly secured it with straps, edge protectors and tarps. Even the forklift operator at the shipper thought the insulation looked "off".
     
  7. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    What company is this?
     
  8. roaddawg15

    roaddawg15 Bobtail Member

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    Plumley Trucking in Duncan, SC
     
  9. Grouch

    Grouch Road Train Member

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    March yourself down to the courthouse and file a warrant for the owner of the trucking company. What you are doing is dragging him into Small Claims Court. Most probably, the minute the warrant is served on him, you will get paid.
     
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  10. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    I think you have a serious case for litigation.

    I was stiffed on my last paycheck with a previous employer. When I contacted an attorney his exact words were "you had a reasonable expectation to be paid on a set day, and if your pay was not deposited on that day after completing a job, then that employer is in breach of The contract"
     
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  11. Wallyjr

    Wallyjr Light Load Member

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    Also go for 10% interest for everyday from date you were supposed to be paid...
     
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