Insurance payments

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  1. Neverquittrucking228

    Neverquittrucking228 Light Load Member

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    Hello my fellow truckers! I hope you guys can help out with this! I’m currently leased onto a company & my truck broke down & was in the shop for the 3 weeks. Well I’m back working now & they back charged me for 3 weeks of insurance and informed me that if I wanna come off of the insurance coverage that I need to inform them in writing ahead of time & I must be out for at least two weeks! Besides that 2 months ago when my truck was in the shop they didn’t charge me for insurance payments during that time so do I have a case or not!
     
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  3. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    What does you contract say about this?
     
  4. Neverquittrucking228

    Neverquittrucking228 Light Load Member

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    All it says is my insurance payment is due weekly but doesn’t go into details about being off.
     
  5. Neverquittrucking228

    Neverquittrucking228 Light Load Member

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    Is there a way for me to find out by contacting the insurer?
     
  6. bamanation

    bamanation Heavy Load Member

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    The insurance is the carrier responsibility. That is why they charge 20-35% of the revenue. I wouldn’t work for someone that would pull this garbage
     
  7. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    2 things
    1 you have to give written notice that you want to discontinue your insurance coverage.. that protects both you & the Insurance company.. that's just standard procedure with any insurance
    2.. the reason your carrier didn't pull insurance premiums out while your truck was in the shop is because you didn't generate any revenue from them to pull premiums out from.. so now your playing catch up
    And 3rd.. your a fool if you thought about dropping insurance coverage on your truck while it was in the shop.. because that's just a bad stupid idea all the way around.. and this is why it's said on here all the time you should have a nest egg put away from when you have a breakdown .. because you still have overhead expenses even though your tires aren't turning and there no revenue coming in..
    You can't place the blame on your carrier..
     
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  8. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    It was very detailed ..”insurance payment due weekly”
     
  9. Neverquittrucking228

    Neverquittrucking228 Light Load Member

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    I don’t need a preacher was just trying to get advice
     
  10. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    see here is the problem, unless you terminate your contract with the carrier, you have to carry the insurance all the time unless there is a stop clause in the contract.

    SO … A bit of advice based on what others said >>> they deferred your insurance when the truck was off the road because you were not producing?

    call them up and ask if they can break the insurance payback up so you won’t be hit so badly with the payback.

    You owe them the three weeks, sorry that isn’t what you want to hear but you do.
     
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  11. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    I wasn't preaching .. just explained what you didn't understand
    Sometimes the truth hurts .
    Want some advice ... learn how to be a businessman or start a Go- Fund- Me page .. maybe you'll get some sympathy money
     
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