Recovering owed money at end of lease

Yeah.
Withhold say $2000 escrow over time.
But it sounds like several jumped ship.
Taking and making money back where they can.

Is this a legit, honorable deal?
Why’d they all leave?

 

Get used to it. There will always be those that will try to beat you out of a few bucks.
Move to a different carrier, owing plates, IFTA.
One even took their pre-pass out the last trip so I was billed for the tolls.
A break down that will cost more to recover than the repair.

 

Try to be somewhat nice at first, when that doesn't work turn into the ### and file small claims.
Gives you something to do when you're bored.
And the you appreciate all the good ones you have/had.

 

I used to own a printing company many many years ago, and never collected a dime on any of the judgements I got. And some of them were $10,000+. In fact thats why I closed the shop. Got tired of not getting paid for good work.

 

Like he said it's hard to get blood out of a turnip. File in small claims, if you get a judgement, file to have a garnishment on their wages and or property.

 

What does your lawyer say to do?

I don't offer leasing to owners here, I have drivers but the fleet I am affiliated with is mainly a lease to the company. What the carrier owner has done in the past is treat this as a business and drop all the emotional baggage at her house.

When a truck owner leaves, one of her people goes through the records and squares it all up within a day or two, if there is money owed to the carrier, it comes out of the settlement or if there is no remaining settlement, the escrow is tapped and the balance is returned with interest.

However, if there is a breach of contract or a termination, she reserves the right to either go to arbitration or court with the truck owner picking up the tab.