Fined by my company, is this legal?

You're not a company driver if you're 1099

 

Did you read the paperwork you signed at the start of the job? I suspect you signed paperwork saying you would agree to pay whatever charge they gave you.

 

You are either 1099 or W-2. There are no 1099 company drivers. It's like claiming to be a vegetarian beef eater.

 

As a 1099 it's whatever is in the contract you signed, but it sounds like you are misclassified employee. If that is the case I would walk and go elsewhere. If they try to hold a check or come after you report them to the IRS since it sounds like they are operating an illegal operation.

 

Is this a joke / troll?

 

Even if this fine is described in a contract you signed it probably wouldn't stand up in court. This is because they had you illegally as a 1099. They are just trying to recoup money from their DOT number switching game. Their main DOT is probably barred from Amazon. I would ignore his calls and report them to the labor board.

 

I see you guys all the time. Literally 3-4 signs on top of a sign, on top of another sign, on top of another. Then that guy drives out the gate and gives the trailer to a truck parked around the corner. This is the problem with Amazon going all in on AI check-in/check-out. There's only a few places left that have a human there to actually see with a pair of eyes something LOOKS wrong. Now, about your $10,000 fine. That sounds about right because that seems to be what these companies are willing paying to get a different set of numbers.