Proud American trucking company is a fraud.

I drove for them for 2 weeks otr from July 1st 2024 to July 12th, 2024, they never have proper office, or never received calls, they only communicate through texts msgs.
I drove more than 6000 miles in 2 weeks. They offer .80 cpm and never get paid, on Friday when I was coming back home after my last delivery, they said to park the truck on some warehouse lot, and leave the keys and take my stuff out of the truck, because they are going to give me newer model truck on Monday when I will go for work. I had to give the key of my private car to them because they didn't had truck parking where i should/would leave my car, but i had no choice but to give them key of my car so they can park it on a safe parking space in their office, after 2 weeks when i came back and got my car back they steel lots of stuff my car and never want to accept that there were any thing in the car. They steel my Jumper pack, car GPS, jumper cables, phone charger, phone holder Etc
I never had any kind of arguments or anything else with them.
I don't know what to do in this case.
Does anyone have any suggestions what should I do?
Or any attorneys numbers??

 

They will never pay u, they will make u work for few weeks and u will never get paid.
I drove over 6000 miles in 2 weeks for them and never get paid, they will offer .80 cpm, please don't fall for it. They are not gonna pay u after 2-3 weeks of driving.

 

Sooo,what’s the name of the company?

 

The 40% OOS, based in northwest Indiana, and the name "Proud American Trucker" are enough to know you will not be getting paid lol. I think the attorneys in that area are pretty well saturated with requests for chasing trucker paychecks.

Sorry about your luck and any financial troubles that come from it, but you're better off cutting your losses and moving on. They've already stolen your labor. Don't let 'em steal your peace of mind that a reputable company can give you.

 

My suggestion is to cut your losses and go to a different company. Chalk it on up and let it be a lesson to stick with reputable companies, and to never leave anything of value in your car if it's going to be parked for a long stretch. Giving them the keys to your car should have told you what you needed to know.

 

NW Indiana, like Chicago, is well known for these immigrant-owned, scam companies. If their business address isn’t a legit locale, it’s an illegitimate business most likely being operated from overseas. I know of a building with nearly 40 mailboxes on the backside of it. It’s just a physical address for overseas operations.

Any variation of USA, American, Patriot, etc, is most likely an immigrant-owned company. It’s always my first red flag.

 

Sell all the tires off the newer model truck they're supposed to be giving you. Just say they were stolen.

 

If you can prove you worked for them and they owe you the money, try filing a wage claim in the state they are based out of, with the workforce commission or state labor board. That should get you paid. As for what they stole out of your car, I am not sure. You admit you handed them the keys. It's your word against their word really. You could maybe file a police report, but I would expect you handing them the keys would have the police not really wanting to listen.

 

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