Good company gone bad. Part 2

I slam it into full 3rd stage jake and on even moderate hills at 80k that little 12.8L engine can't keep the speed under control, I have to burn up the brakes. Especially in areas that have just an occasional hill, nothing like the rocky mountains.

My truck is set up to where, like in Texas, speed limit is 75, i can set mine to 72. Auto jakes will not come on any lower than 74. You CANNOT put the auto-jakes on any sooner than 2mph over the cruise speed. You can go higher than 2mph over cruise, but not lower. So in Texas, where the speed limit is 75 or 80, I'll set cruise at 72 and auto-jakes at 75 or even 76. Not many hills on those east texas interstates so no reason to worry about tickets exceeding the speed limit by a mph or two for a few seconds as I slide down a hill.

But now, the IIC, or "idiots-in-charge", have decided that speed, and not the fact that they almost NEVER do maintenance on trailers other than when something breaks, is the cause of bearing failures. (as Alex pointed out) I'd like to know why cattle trailers can do 90mph plus for hours on end and never spin a bearing but my little box trailer is suddenly going to shed them at 75.

 

No I'm not. You can't take my money without my permission, simply working here is not permission. There is no law that states that your company can do something illegal and if you don't quit, you consent to the illegal behavior. Um, no, not how it works.

Please read this and stop embarassing yourself:

Deductions from your paycheck.

Property Damages
Your employer cannot deduct from your wages the cost of any property damage you caused.

They cannot dock you for:

• the cost of general wear and tear type damage to property,
• damage you caused to their property, nor
• damages you caused to someone else’s property.

If your employer feels that you damaged the property on purpose, they can take you to court, but they cannot simply decide to take the money for repairs out of your pay.

Business Expenses
Your employer cannot dock the cost of tools, equipment, cleaning supplies, gas, insurance, or their other business expenses from your pay. All of these are “ordinary business expenses” your employer must pay. They are not allowed to make you pay for them.

Blowing a tire or spinning a bearing on a trailer is normal wear and tear. Blowouts while driving happen. It's part of life. Those things happen. It wasn't like the driver went around the truck slashing tires with a knife. But even then, it would take a court order to withhold your pay. They can't simply steal your money.

What Is Wage Theft? What To Do If It Happens To You – Forbes Advisor.

Also, specific to the state that my company is in:

In Texas, payroll deductions are illegal if they are not required by law, ordered by a court, or authorized in writing by the employee. Deductions that are permitted with written authorization include:

• Administrative fees for wage attachments or family support
• Meals and lodging
• Loans from the employer
• Wage advances, including vacation pay advances
• Wage overpayment
• Uniform costs

Law firm based in Texas:
Illegal Payroll Deductions Texas | Wage & Hour Lawyer


Nowhere does it say that they can take money out of your paycheck for property damage without permission. And blowing a tire or spinning a bearing while driving is not "property damage" anyway.

 

I haven't even been charged yet and I've notified a wage attorney in Texas.

 

Already contacted a labor and wage attorney in TX.