Sputnik Trucking LLC Chicago Ill. No good scammers

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  1. El Hueso

    El Hueso Medium Load Member

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    I don't want anyone to fall into the trap I got into. On August of last year, Vladimir from Telegram hired me as a driver to run a truck out of Chicago. I was offered a new Peterbilt 18 speed. I saw a few red flags, but needed the work and figured the Borscht in the interview and the music in the hallway was too good. I never did see the actual HQ. This took place at a UPS store. Two weeks later, when I went to pick up my store, there was a delay in getting my new truck. They said it was being detailed and I could have it when I got back from New York. So I was to take a 1973 Ford LTL. I picked this up from an apartment complex in the Austin neighborhood and a mechanic named Kadyrov took about 5 hours getting it running and killing the rats in the cab. I also got mugged while waiting. Long story short, I made my freight run with only a few minor issues, but never did bet my new tractor. I made a few more runs, only to get VERY short paychecks. Then as the months went by, no paychecks. Then the breakdowns. No support. And no pay. But I kept driving, and fixing the truck out of my own pocket. Then they blocked me. I hope I get reimbursed. But anyway, I will be OK. Now I work for Hammer and Sickle freight, out of Oak Park Ill. Nice people. They said I am getting a brand new Cascadia with a bear on the side of it and all the miles I want. Just avoid Sputnik.

    Hueso out!
     
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  3. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Years ago, there was a place in Indy, that had a Sputnik pizza, Bob's Tu Your Door I believe. It was pretty darned good.
     
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  4. Short Fuse EOD

    Short Fuse EOD Road Train Member

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    Would make a great novel!
     
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  5. Eddiec

    Eddiec Road Train Member

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    I hope this was fiction....
     
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  6. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    You know one translation of Sputnik from Russian to English means traveling companion…
    As for the hammer and sickle… it means the symbols of the industrial worker and the peasant
     
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    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    Sputnik and a ‘73 Ford in the same short story? This is gonna be a dandy.
     
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  8. Brandt

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    If they had good music that would be enough for me also !

     
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    Brandt Road Train Member

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  10. bad-luck

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    I see so many red flags here! I mean meeting at a UPS Store, which i am confident that they use as their business address should have been the biggest red flag for you. But them again Chicago would have been a red flag for me.
     
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    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    are you using that as an example of good music?? o_O
     
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