Chameleon Trucking?

There's another thread going about this topic, and I posted this over there:

So it isn't like chameleon carriers just happened. That is a regular practice so much more than anybody ever knew. Its just the first time it's been on a platform like 60 Minutes. I'm not so sure the topic of chameleon carriers would have ever been brought up if there weren't foreign owned and operated companies. Many small, cheap low quality American companies have been doing this for years. Matter of fact, I came across a guy that changed his name and numbers when one of his drivers had a bad accident.

It's hard to for me to feel sorry for some of these drivers getting scammed out of their cash. I don't know how they can think that they can operate a business with no capital. No driver that has capital and understands the industry would even consider leasing a truck with Super Ego. By the way, why is Super Ego being singled for the way their lease is? How many companies were scamming drivers with lease purchase before Super Ego came about? Don't get it twisted, I don't support these practices of Super Ego, but I'm not going to act like what they're doing is something brand new.

Now these folks want to do something about a problem that was created by the United States..... they make it to easy for people to get authority and the gentleman in the video who made the "front door" comment was spot on. You gotta get ahead of these practices. If Super Ego is in a class action lawsuit, then in my opinion, the US Government should be included as well because their regulations and qualifications, or lack thereof, is the reason Super Ego exists.

 

Thanks for sharing! I just posted about this, didn't see your post until now.

 

Absolutely. I remember when that bad wreck in TX happened last year or the year before with the Amazon Prime contractor and a bare minimum amount of digging revealed that the carrier was linked to a handful of other carriers that all had closed down and reopened under new names.

There’s essentially zero effort by the government to try and stop the practice, and they should be held at least partly liable when the inevitable tragedies happen by allowing it

 

I’m glad they’re finally shedding a bit of light on the issue to the general public. I know it’s fun making jokes about the mega carriers and newbies, but I don’t worry about Swift plowing down a family of 4 from running 20 hours straight like I do with the shady chameleon carriers