Drina Trans (Hutchins, TX) – DO NOT WORK WITH OR FOR THEM DOT # 2471554

Drina Trans (Hutchins, TX) – WILL STEAL YOUR PAYCHECK

DOT # 2471554

If you are considering leasing onto or driving for Drina Trans out of Hutchins, Texas (just south of Dallas), do yourself a favor: run the other way. This company operates with a level of financial deceit that would make even the most predatory carriers blush, and they have a growing trail of lawsuits to prove it.

Financial Deception & Paycheck Tampering
Drina Trans promises competitive rates and weekly home time, but that’s where the honesty ends. Once you’re on the road, they systematically alter settlement sheets slashing agreed upon fuel surcharges, adding bogus “compliance fees,” and deducting for imaginary equipment damage. Multiple drivers (myself included) have caught them physically altering pay stubs after the fact. One week, my laptop showed one amount; the printed “final” check was $600 less with no explanation. When I challenged it, dispatch ghosted me. Others report that Drina has issued payroll checks with forged signatures or retroactively changed pay rates for loads already delivered.

Falsified Logs & Life-Threatening Demands
Safety? They don’t care. Drina pressures drivers to run 14–16 hour days, six or seven days a week, hauling time-sensitive freight. When you refuse to break HOS rules, they threaten to cut your miles. Their solution is simple: falsify your logs. They’ll tell you to run on a “second logbook” or use a paper log to hide driving while the ELD shows you parked. I’ve personally seen dispatchers instruct drivers to “edit the duty status” back 10 hours to show a sleeper berth that never happened. This isn’t just shady—it’s deadly. You will be driving exhausted, and if DOT pulls you over, you pay the fine, not them.

Multiple Lawsuits (Public Record)
Drina Trans isn’t just getting bad reviews—they’re getting sued. A quick search of Dallas County court records and federal filings reveals several active or recent lawsuits against them, including:

· Wage theft / FLSA violations (unpaid overtime and final paychecks)
· Breach of contract (owner-operators sue for unpaid percentages of loads)
· Freight broker fraud (allegedly double-brokering loads without authorization)

One case even involves a driver who was charged for a “new transmission” on a truck he’d been driving for only two weeks—a truck that was never repaired. Another lawsuit claims Drina cashed a driver’s settlement check from a minor accident and never paid the driver his portion of the cargo claim.

The Bottom Line
You will work 70+ hours a week, your paycheck will be shorted, your logs will be fake, and when you finally quit, they will either refuse to send your final check or mail you a check that bounces. If you confront them, they threaten to report you for log falsification (the same logs they demanded you fake).

Drina Trans preys on desperate drivers and new immigrants who don’t yet know their rights. Do not sign their lease agreement. Do not give them a deposit. And if you already work there document everything, contact the Texas Workforce Commission, and find a lawyer.

Rating: 0/10 – Predatory, lawless, and exhausting.