kennedy trucking

Kennedy Transport, IL avoid at all costs! lie ripoffs(kept last chk)only 1mo.few trips but ohhh!,setup! lv trk at drpyrd at their arrange,meet emplye,turn in keys etc,then they put"unauthorized location" misleading prospective employers"Abandon"! was on DAC 7yrs! costing me lots$ etc,but still managed to keep drvg,and still hold CLEAN driving record after 9 yrs Class A! Beware! Captainmidnite2000

 

No dought, They had some terrible dispatchers with horrible attitudes (not all were bad just a few)that talked to people like they were livestock. This attitude led to poor behavior and people leaving every week. This increases the turnover rate. They never contacted a drivers family after he got his arms broken back in may of this year.So what does this tell you?

 

Sorry to hear others(gearfloater, papasmurf) had bad exps with this "rag rag co." Heard 'nother driver call them at TS on the 55.
Know beating old thread to death, but wanted to give update/info. So DAC/USIS/Hireright had class action suit many know around 2009-10. I got some payback around $4K, and came in handy as between jobs. Suit was due to false info companies that subscribe to submit false misleading info on a driver that quits/resigns puts "terminated" like Marten 2004, and Kennedy, IL 2002, "unauthorized location" leads prospective employers to assume abandon truck/equipment. Note: like credit report that stays on record for 7 yrs! I sincerely hope employers learned after this major national lawsuit, to just be honest and enter accurate info. If a driver quits, don't be vengeful, put "terminated" or worse "unauthorized location" Employers/mgmt. should of been on notice since then.
Due to DAC, and large co.BS I gravitated to smaller cos. The last i worked for that used DAC was in 2005. I've had some issues of course since, but have learned not to get drawn in by grandiose promises, then of course letdown(pay, home time, equipment etc)
I cut ties immediately now or ASAP, I don't abandon truck(never have since started class A in 4-2001) but if not being paid, or cut, or equip, or not get home for request notice given well in advance like 2 weeks, i have the integrity to finish the load/run back to base where equip kept, then unload gear in my car, provide info where keys, fuel card, last BOLs are, done.
If not paid final pay i.e. in CA have to pay within 72 hours, no matter if notice given or not. Also deductions are illegal even for lost or broken equipment(can see on DOL wage and hour division, both intrastate, or interstate, state locally, or federal. It may take a few months to get claim, but can also put in for late pay penalty.
So hope helps some drivers, that you have some recourse/rights by law.
And any companies/employers please check my sources, DOL, may make one think twice before withholding a drivers rightly earned pay.

 

nothing like a reply 6 years later, I always say.....