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Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Veteran driver, Jan 21, 2012.

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  1. Jan 23, 2012 #31
    Veteran driver

    Veteran driver Medium Load Member

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    Drvrtch77 I think its legal to sublease to drivers. It's in a contract drawn up by lawyer's so it must be legal. I bet I can drive on over to penske right now here in Richmond VA, walk in and lease a tractor under their authority and they pay the maintenance on it not me. I believe maintenance comes standard with the lease. Like if you rent a truck to move.
     
    Veteran driver, Jan 23, 2012
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  3. Jan 23, 2012 #32
    rookietrucker

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    Excellent Post !!! :biggrin_25514:
     
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  4. Jan 23, 2012 #33
    Veteran driver

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    You mistakenly wandered into a bad neighborhood and got robbed? You idiot! Didn't you know the neighborhood was bad? You deserve to get robbed.
     
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  5. Jan 23, 2012 #34
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    @bigrin 25523 nobody is entitled to anything in this life. When a business fails because it was rigged from the start how is that the drivers fault. Sure blame the driver. Ya know I'm starting to think a lot of these dudes on here are in the lease scam business....yea that's right scaaaaam ( in my Jon Lovitz voice)
     
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  7. Jan 23, 2012 #35
    bigdogpile

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    The notion that someone who fails to read the fine print or investigate the lease is "somehow" responsible for their demise is disturbing....REALLY did you REALLY just say that? of course YOUR responsible..I guessing your the kind of dude that thinks by signing a home loan with an adjustable rate and when the rate goes up and your monthly payment doubles and you cant pay it, that its not your fault because you didnt read the fine print...So what do you do? Walk away from the home get forclosed on and CRY about "I DIDNT KNOW WHAT I WAS SIGNING" come on man ... READ THE FINE PRINT ALWAYS FOR" EVERYTHING" YOU SIGN.. you are an adult, your signature means you UNDERSTAND what your signing....bad business pratices you say,,,DONT SIGN ON WITH THEM !!!.... :biggrin_25525::biggrin_25525:
     
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  8. Jan 23, 2012 #36
    Preacher Man

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    The company I'm leased on to won't allow the o/o drivers to get a dedicated run. They consider that forced dispatch. If you are forced dispatch then according to the IRS you are no longer an independent contrator, you are an employee. If a company doesn't adjust the fuel surcharge to keep in line with changing fuel cost you will not be able to stay in business for very long if you are receiving a contract flat rate per mile. Anyone who has been in trucking very long knows that fuel is your number one cost, if you can cut that cost by even a half gallon per mile your profits can increase by as much as ten thousand a year or more.

    I'm not defending any company, I'm just saying if you are going to go down the road of running your own business you have to think of yourself first. Your first responsibilty is to your business, not the company you lease to. If you aren't making money then you need to make the changes necessary to turn a profit. You will make dispatchers angry when you turn down unprofitable loads, but if you aren't turning a profit you will be out of business very quickly. Honestly, this sounds like a company I would never have considered pulling freight for.
     
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  9. Jan 23, 2012 #37
    bigdogpile

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    The only great lease I've ever seen is the one that don't have my name on it
     
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  10. Jan 23, 2012 #38
    Veteran driver

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    @ bigdogpile I read the fine print. There is nothing In the contract that specifies any malfeasance. Or anything that would be considered unusual in a standard contract. Now having said that, there is something wrong with dispatchers arbitrarily forcing you to take loads. This is not In the contract. So why would it be considered my fault if the leases is a premature failure? Especially when the lease is rigged from the start. Of course your not going to find anything wrong in the contract.
     
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  11. Jan 23, 2012 #39
    Veteran driver

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    Very good preacher man. As in my other comments I recognized I was a glorified company driver. Also the rate was non negotiable. So it didn't take long for me to make the decision to leave. 30 days. I am now a company driver making good money with a small company with about 29 trucks. Life goes on.
     
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  12. Jan 23, 2012 #40
    bigdogpile

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    at least you are out of that lease nightmare.of course they play games with you because you are an indentured slave to them on a lease..You should of told them my lease doesnt say I'm forced to take a load..Ok then they make you sit...I offered up my own contract to a company stating they will pay me for ALL my on-duty time ...they said no , I said go find some other clown I 'm not the one
     
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