Schilli Specialized Inc.

If you had an agreement to work for a specified amount (cpm) and they did not pay you, or paid you LESS than the amount you agreed to work for, file a complaint with the Dept of Labor in your home state. Quite simple to do, you might be able to START a claim by filing online, then supply the required documents via mail at a later time. PLUS, it doesn't cost YOU anything.
There is no need to take this laying down. Oh, and if you cashed the check, that does NOT mean you accepted it as "payment in full" if they want to pull that crap. I know this from personal experience. I have had to sue TWO former employers, and I am currently suing a third.

 

If you feel you are due certain monies even after the final check then call the home office in Remington and ask for Al Hellenthal; he's a fair guy and if you give him the facts he'll research everything for you.
Good Luck
Life Long Trucker

 

Best of luck to you.Who are you driving for now?

 

I know I addressed this awhile back in my thread about Schilli...but you should have known after working with them for so long that if you leave without giving notice that they'll only pay a discounted rate for their having to make arrangements for the freight you were responsible for. Did you NOT read the contract, or did you just sign it without reading it? If so, I have some oceanfront property in Jersey to sell you.

 

The only freight he would be responsible for is the fright he was pulling or had accepted (if they pre planned him and he accepted the load)..
I didnt see anywhere in the post where he quit under a load..
If he simply was scheduled to go home and turned the truck in or something close that that, he is entitled to all his money......

 

You're not seeing what I'm saying. We all sign a contract when we're hired that says we have to give notice because the load planners have us assigned to cover loads for their customers. If someone quits without giving notice, they risk not being able to cover those loads for the customer...which costs them money and reputation.

I don't know why I'm the only one who gets it. Maybe because this is the only company I ever had to sign a contract with that said I was responsible for making sure the company had at least two weeks to put my loads on someone else?

 

I'm also smart enough to understand that most trucking jobs are this way.

However...would this same trucking company give YOU 2 weeks notice if they were having a lay off?????

Or, would they give you the same notice that most would???? Show up to get your paycheck or to go back to work after time at home and be told to "Clean out your truck"...you're being laid off.

Here's one more scenario. Take your 2 weeks notice and run you out and sit you till the 2 weeks is up...limited loads if any at all. Then tell you that if you deadhead the truck back to their yard...you'll be charged with job abandonment on your DAC. This happened to a friend of mine.

Take the money you were paid and do as Roadkill says...file charges.

 

First, it won't do any good because Indiana doesn't allow you to sue your employer.

Second, I've never heard of a reputable company laying off drivers. Seriously...the market is dying for more drivers. Where have you been?