Can a company deduct fuel from pay to return truck to yard?

that may be a state by state thing

i know in NY, they MUST pay you your wages and anything they want beyond that, they have to file a civil suit against you

(if you are an employee)

 

depends on the circumstances, the state you are licensed in and the state the carrier is based.
But the general answer is: If you have abandoned the truck (meaning it is left somewhere other than where they instructed you to leave it, even if you left it in one of their yards), they can deduct the cost of recovery. They must justify that cost, but it's normally far more than they owe you.

 

Sounds like you have nothing to worry about.

 

did they have notice and did they deadhead you just to get you home ? different situations make different answers .

 

Tell them you are filing a civil lawsuit against them. As long as you returned the truck to the only yard they have and in good condition I don't see how they have any right to charge you the fuel.

Added..... Unless you gave them no notice you were going to quit and you went out of route to turn the truck in.

 

You drove the truck out of route to the yard.. if you signed a contract / employee agreement that stated that you agreed with what you were signing, then you need to accept that you signed the contract. They did not dispatch you to the yard, you took it upon yourself to get there. You were never told that you were terminated by anyone and you obviously had something else going on. So take your lumps and pay the costs that you incurred.