Forced to quit without pay after putting in notice

Sad story, but if it gets you to the right thinking, put it down as a learning experience.
First, always quit at your home terminal. Clean your truck out, clean it up, then go quit.
Second, hire out at a location near your home. I don't understand people going to work for a company 500-600 - 1500 miles away from their home. And then complain because they can't get home.
Always have the means to get yourself home. If you don't have a personal vehicle at the terminal, be able to rent a vehicle to get yourself home. The company you are leaving has no responsibility to get you home, nor are they required by any law to do that.
Now as to the final check. Most states have laws that state the time requirement for final paychecks. Most are 72 hours. Seeing as his load was cancelled and he was told to stand by, i don't see them as having a claim that he cost them money. Now if he has damaged company equipment they may try to keep his final check, but you will have to work that out with the state labor office.
AND, if he is working for a company in a state other than the one you live in, he will have to file the claim in the state the company operates out of. Your home state will not be able to assist you.

 

Well at least by being at a terminal, that company can't put on his DAC that he abandoned a truck, one of the deadly career killers in trucking.

Calling the labor board in that state the company is in, is an excellent idea.

If you husband has any solid proof that that company made him or forced him to act illegally, then its a lawsuit forsure, and at the least to report that to that states DOT, will or should result in a full scale audit of that companies records.

Plus you can believe, that if they are doing that to your husband, they have more than likely done it to others as well.

My advice is to try and gather as much proof, and even possible witnesses as possible. Its your best option.

 

I got an idea what company this was but not sayin anything till the OP says .

 

In today's market, with so many trucking companies, how are you still manage to get in ####ty companies like that?
So many companies are offering so many benefits for people with experience to come work for them.
I had to call my driver to stop and get some sleep, there is no rush, if you get into an accident you will get nowhere.
Look where are you getting yourself into, before you sign up with someone.

 

If I had to guess I'd guess this company is outa Greeley , a meat hauler and well known scumbags ...I might be wrong tho .

 

Well he should apply at jbs if ya live in ne col. .wish ya well ! I don't even need to know the name of his company ...scumbags !

 

Keep life simple and just move on to another company. Just because a company is small doesn't mean it's good and just because a company is large doesn't mean it's bad.

What about Dairy Farmers of America in Greeley; what's their reputation like around there?
@wetblacklab

 

Or wn Morehouse in Omaha .

 

The bigger the company - less they care about people - the only thing they see is numbers!