Fired by lease dispatcher

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by SBl, Feb 18, 2017.

  1. SBl

    SBl Bobtail Member

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    SBL is my LLC that I made when I became a lease operator I keep it open because I thought I was gonna be able to return to the company that I was pulling freight for
     
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  3. SBl

    SBl Bobtail Member

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    My plan was to fix my credit when I took on a student but before I could bring in my student to be upgraded to the instructor position I became ineligible for rehire.
     
  4. SBl

    SBl Bobtail Member

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    I had the money to do so when I took my leave of absence but my living experience came first.
     
  5. SBl

    SBl Bobtail Member

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    I still have my LLC.
     
  6. SBl

    SBl Bobtail Member

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    It's been a while the only debt on my credit report are my student loans and me becoming a instructor was supposed to have fixed my credit
     
  7. RStewart

    RStewart Road Train Member

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    Keep it open & use it if you get another truck. Just remember you can be held liable personally & sued if you're the driver. I'm the owner & driver of my truck but I still have an LLC.
     
  8. SBl

    SBl Bobtail Member

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    When I became a lease operator for the company I pulled freight for company drivers and lease driver have separate dispatchers.

    certified by the company I don't want to say any name because although I was wrongly accused by someone in the office the company is still a good company. I started from nothing to being a business owner at this company.
     
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  9. CSDixon

    CSDixon Light Load Member

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    Yes that's true. I see the misunderstanding. Should have been more specific. "...your personal assets, as the driver, will not...be protected". As for the business being protected (for as we know, any business can be sued) in most cases (I presume) the business remains solvent. Still able to make money, to feed the fam, in spite of the law suit. Especially if it's set up properly. With liability insurance. Actually it might be in the best interest of the plantiff for the business to remain solvent in order to get paid; or to get those payments.

    After posting to this thread I've learned more about this whole LLC thing. Much also depends on the state the LLC was filed in. In some, if not most cases, what's starting to appear is that an O/O (as far as liabilities go) would be no better off with a "1 man" LLC than with a Sole Propriotorship and at least $1,000,000/$100,000 (1M liability/100K cargo insurance). LLCs with 2+ people are a different story.
     
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  10. RStewart

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    Yes, a 1 man llc is basically a sole-proprietorship. Even the IRS doesn't recognize an LLC, so the business & owner are taxed as one (unless owner files to be taxed separate).
     
  11. Ridgeline

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    I'll ask again.

    To the OP, what is a certified instructor/trainer?

    Certified by who?
     
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