How to report a company for unfair trade practices

1600 per week plus 20%. How do they sell that to anyone? bet that guy could sell snow to an Eskimo

 

Plenty are in Canada. The actual based rate for average company in Canada ia $1.35 cpm. Some hype up $1.50 however might a lesser fuel discount and don't offer a fuel surcharge at all. And believe it or not this is a couple yeara ago I saw base rates at $1.50 cpm then in 2021. Its just the way it is up north here. Tons of new Canadian Owner Operators simply run for less because many have a 2 to 3 family household situation so leas funding over all is needed.

I remember meeting a Owner operator who told me he is working for $1.12 cpm (CAD) but the company covers insurance, tolls and ELD monthly expenses but not fuel. So unless he is driving a guarantee 3000 mi weekly after monthly plate expenses he might make $500/ weekly. Tons of crooks here however if you look hard enough some have fair rates.

 

the part I don't understand is the paying 1600$ a week or 83,000$ a year!! for a truck..
no matter what the rates are that's robbery. that's 6400 a month. Way more than a new truck payment you would own in the end

 

But, I'm my own boss! I'm a big boy now!
Or something like that.

 

People are naive, especially if they are imported. Then we have a lot of domestic dummies as well. Never ever in time have we had all the information in our hands (smart phones) and been so blind and stupid. EVERYTHING can be Googled.

Unless a much older person who never embraced technology and the internet gets messed up in a situation, I don’t feel sorry for anyone.

 

Many don't read the contracts, they just sign them.
If I was him, I would go as hard as I can after these criminals.
First thing I'll do is to file a complaint against them with the Illinois Department of Labor.

 

Unless he was forced at gunpoint to sign the contract he just needs to chalk this up as a life lesson and know that from now on he should do a little bit of research before someone sells him on being his own boss. He’s been there 11 weeks. Freight rates were crap 11 weeks ago but yet somehow he thought he was still going to make money while paying a $1600 rental payment plus all expenses every week. It was a poor choice by the OP. If everything was spelled out ahead of time and that contract was still signed it doesn’t make the company criminal.