looking for info on Chicoda Carriers out of Beatrice Nebraska

I used to be leased onto Chicoda Carriers. I can say by far they were very good to me. Reason I'm not leased onto them anymore is I had an accident & my truck was unfortunately repossessed. Plain & simple. The owner as well as the dispatcher were always good to me, I had & still have nothing byt the utmost respect for the both of them. All I can say to who bad mouth's them is, you need to grow up & act like an owner operator should, instead of a whiney sissified cry baby. Marsha & Steve bend over backwards to help o/o's succeed & all that is asked from the o/o is to do your job & follow the rules of the company, federal (fmcsa), & other applicable rules. If I buy another truck, I can assure you in a heartbeat I'll be asking them to lease onto them again. Also, I was truck #37 during my tenure with this company. I am Brad K. Deshautelle

 

***Thanks for the kind word Brad - Steve and I hope you are doing well. We are fortunate to have had more "good apples" in our basket over the years than "bad apples". Funny how whoever it is that thinks we did them wrong isn't man enough to identify himself. Probably the guy in Illinois who leased on and asked to charge over $3000 of tires and then quit a few weeks later before paying for them and for good measure lied about bringing our trailer back and abandoned it in eastern Iowa, one of those guys that was late all the time and had a hard time leaving the house when he was supposed to then wondered why he wasn't able to make money when good freight was lined up for him. Go Figure!! That's ok though - I am blessed with a great crew here and sadly always going to run into losers like him at some point.

 

marsha i only said what my experiences were with the company. i never ever had a problem with u nor steve, if it were getting paid, or trailer repair, etc. i'm doing ok, plz tell steve i said hi. hope one day to drop by & visit. yes u do run into bad apples like that, i had a few companies do me wrong lately but like always everything comes out in the wash.

 

I would also like to add; when an o/o leases onto a co. & that company puts plates, insurance, etc on the truck & maybe gives a small advance for the driver to eat on, that person doesn't need to complain that he/she is not getting paid. they went in asking to go to work & for help, then when the money that was advanced to them to get started is taken out of the first few settlements, they wanna cry, moan, #####, complain that the company is not paying them for what they did, when they FAIL to realize that the money that was advanced is simply being taken back from what they made for the advances. gee whiz is it that hard for some people to comprehend that.

 

If you read their website you should have noticed that they state that they are a "forced dispatch" company.

Being forced dispatched is a major test by the state and the IRS whether somebody is an owner operator or an employee.

An owner operator can turn down any load at any time without penalty or reprisal, an employee may not have that previledge.

Any contract that contains non lawful terms or requirements voids that portion or possibly the entire contract.

I know this 2 ways;

1. I reported a company that tried a to force dispatch me, that ended poorly for them.
2. Just check with the OOIDA.

 

Very true there loads suck very low paying loads that go to wonderful NY State they do forced dispatch an hire as a owner operator when really your a company driver you don't own there equipment they sell you a lease that makes you look like a owner operator but really your a company driver

 

Care to elaborate on this sell you a lease? I'd like to hear that one.