Looking to sue my former carrier

Any court you go into will want hard proof in the form of paperwork or witnesses. In other words prove your case. He said, she said doesn't get it.

That's why you should have everything in writing.

If you have proof of the beginning mileage you can prove what they put on it. Then they have to justify the excess mileage.

Always talk with an attorney and don't discuss your case on the internet. You just give the other party a way to build a defense against your offense if they find your posts which in many cases isn't too hard since we are the #1 trucking forum. We already know your name. I'm just sayin.

 

Just break their legs and chalk this one up to naivete.

 

Your best bet might be to get in touch with the FMCSA. Surely you know at least the DOT number on the side of your trucks ? Do us all a favor and put these clowns out of business. Maybe you could have the FMCSA confiscate the log books and trip info to help you prove mileage. Even if you don't have $1.50 in writing, surely you signed some kind of lease agreement ? .

 

Unbelievable. P.T. Barnum was right.

By the way, what does your good friend the operations manager have to say about all this?

 

Ask the drivers for copies of there logs. If they dont keep them, they themselves are idiots.

 

Testifying and winning means nothing if you are fighting a corp with no money. As I wrote earlier, you need to determine who you are dealing with.

Step one: The business should be registered. Do a name search on the business to determine if they are a corp or a sole prop or what. And to determine who the owner is. Note: have your credit card ready.