my wife's cousin driving for a different milk hauler, red flags

i told him there are other milk haulers that will get him home daily. he likes the type of work he is doing, but there are more then a dozen milk haulers to choose from. if he chooses to stay there, its his choice; as you guys say no one is putting a gun to his head. personally i would have probably left already. i stay where i am at because i am home daily, make ok money, and they run me within the confines of the law.

we already have ELDs in any trucks that go outside of 150 miles, we are already in compliance. as for me, im exempt.

the real point of this thread, i want to know what the consequences were for breaking H.O.S. regulations.

 

i hope he doesn't get caught up in anything. he is fairly new to this, moved here from another state. he came here from out of state and was driving garbage truck making poor money, he goes to his current company and makes slightly more but its enough to make him happier.

knowing this i have to say i worry about him. i hope he gets out of there pretty quick. i think he knows what he and the company is doing is illegal, but i believe he is naive as to the potential consequences. unfortunately i feel that he feels he needs to be loyal to the owner he works for, its not a bad trait but its one that can get you in trouble in this industry. i have left jobs that i felt encouraged dumb, unethical, or illegal behavior.

i honestly worry about him. he is only trying desperately to support his son and stay at home wife. i think he is being used by this company that is on a slippery slope, pushing their drivers that remain even harder, which only leads to more drivers quitting. even when my current company has lost several drivers (we have believe me) the furthest i was pushed, was to work an additional day. i ended up with a 7 day week. i willingly did that no problem. At no time was i asked to work beyond what would be considered H.O.S. (even though im not on a log). from what i can see, they are at least in compliance.

is he greedy? the owner probably is and should start selling routes. my relative, no way.... he makes peanuts, 85 hours and bringing home $620 absolutely desperate . he is desperate to stay afloat.

there are much better local jobs out there.