Owner Operator refuses to pay for loads i hauled

I have hauled loads for a Owner Operator that pulls Intermodal out of Savannah Port in Georgia and he wont pay me! what can i do, this guy even got me a Port access card registered to his truck as a driver, he hauls for Macon Intermodal out of Macon Georgia( they who sent me my loads) and keeps changing the payday i hauled my first load from Phenix City,Alabama to Savannah Port in December 2019 but due to some problems he didn't get back in touch with me until Jan 16 2020, which i Ran for him Jan 17 and 18 runs from Savannah to Montgomery and MC Donough Georgia and back . he told me he would pay me everything owed to me on Jan 24 2020 now he has disappeared again! WHAT CAN I DO I HAVE HIS HOME ADDRESS BUT HE'S NEVER THERE AND KNOW HE KEEPS HIS TRUCKS in Phenix City, Alabama and Macon, Georgia! What can I do if anything?

 

Lawyer up.

 

Find the following
Owners home location, city and county.
The actual business location. It’s registered address.

Did you get any of this in writing?
Do you still have the BOLs and other paperwork.

 

.....and don't haul anymore loads for him.
Cut your losses and walk away.
Find another job.
Reason for leaving, "Paychecks have stopped."

 

One thing you can do is get a judgment against him. Then you can enforce the said judgment by freezing his bank accounts. It's not that difficult to do. The problem is going through legal channels might cost more than the money amount owed. If you do go this route make sure you get the costs added to the judgment.

 

Have you tried whooping his ###

 

Getting a judgement and collecting on a judgement are 2 different things all together.

 

Maybe he passed away?

 

Yes, that's why I followed my get comment with that word enforce! This is a 2 two-part process! Why would you make such a comment? I have done this before. Once you get past that Judgment stage the enforcement part is easier. In my case I had the guy's wages garnished.

 

Just for the record, I don't advise going the legal route if the money is rather small. What some people do is issue a 1099 and take the amount off their taxes. Again I don't advise doing anything to collect money this way without some legal advice. Getting a Judgment is only part of it. Then you have to do the leg work to find assets to go after. I think @Chinatown gave the best advice.