Taking on Goliath---My Fight With TQL

You don't get it either. So tell me Obi-Wan, what would YOU have done? Do you know the difference between a load-out, a tow-away, and a load? Please see my post above to Opus.

 

Yeah, I'm not worried. The law is on my side. Posting on this forum was just step 1.

 

I don't blame you. Did you get it in writing from the distressed load department to deliver in Vegas?

 

I’m pretty sure my last post said what I would have done.
More of a Star Trek fan anyway.

 

For what?

libel has a huge burden of proof to provide.

Don’t insult us. We get it.

Show me where the law is on your side, seriously spell it out in detail, because I know the game really well and will tell you what I think about this thread.

what step 1 is, find a good lawyer. Step 2 is to shut up about it on social media.

 

Yeah, Star Trek was good. But as for what you would have done...potato-tomahto. No way I can let anyone get the jump on me, especially if they're trying to be bullies. They screwed up (for whatever reason) and wasted my day. And I understand these things happen. But as I said before, it's a Big Boy's game with Big Boy's rules. They have to make things right. How is it that this particular broker CONSTANTLY is getting involved in one controversy or another? A billion-dollar company refuses to pay a measly $500 or $250? Gimme a break. So it's only FAIR that they pay. If the roles were reversed, what do you think THEY would have done? They are the biggest bullies and charlatans in the brokerage business. Did you read about the class-action they just lost in Ohio? Terrible. Just terrible. The girl that reps me at my factoring company told me that BY FAR, they are the company that files the most claims on carriers. They are also the company that has most complaints directed at by the carriers. At some point, the shenanigans need to STOP. I wipe my arse with $825. It's the PRINCIPLE of the matter.

 

Ridge, no one is insulting anyone. Chill out. I am referring to the guys that don't "get" what a load-out is. He seemed to think that I ran a 10-day load that paid $700.

As for the other stuff, well, I already spoke to you in a private message, and you advised me on what to do. And I AM going that route that you suggested. The only thing is, I might not file on their bond. I might just go after the shippers, or TQL themselves in civil. Just to be clear, are you now saying that the law is NOT on my side? And yes, I already have a good lawyer.

 

No. It was a phone call. But they record all their phone calls. I don't really think that is relevant anyway. Just icing on the cake.

 

You took a loaded trailer knowing it was not going to Las Vegas but Fontana. Did the BOL state it was going to Fontana?
If yes, there might be a contractual problem right there. The BOL you signed served as an addendum to the contract for that trip. Intuitively, if there's adescripancy between the rate can and the BOL, then it should be resolved by the two sides before proceeding. I know that there are blind shipments and such but they did not apply here at all.
The way I see it, that the only thing you could have gotten out of this was TONU. The only caveat is that things like TONU are predetermined in the broker-carrier agreement. If signed like that, I don't think you can change it to your own desired amount without them to agree to it too.

I don't mean to be an #######. Morally, I am 100% on your side.
I am not a fan of TQL at all. I do like how you taught them a lesson. At the very least, you showed one of their managers that their deceptive tactics did not pay off this time. Sadly, it could cost you now. I am afraid that you assumed certain things form the contractual law wrong.

 

ahhh....... IT WAS AN EMPTY!!! ding ding ding!

that is where the confusion is coming from