Vengeful company violated my hiring contract and I quit

you can probably try going thru your state (or the state the company is in) to the labor dept and file some sort of wage complaint.

but now comes an interesting thought. you claim you had a "contract"?

then you had better re-read that and see if THEY CAN make deductions from your final paycheck(s).

they could have also dinged you with a truck/trailer recovery fee as well.

since you say that you, dropped off the equipment at a terminal close to your drop off, not the actual terminal you work out of.

they could have an argument that you cannot do this, that IT MUST be dropped off at the terminal you got the truck from.

so get all your ducks in a row, THEN try talking with the local labor dept.

 

How could they get you to violate HOS laws when you're on ELD?

Secondly, unless a written contract agreement signed by your employer and you was generated stating exactly what your hometime criteria was, than you didn't have a contract.

If the company policy stated, if you decided to self terminate your employment and failed to return the equipment to your home terminal and the company would charge you a recovery fee, than you don't have a leg to stand on.

It seems there's alot more to this story than what is being written in your post.

It sounds like basically you were unhappy with your employment and decided to see if you could get some concessions from the company, when they didn't comply, you decided to gamble and played hardball and lost.

End of Story

Lick your wounds and move on.

 

You sound difficult to work with.

I have had some real employers in my life. One that was a life long conartist that still needed to be back behind bars a few more years. Even with the absolute worst of them I have never needed to threaten them with a "recording" of our conversations.

 

A few thoughts.

First no one cares about your dad's experience, it is not counted in any way.

Second what home time contract? You actually had a contract with your employer?

Third there is nothing you can do about it. Move on.

 

Yeppers, if you had a contract you are now an independent contractor. Getting paid on a 1099? Or leasing?

In both cases you are seen as a business working with (not for, but with) another business. And like all b2b disputes it has to go through the court system if the injured party thinks it's worth it. Personally I suggest just moving on.

Oh, and stop posting a blob from Siri and actually put fourth minimum effort to format your post so it's readable. You'll get more help that way.

 

Let me guess. 1099?

 

There are several reasons one ends up in trucking. When you read some of the posts on here, it becomes clear why they ended up in trucking

 

A DAY OR TWO to "bathe and collect yourself"......?

Musta been a helluva bath!

Also, leaving the keys in it and walking away was a bad idea. They coulda had someone drive it into the desert, hire four crackheads to live in it for a week, then blame the damage on you.

ALWAYS hand the keys over to a company rep, preferably the TM or Shop Boss, and get a written receipt.

I wish you every success.