What happens if you just quit a leasing contract?

I was fresh out of CDL school and hired on with Trans Am (BIG mistake). They shoved the leasing program at my class and the majority fell for it. Been working 10 weeks and have had 2 positive checks and all the rest negative settlements. They leave me sitting waiting on a new load. They constantly swap loads. I can't get miles or cooperation from anyone. Night and weekend dispatch totally ignores you when you are trying to get a load. They simply don't care!!! I can't pay bills like this and they charge me over $1200 EACH WEEK in truck notes and taxes and fees for the privilege of being their slave. They have a walk away contract if you give 2 weeks notice and turn your truck in. I have had 3 straight negative settlements and not getting the miles so 2 more weeks of NO money will bury me. Has anyone just quit without doing the 2 weeks notice? Please if you have, tell me how they responded and what did they hit you with? If it is less than the $1200 each week I will go in the hole for the next 2 weeks...might be worth it to just walk.

 

2013 Kenworth and the truck note alone is $600 a week and then insurance, maintenance acct, breakdown acct, generator, satellite charges...list goes on and on. Sure they mix...they are getting their truck note paid and running the driver just enough to get a load or 2 delivered for them but not enough for the driver to make more than what he owes them each week. I will try to find where to post this better. Hoping someone has already done this and can fill in the gaps for me. Thanks.

 

yep...they are top notch BS artists...I mean salesmen.

 

It is basically a rental program. They say you are an independent contractor but you can't make decisions on anything and you have to do what they say regarding the truck. Yes, the APU charges are separate from the truck note. All of their charges totals over $1200 a week. Escrow accts are garbage...they take money out of your paycheck to fund them and I have read when people leave and ask for THEIR money back...they find everything under the sun to "charge" you for and people never see a dime of the escrow acct money. It is just a rip off from day one.