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In_The_Wind

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4. Paying practical instead of hub-miles is how carriers get away with robbing the driver's wage.

Reply to Tobin S. (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 08:29 AM

Dec 2012

Then there are the true criminals who just won't pay for the work they've contracted the driver to haul, chain & tarp, be responsible for from pick-up to delivery. I have a whole list of trucking companies and brokers who have not paid those truck drivers.

I've heard the sob stories from the companies about ~ why the driver hasn't been paid.
They've gotten away with it. Getting a judgment against the company in small claims court doesn't mean you'll ever see the lost wages.

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So... how's that novel you're working on? [View all] Initech Dec 2012 OP

It's a piece of shit. rrneck Dec 2012 #1

It's an expose on corruption in the trucking industry. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #2

Almost since I started driving I've said Tobin S. Dec 2012 #3

Paying practical instead of hub-miles is how carriers get away with robbing the driver's wage. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #4

I'm assuming these are independent drivers... Chan790 Dec 2012 #5

The truckers I know are rarely sitting still. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #6