#25. Don't Get Screwed

It's a dangerous world out there for truck drivers and not all dangers are on the road. If you want to see me get fire up, start talking to me about ways truck drivers and trucking company owners get taken advantage of. In this episode I cover some of the more common ways I have seen drivers and owners being taken advantage of.

There are a lot of ways I see people being tricked and taken advantage of. Just like wild animals warn you by making some kind of noise or physical display before they attack, most predators in the trucking industry give warnings too. Below are some of the things that are warning signs you should watch out for. During the episode Craig and I go into more detail and give some examples. Hopefully listening to this episode will help you avoid these traps.

They Try To Make Themselves Look Like The FMCSA or DOT

They Use Scare Tactics

How Do You Protect Yourself?

Do some research. There are plenty of websites that you can use to help you be safe. My favorite is to use Google reviews. You have heard me talk about this with shippers. I use it for companies I am going to do business with too. Don't just look at the star rating, read some of the reviews. No company out there will have a perfect rating, but ratings should be high and the reviews people write are what really tell the story. Try to look at reviews for several companies that provide the same service and factor their rating along with the price they charge to determine who you will use.

Facebook has ratings and reviews too. Other rating services like the Better Business Bureau (BBB) or Trust Pilot are rating companies businesses subscribe too. There ratings can be helpful, but I always take them with a grain of salt because the company they are rating has paid them and I have had too many bad experiences with companies that they rate highly to take them at face value.

I'd love to hear what you do to keep from getting scammed, let us know in the comments at the Haulin Assets website, where you can also see the full show notes and hear previous episodes.