Columbus Logistics Inc., owned by Ahmed Fatah, out of Columbus, Ohio, received $60,307 in PPP Loans.
And now they owe the @OhioTurnpike $19,666.00 in unpaid tolls.
When I found the @OhioTurnpike list this morning, I didn't know the assignment was really the assignment. How exciting!
"We want to say to the shippers and freight movers [brokers] that are using these companies... HEY, take a look here. If your company is cheating the system, you might want to think twice about using that trucking company."
Chat, are you listening????
The companies on this list should be out of business if they aren't already. And the new companies they've spun up should be out of business as well!
STOP GIVING THEM FREIGHT.
I am collecting/gathering a list of foreign dispatch services. If you know of one or see one -- job posting, website, social media post, etc. -- please send ALL of it my way!
Under federal law, a freight broker's job is to arrange transportation. It is not to select, qualify, or supervise drivers. They hire motor carriers, not drivers.
When brokers step outside their defined role and begin screening drivers as if they were a hiring authority, they become something the law never intended them to be.
If brokers choose to exercise that level of control over driver selection, the law should treat them accordingly, as a hiring authority responsible for both the carrier and the driver they put on the highway.
A 34-year-old truck driver from New Smyrna, Florida, is dead after a hit-and-run early this morning.
The driver of a dark Ford Mustang triggered a chain-reaction crash on I-75 in Manatee County.
The Mustang was weaving in and out of traffic when it ran into a Chevy Trailblazer, which was thrown into the path of the semi.
The driver of the Mustang stopped for a moment, then fled southbound on I-75. FHP is still searching for the driver.
"Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at *347 (*FHP) or Crime Stoppers."
@maybedanielleee@maybedanielleee it’s all smoking mirrors, @60Minutes lacks credibility for most and the story will be soon forgotten. Until @SecDuffy@FMCSA actually show up and shut the place down. These characters will continue to operate without a care in the world. Of course they’re hiring.
Serious issue with this and gonna be very blunt about it, wtf are y'all (DOT/FMCSA) even doing look at this bs disrespectful garbage that is a disgrace to this industry y'all have every opportunity to remove crap like this off the highway but yet fail in so many ways , here we are supporting each step you all make but this right here is a clear and obviously red flag , either y'all faking the funk or your employees are being absolutely lazy.
Blame goes somewhere.