Law suit being prepared

[petedabroker]

As with any class action suit, one needs to supply the law firm with a list of plaintiffs. I ask that each and every reader of this forum get a list of names and addresses of all drivers who:

1) Have ever moved a container inside the marine terminals for free.

2) Have ever taken a container to the T.I.R. Line only to find out it was in bad order and needed to be taken to the M&R lines for repair or to get it totally replaced with another chassis.

3) Have ever taken a container to the T.I.R. line only to find it was in bad order and in need of repair and was made to have that container extracted from the wheels and replaced by another and did that move without reenumeration's.

4) Have ever waited over 1 hour at a terminal for either a load or empty container.

5) Have ever been told to look for a chassis in road worthy condition , only to find there were no chassis available.

The reason for the necessity of this information is simple. A case is now being worked upon, to take Steamship Lines, Terminal Operators, Stevedoring Firms, and others yet to be determined, to court, for a class action law suit, related to being forced to perform functions at terminals without drivers and their companies, being paid for these services. This action will include the possibility for even trucking companies themselves to join into this suit,especially those firms who had employee drivers. What is now needed are the names and phone numbers of those drivers and companies willing to provide proof of terminal delays caused by the free movements of equipment on an inner terminal basis.
It has been determined that Steamship Lines, knowingly and willingly , forced drivers and or their firms, to make inner terminal moves, without the benefit of renumeration. For now all that is needed is names and phone numbers. You should provide this information to the following email address:
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I make no promises or guarantees that this suit will be brought forward. I have been instructed to gather the information necessary to conclude that this case would have merits, and to determine its success.

[petedabroker]

Let me explain a little bit about a class action suit.
Two years ago, I was contacted by a law firm, asking if I wanted to join into a class action suit against Mass. Mutual Insurance Co. I said why? The lawyer asked me when they sold me three different insurance policies, did they say they were going to charge you for 13 years, then the policy would take care of itself after that? I said, yes, and not only that I got it in writing.
He asked how many years have you had that policy? I said 15 and still paying on it. He said thats why we are taking them to court. So I agreed and last March a check for $26,542.86 showed up at my home as its result. So don't think for a minute that class action suits don't work.
I need to show the law firm, members of a trucking firm who were made to work for no money. That simple. Your trucking firm needs to retain pier related documents for five years. So the proof is there, I just need names and phone numbers for now. So if you have a desire to join into this action and gave the pier untold hours free of charge, moved inner terminal equipment for free, you are the ones I want to hear from. If not , just keep doing the lines work for free. Its your choice here.

[HardTimeTrucker]

Sounds good, look at the results of the (BTT) Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc. lawsuit that awarded truckers over $6,000,000.00 on federal truth-n-leasing laws being broken. It took four years to make it happen so remember that. This is what OOIDA is known for (besides selling insurance) but it can be very effective. Most all motor carriers are in violation of truckers labor rights and leasing agreements but the ports and their free work is another matter. This is a special system the maritime industry has developed over years to have truckers take the place of longshoremen labor while working for free inside the port terminals, that is if you want to get out your box. Many ports are even billing the customer for the task you are performing under their direction such as moving damage boxes from one stack to another, mount/demount, performing chassis flips, customs, refusing to give you a good chassis, while directing you to move the bad ones to M&R for inspection or rejection and start over, etc... When you are performing port work under port authority direction and become injured you actually should be covered by maritime disability or insurance. I don't know if anyone has ever challenged this as of yet. You are no longer under the trucking company dispatch but under the direction of the stevedoring or port management with all these extra task they assign the driver upon entering the maritime terminal property.

[petedabroker]

Hardtimetrucker, that is exactly where we are going with this. That is one reason the port wants employeed drivers, and not OO's. They do not wish to cover that Workmans Comp on drivers, but guess what, if they direct another firms employees, they could hold that responsiblity, no matter if they are OO's or company drivers of company equipment. Ports look out , steamship companies look out, stevedoring companies look out, its a coming.

[petedabroker]

Good Day , Gentleman and Ladies,

Here is the idiot that keeps posting on this board, who's only agenda is to make life good for the owner operators in these here United States of America.

I told you before and I shall tell you one more time, and that shall be it.
I am meeting on Wednesday with one of the most prestigus law firms that exist, certainly experts in the field of class action suits. We are going to go over the possibilities related to legal positions to make this dream into a reality. NO JOKE HERE. I have spoken with them on three occassions to date, each time the conversations get more detailed, each time they ask even more questions, and each time they give me indication that this case has merit. Wednesday shall be my final meeting, this time with the Big Cahonna. Its owner.
So if you think all those free drays were lost money, all that time in the piers was wasted, all those tripts to the M&R lines got you nothing, start thinking again.
I want you all to know something here. I am doing all of this for free, nothing , nada, and if I am to continue , it shall be with massive participation. I want and need numbers, head, stand up and be counted sort of things. Wednesday shall tell the story here. That meeting shall conclude , yes, you did it all for free or we shall determine this case will move forward. If the later is that answer, it shall be the largest law suit in the history of the United States of America, again, NO JOKE. Steamship Lines will shutter, bricks in their buildings shall start to fall, and their world as they know it shall come tumbling down. Believe this or not, agree or disagree, you shall finally be compensated for those moves, waiting time, and the whole anchlada. Wednesday shall tell this story, and by Friday I shall have an answer related to their acceptance of this case. This firm is the largest of large, the most respected in the field of class action suits, and certainly very familiar with labor issues. None better could of been selected for this task. This is the directions I will take , if this law firm accepts this case.
On Friday at its latest, I shall give you all a posting on this board, it shall read, You are f.u.c.k.e.d., or you shall be the f.u.c.k.e.r.s.. If the later is the response, I shall need to secure names and phone numbers A.S.A.P.. I would suggest you discuss this adventure with fellow drivers, make no commitments for now, and wait until I give you what direction this will all take. I have worked over two years to get the ears of this firm. I believe I finally got my wish. So we either dance together, or our dance cards are empty. Will let you know on Friday as to the outcome of this meeting on Wednesday.
Kind Regards,
Petedabroker.