What is unethical about offering a service for less money than the next guy?
This is free market and competition at work. It is what drives productivity increases and innovation(eg. better fuel mileage, lower maintenance costs, heavier legal payloads).

What is "abusive" of a customer making a offer to pay less for a service? The provider of the service can refuses the offer. This is business negotiations. The buyer of service or product wants to pay as little as possible, and the seller wants to make as much as he can. What is abusive about that?

 

Gee, Danske.... I wouldn't KNOW (since I drive company.) Why not ask an O/O who has to pay for his fuel with no surcharge??

Better yet..... just sit around and wait a month or two, and you can ask a Chinese or Mexican who just TOOK your load!! :roll: :lol:

But, don't worry..... you can always go down to Mexico and undercut the local "Camionerri" for a few pesos to haul HIS load! :shock:

 

Well.... I think mine TRIED, Ridge.... but, you know me!! :shock:

I don't think he could get a word in edgewise!! :lol: :wink:

 

An OO needs to determine the cost of operating his equipment and how he can profitable run it. This fuel surcharge bit is a red herring; his fuel is an expense and he needs to figure that into his operating costs. A freight rate PLUS fuel surcharge or a flat freight rate that includes fuel cost is the same.

That is an immigration(or illegal immigration) policy that is at the federal level.

If the United States and Mexico had equal economies and enforcement of regulations more like the United States and Canada did, then I don't see this as a problem. But the corruption south of the border doesn't allow this and US drivers cannot safely operate there, so I don't believe Mexican drivers should be allow here.

Your arguments do not address free market and competition issues that promote innovation and productivity.

 

the problem is you have guys that go out buy a truck and under cut everyone for a year or two and then they go out of business because they lose their shirts. all the mean while company's refuse to pay a "fair" rate because there is another new O/O waiting for a load and he doesn't know any better either.

 

In answer to the original question.... Anything you sign and agree to can be held as binding in court under "Contract Law". Now, if it is in contravention of local or state laws, or Federal law....the court will strike it down. But, you will not arrive at that decision until you have paid a lawyer a hefty sum.

SO, the old adage "Caveat Emptor" comes into play. If you don't agree with it, don't sign it. If it means finding another job...go find another job.