Big Rig Nation, Nashville, TN (2025)

11/28/2025

This has me in stitches 🤣 😂 Happy Thanksgiving Drivers

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, Drivers — America Runs Because of You

Happy Thanksgiving to every truck driver sacrificing time with family to keep America moving. Today we honor YOU — the men and women hauling the loads that make this country run. Big Rig Nation stands with drivers every mile, every day. Stay safe out there, and thank you for everything you do.

11/26/2025

🔥 THE TWO-WEEK HIRSCHBACH REALITY CHECK 🔥

Most people looking at these settlements don’t realize one thing…
THIS ISN’T ONE BAD WEEK.
THIS IS TWO WEEKS OF WORK.

And when you lay it out side-by-side, the picture becomes painful.

In two weeks, this driver ran 3,596 miles, generated $5,579.83 in revenue for Hirschbach, and walked away with a grand total of $1,405.93. You read that right. After two full weeks on the road, the “owner operator” cleared less than $1,500.

Here’s how it happens:

You’ve got the $825 tractor lease coming out every week.
The $199 damage waiver.
The $403 fuel plan.
The maintenance hits.
The CommData fees.
The insurance hits.
The fuel tax offsets.
The advances.
The “full service maintenance” charges they stack on top of the lease that’s supposed to already cover the truck.

One charge after another until the driver — the one moving the freight — ends up with almost nothing left.

Week 1: $1,082.96
Week 2: $322.97
Total for two weeks: $1,405.93

This isn’t trucking.
This is a slow bleed disguised as an opportunity.

And before anybody says, “Well, maybe he didn’t run enough,” They control the freight that's the issue

Remember the miles:
3,596 miles in two weeks should NEVER equal poverty pay.

This driver produced over $5,500 for the company.
The company took almost all of it.
And the person who actually did the work is left trying to explain to his family why he’s gone for two weeks and has barely enough to cover groceries.

This is why we expose settlements.
Not to embarrass drivers — but to show the industry exactly what’s happening behind closed doors.

If this is what “success” looks like in a lease… imagine what the guy sitting in the driver lounge NOT in their good graces is dealing with.

Big Rig Nation isn’t here to sugarcoat trucking.
We’re here to shine a light on every place drivers are getting drained.

And this…
This right here is the truth most carriers pray you never see.

— Big Rig Nation

REAL Women in Trucking, Inc.

11/26/2025

Drivers Need DEFENDERS — Not Big Mouths

Some people talk big online, but drivers don’t need big mouths — they need real DEFENDERS.
When people attack my family or call Big Rig Nation ‘snake oil,’ it only proves they’ve never helped a single driver in their life.
We show receipts. We stand up. We expose the companies bleeding drivers dry.
Big Rig Nation defends drivers — every single day.

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11/25/2025

🚨 THE 30-WEEK HURRICANE EXPRESS TRAP 🚨

And here’s the part that should make every driver stop and pay attention:

This was a driver who was in their good graces.
Not a “problem driver.”
Not someone they were trying to get rid of.
He was doing everything right — and this is still what the numbers looked like.

I just went through 30 straight weeks of Hurricane Express settlements, and when you put them side-by-side, the pattern is impossible to ignore.

For the first 8–10 weeks, everything looks “manageable.”
Deductions stay lighter.
Net pay looks decent.
It gives you hope.
It makes you think, “Okay… maybe this will work.”

Then right around week 10–12, something shifts.

Hard.

Deductions jump.
Net drops.
And no matter how hard the driver runs after that, the take-home never climbs back up.
The company makes more — the driver doesn’t.

This isn’t a bad week or a rough month.
This is a pattern — and now you can literally see it in the chart.

Weeks 1–10:
🔹 Deductions: $600–$900
🔹 Net: $1,900–$2,300

Weeks 11–30:
🔹 Deductions: $1,000–$1,600
🔹 Net drops as low as $814
🔹 Extra miles don’t increase take-home at all

That’s not normal.
That’s not “how trucking works.”
And it sure isn’t an accident.

This is exactly why drivers feel trapped in these leases.
It’s not because they’re bad at budgeting…
It’s because the system is built to drain them over time.

The chart below tells the story better than anything I could write.

One company at a time.
One driver at a time.
Receipts don’t lie.

Big Rig Nation is here to put a spotlight on all of it.

REAL Women in Trucking, Inc.

11/25/2025

CargoBoss BUSTED — Drivers Deserve Better

CargoBoss got caught trying to retaliate, silence a driver, and hide behind fake rules — and now their own paperwork proves everything. Big Rig Nation breaks down the gag order, the fuel deduction, and the misclassification that exposed the truth. Drivers: this is why you bring us your paperwork

11/24/2025

🚨 CARGOBOSS: WHY DID THIS DRIVER GO TWO WEEKS WITHOUT PAY? 🚨

(Documents provided directly by the driver — personal info removed for privacy)

Here’s the situation:

A driver gave his full two-week notice.
He ran every load they assigned.
Instead of routing him home like they promised, the company left him in Texas.

He deadheaded himself home on his own dime — just to avoid being stranded.

Then the problems started:

❗ They charged him $968 for deadheading to the yard

Even though it was their failure to get him home.

❗ They fired him AFTER he resigned

The termination letter is dated 11/20/25 — after he already submitted his two-week notice and completed it.

❗ His settlement shows $1,014.21 net pay

But he says the money never hit his bank account.

❗ He still has a $2,250 refundable escrow

And hasn’t received it back.

That’s over $3,200 he hasn’t been paid.

These aren’t claims — these are the company’s own documents.

⚖️ HERE’S WHAT LOOKS LEGALLY WRONG WITH THIS

(Explained in general terms — NOT accusations)

1. Unlawful Deductions

Federal and most state laws prohibit employers from deducting money for costs that are part of running the business.
Charging a driver for deadheading — when the company caused the situation — is a major red flag.

2. Failure to Pay Final Wages on Time

Most states (including Illinois) have strict deadlines for when final pay must be issued.
If the settlement shows payment but the deposit never occurred, that raises compliance questions.

3. Retaliatory Termination

If a driver gives proper notice and is then fired anyway, that can trigger potential wage & hour violations — especially if pay is withheld afterward.

4. Escrow Violations

Federal Truth-in-Leasing laws require escrow funds to be returned promptly and with a full accounting.
Holding escrow after separation is one of the most common triggers for legal action against carriers.

5. “Release of Claims” Before Paying Wages

The company’s termination letter includes language stating the driver has “no claims.”
Drivers cannot be forced to waive rights or claims in exchange for unpaid wages they are legally owed — that can make the document unenforceable.

⚖️ ABOUT THAT ESCROW — THIS PART MATTERS

Under 49 CFR §376.12 (Truth-in-Leasing regulations), the carrier cannot hide behind a “45-day” escrow return policy if THEY breached the agreement first.

And in this case:

They stranded the driver

Charged him for their own operational failure

Withheld his settlement

Terminated him after he resigned

👉 Because the company appears to have violated the agreement first,

the “45-day escrow rule” no longer protects them.

👉 When the carrier is the FIRST to break the contract,

the escrow must be returned immediately with a full itemized accounting.

That’s federal law — plain and simple.

🔥 WHY WE’RE POSTING THIS

Because this is happening far too often in trucking. Drivers deserve transparency, fair treatment, and their hard-earned money — not games and retaliation.

If this can happen to one driver, it can happen to any driver.

And Cargoboss — if you want to tell us the reason why this happened, our door is always open.
But something tells me you’re not going to come knocking.

Big Rig Nation will keep exposing situations like this until the industry changes.
Drivers deserve better. Period.

11/24/2025

W2 vs 1099: The TRUTH Drivers Need to Know

Most drivers don’t understand when W2 beats 1099 or when 1099 actually makes you more money. In this video, I break down the REAL weekly pay thresholds, the F**A problem nobody talks about, and how write-offs change everything. If you're a truck driver trying to choose between W2 and 1099, this will save you thousands.

11/23/2025

The Truth About Trucking No One Else Will Say

Trucking is corrupted from the inside out — and nobody in Washington is rushing to fix it. For years drivers have been robbed on settlements, denied detention, trapped in scam leases, misclassified, and silenced. Why? Because the people who should fix these problems are being PAID not to touch them.

Big Rig Nation isn’t waiting on Washington, lobbyists, or politicians.
We’re solving problems NOW:

• Escrow theft → Small Claims Court
• Misclassification → Contingency lawyers
• Detention theft → New tech coming
• Settlement manipulation → Class actions
• Driver abuse → Full exposure

If you’re doing right, we’ll show it.
If you’re stealing from drivers, we’re coming.

Drivers deserve the truth.
Drivers deserve protection.
Drivers deserve a movement.

Welcome to Big Rig Nation.
Share this truth.
Let’s fix this industry together.

11/22/2025

Let’s ask the question nobody in government wants to answer:

If they KNOW detention is destroying drivers…
why haven’t they done anthing about it?

FMCSA knows.
DOT knows.
Congress knows.
Every study, every report, every statistic shows the same thing:

👉 Drivers lose BILLIONS of dollars every year sitting at docks for free.
👉 Safety gets worse because your clock burns while you wait.
👉 Freight slows down because drivers get stuck instead of moving.
👉 Companies don’t enforce detention because they’re scared to lose a customer.
👉 Shippers take advantage because there’s ZERO penalty for wasting a driver’s time.

And the government STILL does nothing.

They regulate drivers to death — your logs, your breaks, your speed, your paperwork.
But they refuse to regulate the people who hold you for 3, 6, 12 hours like your time is worthless.

Here’s the truth nobody wants to admit:

If detention cost the government money, they would’ve fixed it YEARS ago.

Drivers…
Why do YOU think the government won’t step in and stop detention abuse?
Drop your thoughts, your hours, and your worst dock experience below. 👇

🚛💬
Let’s expose this. I'm tired of waiting on them

11/22/2025

Another driver just got robbed — and this time, we have the company’s own settlement to prove it.

This driver returned the truck, passed inspection, and did everything the company asked.
They made him wait 5 days, forced him to deadhead on his own fuel, and then refused to pay him.

Here’s what THEIR OWN numbers show:

✔ $5,060 earned
✔ $2,032.89 in deductions
✔ $3,027.11 net pay owed
✔ PLUS a $2,000 escrow they’re still holding

👉 They owe him $5,027.11, and they’re refusing to pay it.

This is why drivers are fed up.
This is why 1099 abuse has to be exposed.
And this is why we’re stepping in.

We helped him file a formal demand for payment.
If they don’t pay in 7 days, he’s taking them to court.

If this has happened to YOU, message us privately.
We’re building a list — and it’s bigger than people think.

Drivers: you’re not alone. Big Rig Nation is fighting back.

11/22/2025

Detention: The Silent Freight Killer Destroying Trucking

Detention is costing truckers hours of unpaid time every single week — and nobody in the industry wants to talk about it. Drivers are sitting 3–7 hours at shippers and receivers for FREE while carriers lose billions in productivity. It’s the silent freight killer that’s crushing trucking from the inside out. Drop your worst detention stories in the comments — it’s time to expose this.

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