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prevent its operation, the driver would inform petitioner of the
problem, and petitioner would decide whether to have the truck
repaired while in transit or after the truck returned to
petitioner's place of business. In either event, petitioner paid
for the repair.
If the truck was involved in an accident, the company was
liable for any loss not paid by insurance for the damage to the
trucking rig or freight. The driver was responsible for the
payment of fines imposed for driving violations.
Drivers were provided a "Comcheck" to pay expenses incurred
while hauling the freight. A Comcheck has a number code that the
driver submits at truck stops to pay for fuel, oil, and other
necessary expenditures. The driver may also use the Comcheck to
draw cash advances and to pay for personal items, such as food.
At the end of the run, the driver reconciled the sum of the cash
advances and the amounts spent on personal items against the
amount earned for driving the truck; then either petitioner paid
the driver the balance owed or the driver repaid petitioner the
amount overdrawn. If a driver submitted incomplete records to
petitioner for the miles driven, the loads hauled, and expenses
incurred, petitioner charged the driver $25 to $100 to complete
the paperwork.
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