Complaint Review: Kaedon Steinert aka Hurricane Express Hurricane Express Logistics Kaedon Steinert INC Hurricane E - Springdale, Pettigrew,Fayetteville Arkansas

I've made one other response so far on this Website and it too was to a complaint to A hurricane exp post. I just want it known I have no connection With this company at all and don't know Anyone driving for or employed by this Company. So, having said the above, I must say that I haven't read a single thing on this site on Any topic that was factual. This post by far Being the worst example of using the word Fact but only carrying accusations and even Gossip buy showing absolutely no proof Whatsoever of any of the accusations. Now I'm not saying that I think everything States above is false, but there has been no Attempt to show proof of anything! Several things smack of complete supposition Like I only know of one person get a title Statement. While this very well could be true, I just have to doubt you've met every driver to Ever work thru this company thus plenty of People could have had gotten their titles. What I DO take from these posts is that it Would seem the owner and or some employees Seems to use some seriously questionable Business practices. But since nothing has been posted To try to show how this company reports say The escrow balances or payments made payments Due and whatnot. I realize that if they don't report This stuff to you it's impossible to post but what Little they might give you in reports would be helpful To see how bad at paperwork these guys are. And if the above was true, a civil court case seems Slam dunk if you had any papertrail showing Your payments and earnings and lease agreement to show proof of them illegally seizing your truck.

i want to thank you for puting this report up it saved me from making a very bad decision. I was going to go work for Hurricane Express but now that i know what thay are all about there is no way im going to do that i just got married i can afford to have that happen to me so thank you.

Ex-Drivers I was informed, by my source that Kaedon, Sheldon and the rest of the office personnel, read these reports. KEEP reporting your experience's with this company, let potential drivers know just what they are getting into. I agree w/other ex-drivers re: class action suit. , Two weeks ago Kaedon had his office help, make a phone call, to try and find out our location. Now, why would he, after a year plus of our dismissal? Its none of your business, Kaedon. Nor, is it your mother, Kathy's!

I am correcting a previous statement re: John being fired. My sources misinformed me as to why he is no longer w/Hurricane. He was not fired, he decided to not renew his contract w/company. I apologize for the misleading statement.

I would like to retract what I said about JASON, HE IS AN INNOCENT party. he really has no control and says what he is told to say. I want to apologize for the previous statement. RE: John. he has since been FIRED by Kaedon. he was another innocent party. because he refused to make changes to logs sent in by drivers. before the DOT came into the office. he will be a valuable witness to the illegal practices going on at Hurricane. Pamella

Information I neglected to include. One driver, completed his 4 year contract. When he asked for the title, Kaedon, handed him a bill for, $56,000.00. GO FIGURE! FACT! HURRICANE has NO intention, of a driver ever paying, for a truck! FACT! Hurricane, does not care, about the drivers well being. FACT! HURRICANE, will not give you PROOF of: a) TRUCK PURCHASE PRICE. PAYMENTS and/or BALANCE. b) TIRE ESCROW w/ interest. c) Settlement-wk/mo/ytd figure's. d) PROOF of LICENSE fee's. e) PROOF of ADVANCE CHARGES.etc.. f) Shop rates There is, no accounting, of the tire deductions. This is an escrow account. But, when you ask about it, he says, " This is my money! FACT! They charge you more than they can legally charge for advances. FACT! They, do not pay, in the required time frame. re: Truth in Leasing Rules and Regulations. FACT! I, personally know, just one driver, who RECEIVED his final settlement. That is in the 3 yrs 11 mos we were there. 02-06 FACT! They have been and still are, in violation of most Truth in Leasing Rules and Regulation Laws. FACT! Our truck, a white w/purple Pete,96" bunk, was used in their advertising. We dressed the truck w/our money. When we were FIRED, we removed everything, we placed on the truck. All items that were, on the truck originally, was placed in their shop for safe keeping. When they STOLE our truck, they then charged us, for those items. FACT! *Both trucks that we STILL HOLD contracts on, were traded, in to Joplin Peterbilt and are sitting in the used truck lot. (04-70" red/black pete and 04-96"white/purple pete)* Hurricane, at one time, had good freight. But, when Kaedon, started his own in-house brokerage, he opened an office in the same vicinity, of the companys he used to haul freight for. FACT! Then tried to take, their customers from them. FACT! He fired one of his in-house brokers because, this person caught on, to how KAEDON ran his business, and lied to the "contractors". We were not allowed, to be told, by brokers, what the loads paid. Our discovery, that he was skimming, was by accident. When we confronted Kaedon about this, he replied. " Well I have to pay my office help don't I?" FACT! So THEY take off the top, as well as 25%. FACT! CONTRACTORS? I don't think so. More like EMPLOYEE! I think the IRS would be interested in that statement, don't you? *Search engine type in : Kaedon Steinert, Hurricane Express. You will find a case w/ State of Arkansas re: above sentence.* DON'T YOU AGREE? This "company", and "umbrella corporations" need to be shut down! FACT! Paper proof of all statements. We are doing something about, all of their practices. *I read, the other complaint's regarding this CORRUPT company, and most of the statements were true. Only 2 people hold a CDL. Kaedon and John. Neither have experience in over the road driving. *Sheldon Steinert, is Kaedon's brother. He is Kaedon's "take care of it person". In charge of "TYPE up this NEW POLICY". Has several trucks leased to his brother, but hold's no CDL. *Stephen, " the in-house chicken acct person. NOTE THIS ACCT is also SKIMMED OFF THE TOP BEFORE CONTRACTORS KNOW RATE!" came from RMX, as did *Jason "the recruiter". Will tell the driver anything to get them in a truck. *Kathy Steinert mother of the two boys. Job: payroll. She's in charge of getting Kaedon's approval as to which drivers get paid and when. *Brandon the ex-mechanic now office dispatcher, really don't know what he is qualified for. Then there is *John, the safety person.. John is all knowing and know's nothing. FACT The above persons named, all know of the illegal practices and will do NOTHING to stop it!!!! FACT THEY ARE JUST AS GUILTY !!!