If you are considering signing on with Expedite Solutions out of Indianapolis, Indiana, please contact as many present and former drivers as possible before making a decision. My husband and I thought we had done our homework and fully researched this company, but you just can't account for all of the blatant lies that you are told when they are trying to get you on the hook. If everything they promised was true, it might not be a bad situation, but the truth is that there are many more honest companies out there that will not clean your plate the way these people will.
We signed on with full expectations of making at least SOME money in the expedite business.instead, we've dipped into our savings repeatedly just to try to hang on and fulfil our contract. We believe in keeping our promises, and would like to finish out the year that we are contracted to run for ES, but the reality of it is that these people make claims that are simply untrue.
They operate by convincing husband and wife teams to sign on with them for one year, then charge between $8,000 and $10,000 to get out of the contract once you realize that you cannot survive on the percentages that they pay and the way that they structure the settlements. This leaves you in a bad situation that is exacerbated by the fact that you and your spouse have signed on as a team (they only hire same-family teams, mostly husband and wife teams), therefore the revenue from the truck is your only means of support. That means when things get bad, one of you cannot just get a job somewhere else to help make ends meet until you fulfil your contract, because the other person cannot run solo for this company.
So, you are left with 2 choices: 1) keep driving and losing money while you get behind on your bills while trying to make it through the year; or 2) leave before your contract expires and have ES take all of your savings and sue you for even more money.
The second scenario holds true even if you give 2-weeks notice and return the truck in perfect condition. If you don't give 2-weeks notice, or if they can find anything at all wrong with the truck, you'll owe them even more.
Please, please, please take all of the negative comments from REAL drivers who've posted on this site to heart and don't sign on with Expedite Solutions. We wish someone would have warned us and saved us a very difficult year. If you go through with their "training", they will tell you repeatedly that you shouldn't listen to their other drivers because they will only tell you the negatives. Well, now we know why. Most companies will welcome you to talk to their other drivers, but not these guys.
You might also want to check with the Commission for Proprietary Education for the state of Indiana (C.O.P. E). They have never heard of Expedite Solutions, even though ES claims to be a proprietary training facility.
Also check with Driver's Solutions (the Class A driving school next door to ES). Regardless of what ES tells you, Driver's Solutions seems to have washed their hands of any ties with Expedite Solutions.
Most recently, ES seems to be having problems paying their bills. They hold driver's settlements, are no longer in good standing with the T-Check system for fuel purchases, have pulled all of the toll transponders from their trucks, and even had the cable in their "driver's lounge" disconnected. Their "toll-free" emergency phone number has also been disconnected, so drivers can't even depend on contacting anyone in a timely manner if they are stranded on some remote highway. And don't bother calling the main office line, either, because you will very rarely have anyone answer the phone these days.
I hope that any potential teams will find this site before signing a contract with Expedite Solutions, will read every post and rebuttal that is here, and will at least be forewarned enough to make an informed decision.
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