Guido, just so you are aware, as a clarification, the pay problems at At-State do not appear to be affecting the leased-on owner/operators, but rather they seem to be a little late in paying their vendors and partners (a.k.a., outside contractors with their own authority to whom All-State has brokered freight that they could not otherwise place onto one of the trucks leased on to All-State). I know two guys (well, three now with Jefferson's mentioning of it) with their own authority who have both mentioned that All-State is 2-3 months past due on paying them for loads delivered. If there's a cashflow problem, as jelliot stated, carriers will often place the outside carriers last in line to be paid, and will pay the contractors leased onto them first. Late payments to outside carriers might be nothing to worry about, but it is something to closely monitored. If it becomes routine or a chronic problem, then the leased contractors (that would be you) are next, and it would be prudent to make a move before that happens.
