AVALA EXPRESS LLC Fails To Pay Driver's Company!: DRIVER LEFT WITHOUT WAGES! | Scam? 2025

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A driver is left without wages after Avela Express allegedly paid her payroll to a Facebook group admin instead of her.

The episode begins with the host introducing a controversy surrounding Avela Express LLC, described as a foreign-owned 'black ops' company. The situation involves driver Shemika Moore, who is owed wages after completing six loads. Shemika was recruited through Charmaine Jeffers, who runs the large Facebook group CDL for Life, but she actually drove for truck owner Taylor, whose truck was leased to Avela. Shemika expected $3,500 weekly for an Arizona mail run contract, but that run was canceled without explanation, and she was shifted to other loads. Pay rates changed multiple times post-work, from $3,500 to $2,500 to 40 cents per mile. Shemika received $2,000 total—a $250 cash advance and $1,500 from Zodiac Trucking—but no pay statements explaining what the payments covered. She calculates she is still owed $600 for unresolved trips and disputes a $550 fuel deduction for deadhead miles she was instructed to drive. A key twist is that Avela's accounting department repeatedly told Shemika they paid her payroll to Charmaine Jeffers, not Taylor, blurring responsibility. Shemika expresses frustration over the lack of transparency and accountability, noting she needs pay statements for tax purposes. The host clarifies that Shemika's issue is separate from other drivers' problems with Charmaine. Shemika hopes for resolution, even accepting 40 cents per mile for the last load, and emphasizes she has documentation. Her takeaway is to research companies more thoroughly and not rely on appearances. The episode concludes with the host summarizing the pay discrepancies and advising drivers to be cautious with companies, especially in Illinois.

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A driver says a promised $3,500 run fell apart, but the paperwork stayed with her.

A driver describes taking work through Avela Express after an opportunity connected to Shemaine Jeffers's CDL for Life group, then finding that the promised $3,500 run was not available. She later says she would take 40 cents and move on.

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You want the promised run, the money that did not land as expected, and the receipts before you decide where your trust belongs.

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