Local Truckers Protest, Wait For Thousands In Unpaid Wages

Imagine the frustration of driving a truck from El Paso to Massachusetts only to learn you wouldn’t be paid for your delivery.

That’s what some El Paso truck drivers experienced after Integrated Transportation went out of business last month.

At least 20 of those drivers met Monday morning outside a local trucking company waiting to hear from the owner of Integrated Transportation about their lost wages.

“We have some previous owner operators that are still entitled to be paid. Once the monies are received from auction, they are going to get paid. I can’t tell anyone exactly how much, but we are going to be processing payments probably in the next four to five weeks,” said owner Shannon Haycraft.

The drivers waited two hours outside the offices before Haycraft finally came out. He admitted he still owed them wages but said it could be more than a month before they get their checks.

“We are going to be processing payments probably in the next four to five weeks. Currently, that’s not satisfactory to their needs, and I understand and I feel for their needs. They have families, just like we do,” said Haycraft.

Haycraft said the bank shut the company down, and the company’s assets have to be liquidated at auction before the drivers can get paid.

Even then, it’s possible they won’t be fully compensated for the thousands of miles they drove.

“We’re trying to collect our money. We’ve been trying to collect our money for over a month and a half. Money that we’ve already worked for and we’ve never gotten paid,” said Integrated driver Alexander Aguiler.

At this point, the amount they are paid is up to how much the liquidation of the company’s assets makes at auction, which will be divided up among the unpaid workers.