FR8 Solutions Settles RICO Case Over Alleged $7,000 Trucking Rate Gap

FR8 Solutions, a Jacksonville, Florida-based trucking company, has reached a settlement in a federal civil RICO lawsuit filed by 22 independent drivers. The drivers accused the company of altering rate sheets and hiding revenue from hauled loads.

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The lawsuit claimed that FR8 Solutions provided drivers with settlement statements and dispatch documents that understated the company’s revenue, thereby reducing their percentage-based payment on individual loads. The drivers alleged that the company supplied them with false information, resulting in a significant rate gap of $7,000.

According to the complaint, one shipment ran from Wood Dale, Illinois, to Gaffney, South Carolina, with FR8’s system showing a $2,400 rate, while the actual rate received by the company was $2,500. Another shipment ran from Del Rio, Texas, to Kansas City, Kansas, with FR8 showing $8,000 but receiving $15,000.

The $7,000 difference represented $6,160 under the drivers’ claimed 88% formula. The drivers also identified Ascent On-Demand, Active On-Demand, and Landstar in disputed transactions, claiming that another company operator revealed different rates during June 2023. FR8 then ended their contracts and locked them out of its mobile application, the lawsuit states.

FR8 Solutions and the individual defendants asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the agreements set compensation through separately negotiated rates for each truckload. However, Judge William Young rejected this reading at the dismissal stage, writing that it could produce an absurd result.

Young allowed claims against FR8 Solutions and Kajdic to continue in a February order. The court also retained allegations involving messages that drivers described as threats. Kajdic argued that Google Translate distorted messages originally written in Bosnian. Young made no final findings about the drivers’ factual claims.

FR8 Solutions is an active interstate motor carrier, according to FMCSA records, reporting 65 power units and 78 drivers. The company also reports 4.72 million vehicle miles during 2025. Its website markets brokerage, transportation, and cross-border services, advertising that owner-operators can take home 88% of the agreed rate.

Why It Matters

Percentage-based driver pay requires accurate access to the underlying load rate. A disputed rate gap can become thousands of dollars on one shipment.