As promised - we dug into "Andrey Kazakov" and the "TruckHelp" TeamDriver service.
TruckHelp LLC appears to be a California company (recently registered) tied to Andrei/Andrey Kazakov in the LA area. They have a new iOS app and are actively advertising in major Russian-speaking US trucker Facebook groups.
The pitch: Pay $170 per check-in and they'll send someone to your shipper or receiver. That person logs in as your team driver, confirms the load, handles whatever is needed on site, and leaves. Marketed as a "time saver for solo drivers/owner-ops.
Major red flags for safety, compliance, and fraud.
This appears designed to let solo operators fake team operations - potentially bypassing ELD/HOS rules, inflating available driving hours, and falsifying logs/check-ins and facilitating freight fraud.
Treat "instant team" arrangements as high-risk. We'll keep watching this closely and report back with any updates.
Anybody know more about Andrei/Andrey Kazakov?
What's your take?