STAY AWAY! Hired as contractor, driver took a first load from IL - CO. Delivered the load in due time. Got offered another load which was above current market price which he denied. As he denied the load, we lost all contact with the driver. He stopped responding to our phone calls, messages. He was heading what seems back to IL from CO empty, we assumed that he will drop the truck at the yard where he had picked it up, but the next day (still after no response) he passed the yard. When in Indiana he reached out to fleet manager stating that he had misplaced his phone (for 2 days) and is super tired that he is going to rest and come to the yard (IL) to turn in the unit the following day. After he hung up the phone, he continued running toward Ohio. We tried calling again but he continued to ignore our calls. We called the police to make a theft report. The driver continued running through the night with HOS violations. In the morning we contacted Maryland's police departments, after passing 3 counties they managed to pull him over. He told them that he has a rights to the truck as he is leasing the truck as well as making that we are aware and allow him to run across the country empty with HOS violations. Bottom line, he was removed from the unit, the unit was towed. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE - STAY AWAY!!! Also arrived to orientation with his partner, after was told that he can not come to orientation with passenger, but he can pick them up after the 1st load.