Effective Date: July 15, 2026

Sal and Sons LLC, doing business as Sal & Sons Trucking (“Sal & Sons,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you visit our website, request transportation services, communicate with us, submit an owner-operator application, opt in to text messages, or otherwise interact with our business.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website, online forms, email, telephone communications, SMS communications, transportation operations, and related services.

Important Notice Regarding Mobile Information

Mobile information, including phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, and consent records, will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties, except aggregators and providers of text messaging services solely as necessary to deliver and operate the SMS program.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Sal & Sons, we may collect the following categories of information:

Contact and Identification Information

This may include:

  • Full name

  • Business or company name

  • Mailing address

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Preferred method of communication

Transportation and Service Information

When you request transportation services or a freight quote, we may collect:

  • Pickup and delivery locations

  • Freight descriptions

  • Commodity information

  • Dimensions and weight

  • Requested pickup and delivery dates

  • Equipment and trailer requirements

  • Loading and unloading instructions

  • Photographs, documents, or other shipment-related files

  • Billing, invoice, and payment information

Owner-Operator and Driver Application Information

If you apply to work with Sal & Sons, we may collect:

  • Full legal name and contact information

  • Driver’s license and CDL information

  • Driving and transportation experience

  • Safety history and violation information

  • Employment or business history

  • Truck and trailer information

  • Equipment specifications and payload capacity

  • Insurance and operating-authority information

  • USDOT or MC information, where applicable

  • Availability, preferred routes, and mileage preferences

  • Documents, photographs, and information submitted with your application

We may obtain motor vehicle records, safety information, references, background information, or similar records where permitted by law and with any authorization required by law.

Submitting an application does not guarantee approval, onboarding, freight availability, mileage, revenue, or earnings.

Communications and SMS Information

We may collect:

  • Emails and contact-form submissions

  • Records of telephone communications

  • SMS message content and communication history

  • SMS opt-in and opt-out records

  • Date, time, method, and source of consent

  • Customer-service and support requests

  • Communication preferences

Device and Website Information

When you use our website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device type

  • Operating system

  • Referring website

  • Pages viewed

  • Date and time of access

  • Website interactions

  • Cookie and analytics information

  • Approximate location inferred from an IP address

Geolocation and Operational Information

When applicable and authorized, we may receive vehicle or driver location information through dispatch, ELD, fleet-management, or shipment-tracking systems. We use this information for transportation coordination, safety, shipment visibility, regulatory compliance, and operational purposes.

Sensitive Information

Do not submit Social Security numbers, bank-account credentials, medical information, or other highly sensitive information through a general website or contact form unless Sal & Sons specifically directs you to an approved secure method.

2. How We Collect Information

We may collect information:

  • Directly from you

  • Through website and application forms

  • Through email, telephone, or SMS communications

  • From shippers, brokers, customers, drivers, and transportation partners

  • From insurance providers and safety-service providers

  • From dispatch, ELD, fleet-management, and tracking platforms

  • From payment and billing providers

  • From public records, government databases, and regulatory authorities

  • Automatically through cookies and similar website technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Prepare freight quotes

  • Coordinate transportation services

  • Schedule pickups and deliveries

  • Provide shipment-status information

  • Communicate with shippers, brokers, drivers, and business partners

  • Review owner-operator applications

  • Verify qualifications, documents, equipment, insurance, and safety information

  • Conduct onboarding and account administration

  • Process invoices, payments, and billing records

  • Maintain transportation, safety, tax, insurance, and regulatory records

  • Operate and improve our website and business systems

  • Detect and prevent fraud, misuse, and security incidents

  • Protect our rights, property, personnel, customers, and business operations

  • Comply with contracts, laws, court orders, and regulatory requirements

  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

  • Carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected or with your consent

We may send marketing emails where permitted by law. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time. We will not send marketing text messages unless you have provided any separate consent required by law.

4. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients when reasonably necessary:

Service Providers

This may include providers supporting:

  • Website hosting

  • Online forms

  • Email and SMS communications

  • Dispatch and fleet management

  • Shipment tracking

  • Document storage

  • Payment processing

  • Accounting

  • Insurance and safety reviews

  • Analytics

  • Information security

  • Legal and professional services

These providers may use information only to perform services for Sal & Sons or as otherwise permitted by law.

Transportation and Business Partners

We may disclose necessary information to:

  • Shippers

  • Brokers

  • Customers

  • Drivers and owner-operators

  • Carriers

  • Pickup and delivery facilities

  • Insurance providers

  • Other parties involved in evaluating, booking, performing, documenting, or resolving a shipment or business relationship

Government and Legal Authorities

We may disclose information when required by law, regulation, subpoena, court order, government request, safety requirement, or legal process.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Sal & Sons, our customers, drivers, business partners, or others.

Business Transactions

Information may be disclosed in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections.

At Your Direction

We may disclose information to other parties when you direct us to do so or provide consent.

No Sale of Personal Information

Sal & Sons does not sell or rent personal information for monetary consideration.

We do not sell, rent, transfer, or share mobile information or SMS consent data with lead generators, affiliates, or third parties for their marketing or promotional purposes.

5. SMS Communications

If you affirmatively opt in to receive text messages, Sal & Sons may send SMS communications concerning:

  • Quote requests and inquiries

  • Shipment scheduling

  • Pickup and delivery coordination

  • Shipment-status updates

  • Appointment reminders

  • Owner-operator applications

  • Qualification and onboarding

  • Document requests

  • Billing and account matters

  • Customer-service follow-ups

  • Other service-related communications described when consent is collected

Message frequency varies depending on your interaction with us and may increase during an active shipment, application, or onboarding process.

Message and data rates may apply according to your wireless carrier and service plan.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP to any Sal & Sons message. After opting out, you may receive one final message confirming your request.

Reply HELP for assistance or contact us at [PHONE NUMBER] or info@salandsonsllc.com.

SMS consent is voluntary and is not a condition of purchasing transportation services, requesting a quote, or submitting an owner-operator application.

For additional information, please review our SMS Terms and Conditions at [INSERT SMS TERMS PAGE LINK].

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Operate essential website functions

  • Remember preferences

  • Protect forms from spam and abuse

  • Analyze website performance and traffic

  • Understand how visitors use the website

  • Improve our services and website experience

Where required, we will request permission before using non-essential cookies.

You may manage cookies through our cookie banner or your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control settings. Because industry standards continue to develop, our response may depend on applicable law and the technology used by our website.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide transportation services

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Evaluate applications

  • Maintain business and operational records

  • Satisfy contractual obligations

  • Comply with transportation, safety, tax, insurance, and legal requirements

  • Resolve disputes

  • Prevent fraud

  • Enforce agreements

  • Protect legal rights

Retention periods vary depending on the type of information, the nature of the relationship, and applicable legal requirements.

SMS opt-in and opt-out records may be retained as necessary to document consent and comply with legal and carrier requirements.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for using care when submitting information and for following any secure-document instructions provided by Sal & Sons.

9. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we maintain about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of certain information

  • Request a copy of certain information

  • Opt out of marketing communications

  • Withdraw SMS consent

  • Limit or object to certain uses or disclosures

  • Use an authorized agent to submit a request

  • Appeal the denial of an eligible privacy request

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions, identity verification, record-retention obligations, safety requirements, and other limitations.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right provided by applicable law.

To submit a request, contact info@salandsonsllc.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing the request.

10. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to, or use services operated by, third parties such as payment processors, map providers, analytics services, scheduling platforms, embedded content, spam-prevention services, or social-media platforms.

Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Sal & Sons is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, contact info@salandsonsllc.com so that we may review and delete it where appropriate.

Owner-operator and driver applications may only be submitted by individuals legally eligible to perform the applicable work.

12. International Visitors

Sal & Sons is based in the United States. If you access our website from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements, or business practices.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. When required by law, we may provide additional notice of material changes.

14. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or privacy requests, contact:

Sal and Sons LLC
Doing Business as Sal & Sons Trucking
[MAILING ADDRESS]
Phone: [PHONE NUMBER]
Email: info@salandsonsllc.com