The problem with that approach is that you end up on the wrong end of criminal liability. “He who sells what isn’t his’n, must buy it back or go to prison.”
In the U.S. wage claims are privileged in a bankruptcy vs. other unsecured creditors (assuming the company has any assets) so the drivers may get something, eventually.
The situation sucks, but taking it out on the shippers sucks, too. The drivers are clearly in a no win situation, but that happens to everyone once in a while. It would be a bigger mistake to compound the situation by getting a criminal record. Especially considering that a record for stealing freight would probably bar you from employment with any other trucking company if their insurers have anything to say about it.
One thing is for sure . . . Truck driving is largely a "red state" profession, so I can almost guarantee you that there are Arrow trucks and trailers parked out of sight in remote areas all over the Appalachian Mountains and across the fruited plain of this country right now.
I’d be shocked if anyone is prosecuted for “stealing” Arrow trucks or loads. You’d have a hard time finding a unanimous jury willing to convict anyone who is charged with a crime after the sh!t this company has put them through. And I were a driver charged with a crime for anything I’ve done, I’d have my defense attorney call every Arrow executive as a witness in the case just to have them help make my case for me.