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Business

Group of owner-operators files class action lawsuit against carrier for alleged truth-in-leasing violations

The owner-operator plaintiffs accuse Go 2 of “regularly and systematically misrepresent[ing] the amounts it charged its customers with the specific intent of paying” the owner-operators less than what they were owed.

April 26, 2016

Business

Prime wants $500,000 reimbursement from state of New York for truck taxes, fees

The taxes — a certificate of registration and a highway use tax decal — totaled about $19 per truck.

April 18, 2016

Channel 19

Why ‘automatic’ may or may not mean ‘automatic’ when it comes to ELDs

In OOIDA’s case against the ELD mandate, it argues FMCSA has not conformed to Congressional statute requiring ELDs because it didn’t require devices that ‘automatically’ record all hours. Did Congress really mean what it said?

April 15, 2016

Business

Another Swift trucker brings lawsuit claiming maintenance negligence by carrier caused severe injuries

A former Swift Transportation driver has filed a lawsuit against the mega-fleet seeking payment for medical expenses and lost wages she claims were caused by negligent maintenance practices by Swift.

February 2, 2016

Business

EEOC awards Muslim truckers $240k after being fired for refusing to haul alcohol

A federal court has awarded two Somali-American Muslim truck drivers $240,000 after they were fired for refusing to transport alcohol, saying it violated their religious beliefs.

October 26, 2015

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD mandate poised to begin two-year countdown

The latest U.S. Department of Transportation projection still shows a Sept. 30 release of the final rule that would require the vast majority of interstate carriers to use electronic logging devices. Tom Cuthbertson, Omnitracs vice president, believes that date is reliable, given a prior projection had moved the date farther out, only to be followed […]

August 19, 2015

Business

JB Hunt countersued for $5 million by trucking software provider

JB Hunt (No. 5 in the CCJ Top 250) has been countersued by transportation management software provider MercuryGate, who’s seeking $5 million from the carrier.

August 18, 2015

Business

Following March price-fixing guilty plea, bunk heater manufacturer faces class action complaint

The complaint seeks “damages to [plaintiffs’] businesses and property in an amount to be determined at trial” for purchasers in a bevy of states.

May 27, 2015

Business

Biodiesel in crosshairs of lawsuit against Minnesota’s B10 blend mandate

Plaintiffs contend the mandate “denies consumers in Minnesota access to the diesel fuel recommended for most diesel passenger vehicles and light trucks,” typically up to B5, while also raising costs for heavy trucks fueling in the state.

April 20, 2015

Overdrive Radio

CSA’s golden triangle more like a ‘scarlet letter’

Audio from Panther’s Irwin Shires and Transplace’s Tom Sanderson at the CSA Subcommittee meeting shows difficulties of carriers dealing with the mark of the CSA program.

April 30, 2014

Business

California files motion to dismiss part of OOIDA’s lawsuit against emissions regs

CARB has filed a motion o dismiss one of three counts the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has brought against it in a lawsuit challenging its emissions regulations.

February 13, 2014

Business

Fuel card provider Comdata, truck stop chains to pay $130M in settlement with independent truck stops

Fuel card provider Comdata, along with TA, Love’s, Pilot and Country Stores have agreed to pay $130 million to 4,000 independent truck stops in a class-action settlement over allegations that Comdata charged them 500 to 1,000 percent more per transaction.

January 23, 2014