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Jury says Swift owes CRST $15 million for trying to nab drivers
A jury has ruled that Swift Transportation owes CRST Expedited more than $15 million for recruiting freshly licensed truck drivers who were locked into 10-month employment contracts with CRST.
August 2, 2019
Business
CRST to pay driver $47,500 as part of lawsuit settlement
According to an EEOC press release, CRST agreed to pay back pay and compensatory damages to trucker Leon Laferriere, a Navy veteran who applied for a job but was turned down because he used a service dog to assist with post-traumatic stress disorder.
March 12, 2019
Business
FMCSA renews CRST exemption allowing pre-CDL truckers to drive team
As long as the CLP holder has passed the CDL skills test, he or she can drive in team operations until returning to his or her home state to receive a CDL.
October 19, 2018
Business
CRST looks to continue allowing pre-CDL drivers to drive team
CRST Expedited requests renewal of a 2016 exemption allowing CDP drivers to drive without a CDL holder in the front seat. Get the details on Overdrive.
August 8, 2018
Business
Suit involving fatal crash in which motorist hit parked CRST truck appears headed to trial
CRST Expedited to face trial again after Wyoming Supreme Court overturns 2016 verdict in wrongful death lawsuit of David L. Crashley.
June 22, 2018
Business
FMCSA to allow pre-CDL truckers at CRST to drive in team operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in its Federal Register notice that a learner’s permit holder with documentation that he or she passed the CDL skills test can drive a truck for CRST without a CDL holder in the front seat.
September 22, 2016
Business
CRST makes major acquisition
CRST International announced this week its acquisition of Chino, Calif.-based Gardner Trucking, which CRST says is the largest acquisition in the company’s history.
September 15, 2016
Business
Military vets using GI Bill can now earn extra income at CRST
CRST has been approved by the Department of Labor and the Veteran’s Administration to participate in the Veteran Apprenticeship Program
September 7, 2016
Business
Supreme Court sides with CRST, calls on EEOC to reimburse carrier for legal defense costs
The Supreme Court in its May 19 decision, in short, ruled that CRST is owed reimbursement from the EEOC for the money spent defending itself in court the last 9 years. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower courts to determine a dollar amount. One lower court previously issued a $4.7 million decision in CRST’s favor.
May 23, 2016
Business
Owner-operator sues CRST over alleged racial discrimination in non-driving trainer job
A current owner-operator and former CRST Expedited driver trainer has filed a lawsuit against CRST claiming a colleague regularly harassed him because of his skin color, insulted and humiliated him in front of his peers and, ultimately, publicly assaulted him and fired him.
February 10, 2016
Business
Another major carrier seeking exemption from certain driver training regs
CRST has applied for an exemption from the regulation that requires a CDL holder to be seated in the front seat of the truck while a commercial learner’s permit holder operates the truck.
January 4, 2016
Business
EEOC appeals ruling that ordered it to pay CRST $4.6 million
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is appealing a federal court order to pay CRST Van Expedited nearly $4.7 million for legal expenses for defending itself from EEOC lawsuits.
October 7, 2013
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