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FedEx Ground manager, nine Utah-based trucking company owners charged in âpay-to-playâ bribery scheme
A Salt Lake City-based FedEx Ground manager in charge of contracting freight to local trucking companies has been charged in an alleged âpay-to-playâ bribery scheme in which he accepted over $1 million from trucking companies in exchange for favors, such as access to loads or even inflated mileage numbers.
October 30, 2019
Business
Seven fleets named to Forbesâ âBest Large Employersâ list
Forbesâ list is comprised of 500 of Americaâs largest employers with the rankings based on an independent survey of more than 50,000 employees across 25 industries. Estes jumped more than 300 spots to its ranking of 159 this year, making it the highest-ranking trucking company on the list.
May 9, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Truckingâs billionaires: Forbesâ annual list includes those who made their fortune in trucking
Truckingâs billionaires include a few who started businesses as single-truck operators, as well as those who founded or inherited large truck stop chains.
March 6, 2019
Business
Group ask Congress to allow 33-foot doubles
An organization that represents a number of prominent trucking companies recently renewed its call for longer trailers. Learn more here on Overdrive Online.
February 25, 2019
Equipment
FedEx plans to deploy 20 Tesla Semis in LTL division
FedEx is now part of a group of fleets that includes rival UPS, PepsiCo, Anheuser Busch, J.B. Hunt, Walmart, Ruan Transportation Management and others that have reserved the all-electric rigs. Late last year, UPS placed an order for 125 Tesla Semis, while PepsiCo reserved 100 and Anheuser Busch reserved 40.
March 28, 2018
Business
Cyber attack disrupts operations of major carriers, closes port terminals
Another broad scale cyber attack, the second one in a month, has crippled computer systems at some of the worldâs largest carriers, including FedExâs European trucking subsidiary TNT Express and A.P. Moller-Maersk, the worldâs largest maritime carrier.
June 29, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Americaâs Road Team captains to carrier recruiters: âRespect your driversâ
âBe honest with the driver. You wonât lost a driver any quicker than to tell him something and then he finds out 30 days later that itâs just not true.â âWalmart driver Allen Boyd, to recruiting specialists at a recent panel discussion in Nashville.
February 27, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Small fleet saves time and hassles with ELDs
The biggest ELD hurdle for nine-truck JJ&T Trucking, says Jake Taylor, company co-owner with his wife, Christy, was less operational than technical.
February 10, 2017
Business
Truckers sue Amazon, claim online retailer denying them wages by classifying them as contractors
The truckers claim Amazon and carrier Scoobeez operate in âclear abuse of the independent contractorâ model, part of a system they say allows the companies to skirt minimum wage laws and break requirements set by California labor laws.
October 28, 2015
Business
Court again sides with drivers in classification case against FedEx Ground
Upholding a Kansas Supreme Court ruling made last year, the federal appeals court agreed with the driver plaintiffs, saying they should have been classified as company employees, not contractors.
July 13, 2015
Business
Teamsters update: Union wins one, loses one at Con-way, withdraws petitions at FedEx
The Teamstersâ efforts to organize drivers and workers at FedEx and Con-way â two of the five biggest fleets in the U.S. â saw mixed results in recent weeks.
December 15, 2014
Business
Trucking labor disputes: Teamsters win another FedEx victory, court orders benefits payback in misclass case
The Teamsters have scored another victory at FedEx â the labor unionâs second overall win at the parcel giant and second within the last month. Also, a California port trucker has been awarded $9,000 for unreceived benefits in a âmisclassificationâ case.
November 4, 2014
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