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Overdrive would like to hear from owner-operators with experience dealing with merchant cash advance providers. Find out how to share your story here.
June 16, 2020
Business
Judge finalizes $135 million Navistar settlement in MaxxForce engine defects case
Those who purchased or leased International trucks with the defective engines can choose from three forms of relief for each affected truck they owned or leased. They can choose to receive up to $2,500 in cash, up to a $10,000 rebate on a new Navistar truck with proof of ownership/lease, or up to $15,000 in repayment for repair costs.
January 7, 2020
Business
Trucker files class action lawsuit against CBD gummy manufacturer after failed drug test
Illinois-based trucker Trevor Darrow alleges that the JustCBD gummies he bought, manufactured by Just Brands USA, had a âNo THCâ label on the package. He tested positive for THC and lost his job after taking the product to help him sleep.
November 6, 2019
Business
Werner found negligent in fatal 2017 crash, ordered to pay $40.5 million in damages
Attorneys for Kathryn Armijoâs family alleged that Wernerâs driver training practices led to the crash, stating that âthrough its own inadequate operations and training programs for its student drivers via Roadmaster Drivers School, [Werner] had a systematic disregard for basic safety policies and training of new drivers.â
October 17, 2019
Business
Trucker who fell asleep at wheel after falsifying logs awarded $80M
Trucker Lauro Lozano accused his employers of forcing him to change his logs to show he took his 34-hour break and take a load from Texas to Maryland. He fell asleep at the wheel along I-59 in Alabama and rear-ended another truck, causing severe injuries to himself.
May 10, 2019
Business
Large fleet to pay $250,000 to settle disability discrimination lawsuit
EEOCâs lawsuit alleged that JBS Carriers contracted with a third-party pre-employment screening company for truck driver applicants. EEOC alleged ErgoMed Work Systemsâ process âunlawfully screened out people with disabilities who were qualified for the truck driving jobs they sought.â
April 9, 2019
Business
Swift reportedly part of flight from owner-operator leasing in California
Trends for trucking fleets with Calif. operations to shy away from leasing owner-operators in Calif. could be in the works at one of the largest truck carriers.
February 22, 2019
Business
Canadian trucker involved in deadly Humboldt junior hockey team crash pleads guilty
City News 1130 reports that Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
January 9, 2019
Business
YRC dismisses claims that it bilked U.S. government as âtotally without meritâ
An attorney for YRC Worldwide said the allegations âare totally without merit.â The DOJ allegations claim YRC reweighed shipments and suppressed the results when they indicated a shipment was lighter than its original estimated weight, then billed DOD âbased on weights they knew to be inflatedâ rather than charging based on the correct weight.
December 17, 2018
Business
Judge rules drivers should be paid minimum wage for all hours worked â including sleeper berth time
The judgeâs Oct. 19 opinion says that driversâ total compensation, once divided by the total number of hours worked, should equal at least the federal minimum wage of  $7.25 an hour. However, the ruling only affects this case and doesnât have a direct impact on the industryâs per-mile pay model.
December 6, 2018
Business
Yet another hand in the cookie jar: Counterpoints on independent dispatch
How are dispatch services different from brokers and carrier agents? Check out the differences and the counterpoints of independent dispatch here on Overdrive.
October 12, 2018
Business
Drivers for Pepsi fleet agree to $5M settlement in case involving California break laws
A federal court is set to consider a $5 million settlement proposed by California-based drivers for Pepsiâs private fleet. The issue of Californiaâs break laws has bubbled over in recent years, with carriers being hit with large court-ordered payouts for not complying with the stateâs laws.
July 12, 2018
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