Jill DunnBusinessSchneider to pay $21M to settle labor lawsuit from warehouse workersSchneider Logistics Transloading and Distribution and Wal-Mart have agreed to pay $21 million to settle a wage-and-hour lawsuit brought by 1,800 Southern California warehouse workers.May 23, 2014BusinessCARB fines for trucking companies total $2.2 million last yearCalifornia’s Air Resources Board Diesel penalized truck and bus fleets a total of $2,177,813 last year for non-compliance with state diesel risk reduction programs.May 16, 2014BusinessLow participation plaguing cross-border trucking program with MexicoFive months remain in the pilot cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which has continued to report few safety violations but low participation: Just 13 carriers have authority, compared to the nearly 50 FMCSA said it would need.May 12, 2014BusinessCourt upholds trucker’s death penalty convictionThe Ohio Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence of a trucker convicted for the 2007 murders of his boss and the company safety director.May 12, 2014BusinessVancouver carriers sue over owner-operator rate increases, driver pay changesPort Metro Vancouver trucking companies have filed a lawsuit against Canadian authorities, arguing recent federal rate increases that ended a recent truckers’ strike are unconstitutional.May 8, 2014BusinessTeamsters back cutting Swift CEO voting power with stock structure changesThe Teamsters union is pushing a plan to change Swift Transportation’s dual-class stock structure in order to give stockholders equal voting power. The company’s annual stockholder meeting will be held May 8.May 6, 2014BusinessInvestigators reveal timeline of deadly FedEx truck crashFederal officials have released more timeline information on the California crash between a FedEx truck and a bus of high school students that left 10 dead.April 29, 2014BusinessOwner-operators at ports in L.A., Savannah protest over classificationPort owner-operators in Los Angeles and Savannah, Georgia are protesting to demand employee classification instead of independent contractor status.April 28, 2014BusinessTruckers seek investigation of LA port companyTotal Transportation Services Inc. truckers want California officials to inspect for health violations at the company’s Carson yard and for Los Angeles port representatives to also intervene.April 17, 2014BusinessMassachusetts fleet owner gets fine, probation for bribing FMCSA inspectorA Massachusetts trucking company owner has received one year’s probation and a $1,000 fine for bribing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspector.April 15, 2014Previous PagePage 18 of 38Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearOwner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359Owner-operator Ron Kelsey has been hauling for the same two shipper customers since he got his authority as an independent in 1994. Managing those relationships, and his award-winning 1981 Peterbilt 359, keep his business running strong.Custom Rigs23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacyRegulationsEnforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHPRegulationsEPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulationsFeatured SponsorThe ALL NEW JBL FLIP 7 - Featuring AI sound boost, deeper base, longer battery life, and Auracast... it's MADE to be HEARD.
