Jill DunnBusinessWalmart now owes truckers $60M in back pay, court rulesRoughly 840 members class members will receive compensation for earning less than minimum wage for rest breaks, layovers and pre-trip and post-trip inspections. A Jan. 25 order by the court overseeing the bumped up the sum of the total settlement to $60 million.January 31, 2017BusinessCalifornia bill would add behind-the-wheel training minimum for new truckersThe bill would require 30 hours of driving for a Class A CDL. The bill would restore the requirements proposed by FMCSA last May but not adopted in the agency’s final driver training standards rule published in December. But they’d only apply to California-based applicants.January 26, 2017BusinessCourt ruling could allow Swift owner-operators to receive back pay, moreAbout 5,000 of Swift’s 19,000 drivers are owner-operators, but only five owner-operators are involved in the lawsuit explicitly.January 13, 2017BusinessState investigating claims that carrier closed, opened under new name to avoid paying driversMinnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith announced state officials are looking into allegations a newly opened carrier is the reincarnation of a longtime trucking company that closed abruptly and told employees and vendors it could not pay them.December 20, 2016BusinessAfter employees find carrier’s gates locked, Teamsters allege company reopened under new nameThe Teamsters are protesting a new Minnesota carrier they allege siphoned the resources and customers of a nearby union trucking company that closed without warning.December 8, 2016LifeHead west for Christmas truck paradesLess than a dozen U.S locations are in this unique category, which excludes parades not during the holiday season and Christmas fire truck parades. The Golden State has six such parades, while Oregon has two and Hawaii one. All these events are north of Sacramento and in southwest Oregon, in communities where logging is or has been key.November 28, 2016BusinessExpansion of tolls on I-66 in Va. coming, general lanes to remain free for truckersExpress Mobility Partners will maintain one express lane and three regular lanes in each direction between the Beltway/I-495 and U.S. Route 29. Despite the new lanes being toll lanes, the general use lanes will remain free for truckers.November 18, 2016BusinessNew York latest state to pass anti-indemnity law protecting truckers from freight damageNew York has become the 45th state to void indemnity clauses holding trucking companies responsible for damaged goods, regardless of fault.November 14, 2016BusinessTrucker sentenced, others arrested in trucking-related drug enforcementA trucker has been sentenced for transporting cocaine, and other trucking-related drug enforcement took place at the U.S.-Mexico borders in California and Texas.November 4, 2016BusinessCourt rules PSP reports don’t violate driver privacyIn 2014, six truckers filed a class action suit, but the federal district court rejected arguments that FMCSA’s inclusion of less serious violations in PSP reports violates applicants’ privacy and that the agency lacks authority to release it.November 3, 2016Previous PagePage 4 of 38Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive Radio$2.30, $3, $10/mile: Which haul would you choose? Profit analysis might surprise youPull up Overdrive's relatively new Load Profit Analyzer tool and follow along with this detailed walk-through with owner-operator business coach and longtime Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs. This week's Overdrive Radio breaks down profit results from wildly divergent rates that might make you think differently about load choice.Trucker of the YearOwner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359Custom Rigs23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacyRegulationsEnforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHPFeatured SponsorThe ALL NEW JBL FLIP 7 - Featuring AI sound boost, deeper base, longer battery life, and Auracast... it's MADE to be HEARD.
