driver misclassification

Canadian Trucking Alliance wants drivers to report fraudulent carriers

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is taking steps to crack down on a business model known as Driver Inc., a tax avoidance scheme that abuses workers and hurts the transportation industry, according to CTA President Stephen Laskowski. 

“Federal and provincial entities have said they stand with CTA in eliminating the abuse by the organizers of the Driver Inc. scheme, which is plaguing our workforce,” Laskowski said in a news release. “This scheme is extensive and undermines several government...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-trucking-alliance-wants-drivers-to-report-fraudulent-carriers

DOL seeks misclassified Arizona delivery drivers who are owed millions

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said this week it is still seeking nearly 1,400 Arizona drivers who are owed up to $5.6 million after a victory in a misclassification case that was settled in November.

Parts Authority Arizona LLC and Arizona Logistics Inc., which was operating as Diligent Delivery Systems, were ordered by a federal court to pay $2.8 million in back wages and $2.8 million in damages to 1,398 drivers who worked for the companies from 2012 to 2020.

“We want to make sure that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dol-seeks-misclassified-arizona-delivery-drivers-who-are-owed-millions

Capitol Hill panel debates truck speed limiters, broker fraud

WASHINGTON — At a Capitol Hill hearing on regulations that keep the trucking industry from efficiently moving the nation’s freight, owner-operator representatives testified that the biggest impediment may be a speed limiter regulation yet to be rolled out.

“All kinds of studies show that when all traffic flows at the same speed, it’s much safer for everyone,” Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, told the highway subcommittee of the House...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/capitol-hill-panel-debates-truck-speed-limiters-broker-fraud

Delivery drivers to share $5.6M in misclassification case victory

Nearly 1,400 delivery drivers will split $5.6 million following a yearslong investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, which found that a national auto parts distributor and an Arizona logistics company had misclassified their employee drivers as independent contractors.

The DOL’s consent judgment, obtained in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, orders joint employers Parts Authority Arizona LLC and Arizona Logistics Inc., operating as Diligent Delivery Systems, to pay $2.8...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delivery-drivers-to-share-56m-in-misclassification-case-victory

Trucking firm clash with drivers’ union heats up and spreads into LA port

A confrontation between truck drivers and Universal Logistics, one of the largest trucking firms in southern California, has spilled into the port of Los Angeles.
On Monday, drivers started a strike, picketing a truck yard of Universal Logistics subsidiary Southern Counties Express in Compton, demanding the company reinstate drivers allegedly dismissed illegally and respect the right to unionise.
In addition, they called on management to negotiate ‘in good faith’ and stop classifying …

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https://theloadstar.com/trucking-firm-clash-with-drivers-union-heats-up-and-spreads-into-la-port/

Teamsters see pro-labor proposal leveling playing field at XPO

Legislation that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters asserts will make collective bargaining more fair at XPO Logistics [NYSE: XPO] and other trucking companies has the potential to gain traction in the current Congress – and it has the full support of President Joe Biden.

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act was introduced in February and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said he plans to take it up for consideration next week. The bill was approved by the House when it...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-see-pro-labor-proposal-leveling-playing-field-at-xpo

The Daily Dash: Knight-Swift Q2 earnings; TuSimple revenues; and settling a New Prime driver misclassification suit

Knight Swift earnings

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, reports suggest that autonomous truck startup TuSimple is not meeting revenue projections, Knight-Swift continues a trend of better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results, a long-running court battle concludes, and how innovative fleets are benefiting from open technology platforms.

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Autonomous truck startup TuSimple is not meeting its revenue projections, according to a...

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