Swift Transportation
The Log Book: SuperRigs winner takes Best of Show prize for second time
The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Theresa DeSantis takes home a second SuperRigs Best of Show award, Schneider donates to LGBTQIA+ non-profit organization and Swift honors POW/MIA veterans with a newly wrapped Kenworth.
SuperRigs winner takes Best of Show prize for second timeShell Rotella SuperRigs celebrated its 40th anniversary in Branson, Missouri, during a three-day event earlier this month. The show included a...
El prolongado caso de Swift contra los conductores en California se devuelve al tribunal de distrito
Un acuerdo en un caso de larga data entre un grupo de conductores y Swift Transportation, presentado hace casi una docena de años, está siendo devuelto al tribunal federal que aprobó por primera vez el acuerdo en 2019.
Mientras que Swift -ahora parte de Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX) – salió victoriosa en otras partes de la decisión dictada por el Tribunal de Apelaciones de EE.UU. para el 9º Circuito, el núcleo del caso, el acuerdo con los conductores, se puso de nuevo en manos del...
Two divisions of Covenant settle in big case by drivers alleging ‘no-hire’ conspiracy
Four companies now have settled a class-action lawsuit brought by a group of drivers who alleged uncompetitive behavior by eight companies in their recruiting activities.
The lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has been referred to as an “anti-poaching” suit. But it actually targets what the four original plaintiffs say are industry practices that ultimately limit the movement of drivers among employers. What the drivers deem a conspiracy was specifically...
Swift wins appeal in multimillion-dollar driver ‘poaching’ case
A multimillion-dollar 2019 judgment that CRST won against Swift over the issue of its hire of hundreds of drivers has been overturned on appeal, with the appellate court citing a decision last year in a separate case in which CRST mostly prevailed.
The consistent thread in the divergent decisions is the question of whether hiring another company’s drivers who are under a noncompete agreement constitutes “intentional interference.”
The suit that CRST filed against Swift (NYSE: KNX) resulted in an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/swift-wins-appeal-in-multimillion-dollar-driver-poaching-case
FreightWaves Haul of Fame: M.S. Carriers Inc. found success…
Michael Starnes founded M.S. Carriers in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1978. Starnes started the company from his own home, with just two trucks and $10,000 in working capital. By 1986, the company had achieved considerable success, and gone public. In 1987, M.S. Carriers announced the construction of a new terminal in Jackson, Tennessee – the company’s fifth terminal. Its other terminals were in Nashville and Memphis, as well as Tupelo, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Starnes conceived an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-haul-of-fame:-ms-carriers-inc-found-success
The Daily Dash: Is Walmart the great supply chain innovator?
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon detailed some of the retailer’s goals for innovation. Plus, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has added members to a 16-member committee focused on motor carrier safety, and Navistar plans to close an engine plant.
Supply chain innovator?Walmart (NYSE: WMT) CEO Doug McMillon delivered a far-reaching keynote address at CES2021, painting in broad strokes the...
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Missouri troopers thwart Swift driver’s alleged ‘ambush’ at HQ
A truck driver remains hospitalized more than a week after he was shot multiple times by two Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) troopers.
Investigators claim Tayland Rahim, 27, of Gladstone, Missouri, drove to the agency’s local headquarters with an assault-style rifle and fired several rounds around 9:40 p.m. on Jan. 4 in the Troop A parking lot in Lee’s Summit.
Sgt. Andy Bell, a spokesman for the Highway Patrol, said Rahim was shot after he disobeyed troopers’ commands to drop his weapon.
“The...
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Swift founder Jerry Moyes takes helm of Central Freight Lines
Less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines has reshuffled some executives, naming Jerry Moyes as interim president and chief executive officer.
Moyes, who founded Swift Transportation, owns CFL, the 95-year-old LTL company headquartered in Waco, Texas.
Former CFL executive Steve Vonda, who left the carrier in May, will return as chief operating officer, replacing Michael Brennan, former CFL president.
In a statement, Moyes said he will focus on “optimizing current LTL services while...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/swift-founder-jerry-moyes-takes-helm-of-central-freight-lines
Knight-Swift announces changes to executive roster
The nation’s largest truckload (TL) carrier, Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX), announced Wednesday that Adam Miller was appointed president of Swift Transportation effective last Friday. Miller succeeds Kevin Knight, who was the acting president at Swift following the 2017 merger between the two companies.
Knight will remain as Knight-Swift’s executive chairman of the board “with the primary focus of strategic growth.”
Miller will continue to serve as Knight-Swift’s chief financial officer.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/knight-swift-announces-changes-to-executive-roster