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Driver Refused to Drive Without Safety Measure, Wins Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that UPS Freight violated the Surface Transportation Assistance Act when managers retaliated against a driver who refused to drive without an ELD being mounted.

FTC Returns Additional Money to Carriers Allegedly Defrauded by DOTAuthority.com

The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks totally $757,946 to 14,948 small business that were tricked into using DOTAuthority.com’s registration services with advertising and practices that were deemed deceptive.

Lawyer’s Sloppy Spot Switches Vehicles and Scenes

A local commercial for a personal injury lawyer has many truck-related plot holes and inconsistencies. Commercials like this rile Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

Knight-Swift Agrees to $100 Million Settlement in Misclassification Lawsuit

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving roughly 20,000 drivers over claims that the drivers were improperly classified as independent drivers.

California Rules Against NFI in Driver Wage Lawsuit

The California Labor Commissioner ruled against NFI/California Cartage to the tune of $6 million for what it says was intentional misclassification of truck drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying a proper wage. NFI is appealing the decision.

California Posts List of Port Carriers with Unsettled Labor Violations

The California Labor Commissioner's Office has published a list of port trucking companies with unpaid final court judgements, tax assessments or tax liens as part of the state’s crackdown on what it views as unlawful employment practices at the ports.

YRC Allegedly Overcharged Department of Defense

YRC is being accused of overcharging for shipments it hauled for the Department of Defense and then lying to the government to cover it up. YRC calls the claims "totally without merit."

California Truckers Sue to Prevent Application of Dynamex Driver Wage Decision

The California Trucking Association and two California owner-operators have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the wage relief order decision handed down by the state’s Supreme Court earlier this year.

J.B. Hunt Settles Truck Driver Wage Lawsuit for $15 Million

J.B. Hunt has reportedly settled a class-action driver wage lawsuit for $15 million after fighting the claims for more than a decade, a suit that has been cited in recent debates over when federal rules regarding driver work should pre-empt state regulations.

NTSB Explains How Video Recorders Could Have a Major Impact on Safety

The National Transportation Safety Board would like to see video event recorders in every commercial vehicle to help with crash investigations and improve driver safety.