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Pilot faces renewed litigation in fuel rebate scam case

The only remaining lawsuit in the now nearly three-year-old fuel rebate fraud case involving truck stop giant Pilot Flying J has been refiled in state court in Alabama, moved away from the federal court previously overseeing the case. 

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Carrier ordered to pay drivers $7M in back wages over alleged misclassification

The California Labor Commissioner has concluded 38 Pacific 9 Transportation drivers are employees — not contractors — and that the drayage company owes them $6,926,279 in wages.

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Tracy Morgan crash: Truck driver indicted on counts of manslaughter, homicide

Kevin Roper, the truck driver at the center of the fatal June 2014 tractor-trailer crash involving actor Tracy Morgan, has been indicted on the manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges brought against him in the aftermath of the crash, court records show. 

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Required random drug test rate reduced for 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced it is reducing the number of random drug tests required for carriers to conduct in 2016. FMCSA said it will lower the rate for random controlled substances testing from the current rate of 50 percent of the average number of driver positions to 25 percent, effecting Jan. 1, 2016.

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Kenworth opens Shreveport, La. dealership

Kenworth of Louisiana-Shreveport recently opened a facility about a half mile south of Interstate 20. The full-service dealership occupies two adjoining buildings – a 2,000 square-foot office and a 10,500 square-foot building housing the service and parts departments.

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Carrier scoring Safety Fitness Determination rule ready for publication following OMB clearance

A proposed federal rule that would give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration another means to score and target unsafe carriers has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.   

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Court approves FedEx’s $228M settlement with drivers, resolving ‘misclassification’ claims

The judge overseeing a class action lawsuit against FedEx Ground over its classification of certain drivers as independent contractors instead of employees has approved the company’s June-announced $228 million settlement 

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House unveils highway bill that calls for removal of CSA scores, younger truckers and more

The U.S. House’s Transportation Committee released Oct. 15 a six-year, $325 billion long-term highway funding bill that would if law remove carrier rankings in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program from public view and set up a pilot program for under-21 

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Fleet executive panel: driver retention a game of expectations

When the driver turnover rate at Milan Supply Chain Solutions surpassed 100 percent this year, management analyzed its data to understand why.

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