Jill DunnBusinessCalifornia port truckers end strike after 5 daysCalifornia truckers end their strike after 5 consecutive days of protesting outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Check the details on Commercial Carrier Journal!June 26, 2017BusinessLA-area port truckers to strike over emissions planTruckers will strike at three companies after Los Angeles and Long Beach unveiled plans to transition to zero-emission trucks. Read more fleet news here on CCJ!June 19, 2017BusinessXPO ordered to pay drivers $958k over employee classification disputeA federal court decided XPO Logistics owes $958,660 to five XPO truckers misclassified as independent contractors. Read more here on Commercial Carrier Journal!June 5, 2017BusinessCourt orders Werner to pay nearly $800k to driver traineesWerner is accused by a federal grand jury of violating minimum wage laws. Get the details and specifics on the Werner case here on Commercial Carrier Journal!June 2, 2017BusinessCovenant reefer subsidiary presses court to limit liability in $6M cargo theft claimA Covenant Transportation Group subsidiary has again asked the courts to reconsider putting it on the hook for what could be a $6 million claim. Learn more.May 30, 2017BusinessCalifornia labor agency orders XPO to pay truckers $855k in backpay for non-driving timeXPO is appealing a decision that was made by a California labor agency that said four owner-operators are to be paid due to violation of wage laws. Read more!May 3, 2017BusinessArbitrator rules Swift-owned Central Refrigerated misclassified 1,300 drivers as contractorsCentral Refrigerated Service has misclassified 1,300 truckers as independent contractors when they should have been classified as owner-operators. Get Details.April 18, 2017BusinessTrucking orgs back TWIC reform in the works in CongressCongress is considering letting truckers with a Transportation Worker’s Identification Credentials to receive hazmat endorsements. Get the details here.April 12, 2017BusinessCourt rules against CRST in case involving sexual harassment claims brought by driverIn a case regarding a female truck operator and her allegations against CRST International, courts ruled in favor of the driver. Read the whole story here.April 5, 2017BusinessDOT policies on Mexican carriers, cross-border trucking face challenges in Congress, courtsThe OOIDA and labor organizations supported HR 132. The resolution asks the president to initiate renegotiation or withdraw from the 1994 agreement.February 21, 2017Previous PagePage 3 of 32Next PageTop StoriesAlternative powerRenewable diesel a more effective tool to decarbonize trucking than BEV, report saysResearch conducted by American Transportation Research Institute shows renewable diesel has the ability to achieve CO2 emissions goals at a discounted price and with greater certainty than BEV.CompaniesForward Air names new CEO post Omni Logistics mergerPreventable or NotRunning a red light leads to a brutal collision. Was this accident preventable?Natural gasPaper Transport crosses 70 million miles on natural gasFeatured SponsorReport: The 2024 State of Heavy-Duty Repair