Jill DunnBusinessSchneider to pay $21M to settle labor lawsuit from warehouse workersSchneider Logistics Transloading and Distribution and Wal-Mart have agreed to pay $21 million to settle a wage-and-hour lawsuit brought by 1,800 Southern California warehouse workers.May 23, 2014BusinessCARB fines for trucking companies total $2.2 million last yearCalifornia’s Air Resources Board Diesel penalized truck and bus fleets a total of $2,177,813 last year for non-compliance with state diesel risk reduction programs.May 16, 2014BusinessLow participation plaguing cross-border trucking program with MexicoFive months remain in the pilot cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which has continued to report few safety violations but low participation: Just 13 carriers have authority, compared to the nearly 50 FMCSA said it would need.May 12, 2014BusinessCourt upholds trucker’s death penalty convictionThe Ohio Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence of a trucker convicted for the 2007 murders of his boss and the company safety director.May 12, 2014BusinessVancouver carriers sue over owner-operator rate increases, driver pay changesPort Metro Vancouver trucking companies have filed a lawsuit against Canadian authorities, arguing recent federal rate increases that ended a recent truckers’ strike are unconstitutional.May 8, 2014BusinessTeamsters back cutting Swift CEO voting power with stock structure changesThe Teamsters union is pushing a plan to change Swift Transportation’s dual-class stock structure in order to give stockholders equal voting power. The company’s annual stockholder meeting will be held May 8.May 6, 2014BusinessInvestigators reveal timeline of deadly FedEx truck crashFederal officials have released more timeline information on the California crash between a FedEx truck and a bus of high school students that left 10 dead.April 29, 2014BusinessOwner-operators at ports in L.A., Savannah protest over classificationPort owner-operators in Los Angeles and Savannah, Georgia are protesting to demand employee classification instead of independent contractor status.April 28, 2014BusinessTruckers seek investigation of LA port companyTotal Transportation Services Inc. truckers want California officials to inspect for health violations at the company’s Carson yard and for Los Angeles port representatives to also intervene.April 17, 2014BusinessMassachusetts fleet owner gets fine, probation for bribing FMCSA inspectorA Massachusetts trucking company owner has received one year’s probation and a $1,000 fine for bribing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspector.April 15, 2014Previous PagePage 18 of 38Next PageTop StoriesBusinessWhy brokers don't want to give owner-ops transparency in freight transactionsA third-generation broker, Jeff Tucker, explains why he doesn't want carriers to see his margins and contracted rates, and how small trucking businesses, with broker partners, could better fight against the mega fleets when markets turn down.Pride & PolishLet your truck shine -- enter Overdrive's annual Pride & PolishOverdrive Radio4 million miles of increasing efficiency for owner-op's 1995 Kenworth T600Equipment'Long-haul with natural gas' possible: Tour new Cummins X15NFeatured SponsorGarmin Dezl Trucking Headsets