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.Â
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.Â
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.
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.Â
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.
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.
Cargo thieves are gearing up to take advantage of the opportunities the season offers. The number of cargo thefts is significantly higher during time periods surrounding national holidays, according to CargoNet, a company that collects and analyzes cargo-theft data and helps carriers prevent thefts.
In 2011, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. auto logistics challenged Virginia Transportation Corporation to develop an environmentallyâ€friendly solution for the transport of vehicles from Honda’s Lincoln, Alabama Manufacturing Facility. Mr. Leo Doire, Owner and CEO of
J.B. Hunt, the fifth largest carrier in the country, announced an expansion of its facilities and the creation of numerous new jobs recently. The Lowell, Ark.-based company last week said it’s building a 133,000 square-foot office building at its headquarters and creating 1,000 jobs over the next six years.Â
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a petition with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals asking it to review the agency’s coming electronic logging device mandate, unveiled last week and set to take effect in late 2017.Â