Teamsters members at Dependable Highway Express in Southern California have ended the union’s representation at the carrier.
A new federal labor standard opens up trucking companies to a wider range of costly employee liabilities, according to a legal expert.
An NLRB action is being viewed by the Teamsters as providing an incentive for companies to consider independent contractors as employees.
The Federal Trade Commission plans on getting involved in questions of independent contractor status.
A vote to be represented by the Teamsters at an STG facility in California has taken place but the ballots have been impounded.
A regional NLRB decision says an STG unit in California that had been owned by XPO treated workers like employees, and it has ordered a unionization vote for them.
The National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor are working to change labor laws enacted under the Trump administration to be more favorable to employees.
David Weil would have a key role in determining the federal definition of an independent contractor.
An NLRB judge appears mostly critical of the trucking company’s behavior but ruled in its favor on the key legal question.
TForce Freight has rolled back the speed reductions for some trucks based in Houston after drivers complained about running out of hours.
“By investing more than $2 billion in port infrastructure in recent years, we have the capacity to handle the influx of imports we are seeing today,” says SCPA CEO Jim Newsome.
The Teamsters allege that TFI’s TForce Freight broke federal law when it reduced the speed limit of its trucks from 68 to 65 mph.
A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled the International Longshoremen’s Association cannot force the use of union labor at the Port of Charleston’s new Leatherman Terminal.
The UAW casts a second vote, barely approving a new contract at Volvo Trucks North America. The same proposal was rejected six days earlier.
The new rules approved by the NLRB could be overturned by the Biden administration but only after a formal rulemaking.
The division of work between state employees and union members at the new South Carolina container terminal goes to the labor board.
Trucking companies advised to assess how new standard applies to workforce contracts.
PRO Act’s provisions mirror California law upending independent contractor status.
Law firm Benesch warns legislation will likely raise costs but carriers have options.
“Aggressive” management style has led to driver abuse, senators claim.
Decision could make it easier for employers to make unilateral work-rule changes
Ruling considered a win for trucking companies.
Operating cost savings at stake as company deals with IPO expectations
Hear from owner-operators and safety personnel to stay ready for the challenges of the road
