U.S. Postal Service contractor

House lawmakers are trying to rein in fatal crashes involving long-haul truckers who contract with the U.S. Postal Service.

More than 500 Teamsters drivers at 10 Roads Express have gone on strike across eight states, accusing the company of “unfair labor practices and refusal to bargain in good faith.”

A former employee of Midwest Transport Inc. has filed a WARN Act lawsuit, alleging the trucking company failed to give a 60-day notice of a planned shutdown before laying off 650 employees, including 480 truck drivers.

Trucking companies contracting with the U.S. Postal Service will face new reporting requirements and penalties if a bill passed by the House is approved by the Senate.

A new audit of trucking contractors for the U.S. Postal Service recommends reforms for verifying safe drivers and triggers a call for new regulations.

Postal Service auditors have advised the agency to boost oversight of contract trucking companies.

Lisa Celli was excited to start her first day on Jan. 5 as a contractor delivering mail for the U.S. Postal Service in the small unincorporated town in California where she and her husband live. However, less than 24 hours after finishing her first route for Ameritrans Express, she received an alarming email stating the contract delivery company was taking “drastic action.”

A former driver for Ameritrans Express, a contract delivery company that hauls mail for the U.S. Postal Service, says he and other workers wonder whether they will be paid after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.