I'm not saying any of these companies were right, but you just don't sign something you don't understand.
"To avoid the cost, many companies pushed their independent drivers into lease-to-own contracts that they didn’t understand and could not afford."
I thought all CDL driver had to be able to read and speak English?
"In a 2015 court case, Konoike-Pacific driver Jose Mairena said the company required him to sign a contract without translating it, knowing he couldn’t speak English."
XPO was not the only one just the biggest one
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As the USA TODAY Network first reported in June, at least 60 trucking companies operating in California violated labor laws by billing workers for company equipment"
Now they speak out this has been going on since 2008 last I check the was Democratic controlled state.
"After learning of the government’s ties with these port companies, prominent Democrats in the U.S. Senate spoke out against any agencies funding them"
“The DoD shouldn’t be giving taxpayer-funded contracts to companies that cheat their workers out of wages or take shortcuts on safety,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts".
Sander Letter was dated Nov 9 2017. He had no concern until then.
"Sen. Bernie Sanders called for President Donald Trump to audit the industry and issue an executive order banning port trucking companies with labor violations from receiving federal contracts."
As we see none of these democratic leader had no concern until this year. I sure they knew this was going on long before USA article came out.