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Fleet ordered to pay $20k to driver who refused to drive

http://www.ccjdigital.com/fleet-ord...7-23-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. was ordered for a second time in the last two years to stop retaliating against drivers who refuse to drive when they feel too ill or fatigued. The company suspended the driver, who has 25 years experience, without pay for saying he didn’t feel well enough to drive."
 
Citing safety concerns, Casey urges to ‘put brakes’ on plan for bigger trucks

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/tr...y-citing-safety-concerns/stories/201507240126

“I believe bigger trucks on the road means the potential of more accidents and increased danger for children and families,”...
“Historically, every time there has been an increase in truck size and weight, truck traffic increases,” Mr. Casey said in his briefing statement.

Mr. Casey is just wrong, and manipulating numbers. Can we imagine the number of trucks on the road, if they were still limited to 96" wide and 40 or even 48' long?

Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey, Jr. is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Pennsylvania, in office since 2007. Wikipedia
 
Judge orders New Prime to pay driver $20k for putting negative info on DAC report

http://www.ccjdigital.com/judge-ord...7-26-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"The case stems from a 2008 injury suffered by the driver. He hurt his back on the job and was prescribed pain medication that prevented him from operating a truck, according to court documents. He wasn’t able to drive again until July 2009, when he was cleared by his doctor to return to work. It was then he saw that Prime had submitted negative information about him to DAC."
 
Crime stoppers, Louisiana style.


Published on Jul 23, 2015
St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers is asking for help identifying the burglar who broke into Stelly's Supermarket on July 8 and stole hundreds of dollars in cash.
 
New integrated drivetrains speak a language all their own – and that’s a good thing for fuel-conscious fleets

http://www.ccjdigital.com/new-integ...7-30-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"While some drivers remain resistant to AMTs, every year more are won over by their ease of use and additional safety advantages. Fleet managers have found them to be largely bulletproof in terms of overall durability, performance and decreased maintenance costs in terms of clutch replacement. OEMs say that AMTs by themselves can deliver a fuel economy increase between 5 and 7 percent for a Class 8 linehaul tractor depending on application – another benefit enjoyed by fleet executives".

 
FedEx Faces In-Depth EU Probe Into Bid to Take Over TNT

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=39031&page=1

"The EU “said all along they were going to leave no stone unturned. How could they not do an in-depth review when they rejected the UPS-TNT merger?” said Kevin Sterling, an analyst with BB&T Capital Markets, who recommends to hold FedEx shares. “Think of the scrutiny they gave UPS-TNT. They have to do this. They absolutely have to."
 
Calif. judge upholds ruling that carrier owes driver $179k in back wages over misclassification -

See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/calif-jud...n=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&#sthash.HquNXu9c.dpuf

"A Los Angeles superior court ruled that Laca Express Inc. owes driver Ho Woo Lee $179,390 in back wages and expenses. The court agreed that the opinion of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, also called the Labor Commissioner’s Office, that the Los Angeles for-hire carrier unlawfully deducted money from his paycheck."
 
Trucking groups, carriers weigh in on FMCSA’s proposed CSA changes -

See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/trucking-...as-proposed-csa-changes/#sthash.zeegjqoU.dpuf

"In addition to taking the hazmat BASIC public, the agency wants to lower the interventional threshold of the vehicle maintenance BASIC to 75 percent from its current 80 percent, thus targeting more carriers, and raise the intervention threshold of the controlled substances BASIC to 90 percent from its current 80 percent, thus targeting fewer carriers."
 
Feds approve 1,000 applications for drone flights

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/250311-feds-approve-1000-drone-exemptions

"The exemptions were granted this week under a section of federal law that allows the Transportation Department to wave requirements for FAA approval for drone flights that are operated outside of restricted airspace and below 200 feet.

The FAA said in a statement that the exemptions were part of a "continuing effort to safely expand and support commercial unmanned aircraft operations in U.S. airspace."
 
Driver shortage among factors contributing to slower tank fleet growth

http://bulktransporter.com/fleet-ma...factors-contributing-slower-tank-fleet-growth

"“Last year, we saw many carriers put on 8%, 10%, 12%, 15% base-pay increases,” he said. “Some of those same fleets that did it last summer are doing it already this year.”

Many fleets are changing pay models where possible, offering sign-on bonuses: 48% of TL carriers are offering sign-on bonuses, followed by 33% of LTL and 33% of private fleets."
 
At NTDC 2015, Automatic Transmissions Unpopular With Drivers

Read more at: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/base...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

“It’s a difficult skill set,” said Boeing Company driver Michael Mygatt, Washington state flatbed champ who drove a truck with an automatic transmission. “You have to go slow, and some automatics jerk when you take your foot off the brake. It feels like it wants to go 10 miles per hour.”
 
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Fleet ordered to pay $20k to driver who refused to drive

http://www.ccjdigital.com/fleet-ord...7-23-2015&utm_campaign=CCJ&ust_id=e5b3f91fe5&

"Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. was ordered for a second time in the last two years to stop retaliating against drivers who refuse to drive when they feel too ill or fatigued. The company suspended the driver, who has 25 years experience, without pay for saying he didn’t feel well enough to drive."
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Good! Should have given him more. Stupid trucking firms. We're not robots you A-Holes!
 
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