A federal mandate requiring the use of electronic logging devices and a lack of parking are among the top complaints truck drivers have about their industry.
Truck drivers launched a strike against XPO Logistics at three Southern California locations to pressure shipping companies over independent contractor status.
Truckers protested labor practices at L.A. and Long Beach ports, claiming they are misclassified as independent contractors and denied employee benefits.
In a last-ditch effort to overturn a federal mandate on electronic logging devices, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has taken its fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.
As the trucking industry continues to struggle with a growing shortage of drivers, transportation companies are using more tech-oriented recruitment strategies to attract younger drivers.
A trial is scheduled for April 25 to decide damages owed to truckers after carrier Central Refrigerated Service Inc. misclassified them as independent contractors.
Swift Transportation Co. is appealing a federal district court ruling that said the giant carrier improperly classified five of its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.