Biden Urges Detroit Automakers, UAW to Reach Labor Deal
President Joe Biden urged United Auto Workers and Detroit’s Big Three automakers to come to a “fair agreement,” weighing in on tense contract talks with major implications for the economy.
August 14, 2023Contract Rates Nearing Possible Jump Amid Rising Spot Prices
The trucking industry could soon see a jump in contract rates if the current environment holds steady, experts said.
August 26, 2020Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Military Moving Contract Re-Award
Several members of Congress have written letters requesting further investigation into the award of a $7.2 billion Department of Defense contract to a company they claim lacks the experience to move an estimated 400,000 members of the military and their families and DOD employees across the globe each year.
August 19, 2020Opinion: Managing Contracts for Maximum Efficiency and Minimum Risk
Trucking fleets work every day to draft, negotiate and execute contracts with suppliers, employees, subcontractors and customers that maximize revenue and produce efficiencies for all involved. But in a heavily regulated industry such as trucking, compliance issues related to federal, state and local laws must be directly reflected in these contracts, and that can get burdensome.
June 4, 2018West Coast Dockworkers Likely to Ratify Three-Year Contract Extension
Longshoremen on the West Coast are poised to ratify a three-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement with the port authorities and terminal operators in California, Oregon and Washington.
July 28, 2017Truck Drivers in New York Ratify Contract With United Natural Foods
Truck drivers in Montgomery, N.Y., voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement with private carrier United Natural Foods Inc., the first contract since they joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2016.
July 20, 2017FedEx Wins Connecticut Independent Contractor Appeals Court Case
An appeals court has ruled that FedEx Ground Package System drivers working out of a terminal in Hartford, Connecticut, are independent contractors and not employees of the package carrier.
March 7, 2017Court Upholds Independent Contractor Status in Massachusetts Case
A federal court ruled that Massachusetts courier drivers are independent contractors, turning away a bid by the state to classify the workers as employees.
July 9, 2015N.J. Reconsiders Independent-Contractor Bill
A bill opposed by the trucking industry to classify independent drayage operators and parcel delivery drivers as company employees has been reintroduced in the New Jersey Legislature.
April 21, 2014Independent Contractor Bill Reintroduced in N.J.
A bill opposed by the trucking industry to classify independent drayage operators and parcel delivery drivers as company employees has been reintroduced in the New Jersey Legislature.
April 15, 2014