Righteous whistleblower or ‘disgruntled employee’?
A dispute between 30-year veteran driver Kevin Hosea and the small-fleet employer who fired him earlier this year shows the complexity of coercion-related cases. The fleet owner denies allegations of coercion.
Parties other than carriers now subject to enforcement under the Coercion Rule
One standout aspect of the coercion rule is that it marked the first time the FMCSA gained some authority to investigate and fine shippers and receivers not already under its regulatory purview. The rule also broadened agency authorities over brokers. …
Drivers citing coercion face an uphill battle
While coercion complaint filing might be straightforward, resolving a complaint is anything but. The process can drag for months, and protection for complainants is impossible if the coercive act is what’s investigated. Add the absence of monetary awar…
The irony of e-logging and coercion: Complaints on a steady rise since mandate
Coercion complaints filed by drivers with FMCSA have gone up every year since the rule prohibiting coercion took effect in January 2016, more than doubling by the third year. That’s in spite of, or perhaps because of, another rule taking effect in that…
Cracks in the system: Blowing the whistle on coercion
In the nearly four years since FMCSA’s driver protection rule took effect, results have been indirect at best, minimal at worst, when drivers report they’ve been pressured to violate regs.
STA looks to improve industry image and attract new workers
REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is on a mission to change the general public’s impression of the trucking industry. Susan Ewart, executive director of the STA, said with the ever-increasing age of truck drivers and what she&…
J.B. Hunt and JDA latest to join broker-TMS integration trend
[caption caption="Transportation management systems like JDA's are aimed at shippers and thus bring a freight broker an in-built source of demand to their digital freight marketplaces. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Supply chain soluti…
J.B. Hunt, JDA latest to join broker-TMS integration trend
[caption caption="Transportation management systems like JDA's are aimed at shippers and thus bring a freight broker an in-built source of demand to their digital freight marketplaces. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Supply chain soluti…
J.B. Hunt, JDA latest to join broker-TMS integration trend
[caption caption="Transportation management systems like JDA"][/caption]Supply chain solutions provider JDA Software said Monday it will integrate directly with the digital freight marketplace of J.B. Hunt, continuing a trend that has seen freight…
J.B. Hunt, JDA latest to join broker-TMS integration trend
[caption caption="Transportation management systems like JDA"][/caption]Supply chain solutions provider JDA Software said Monday it will integrate directly with the digital freight marketplace of J.B. Hunt, continuing a trend that has seen freight…