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Sep 12, 2011

TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA - Swift Fails to Block Class-Action Suit

Lawsuit accuses company of underpaying drivers as far back as 1998

(Photo: A Swift truck on the road)
Phoenix,AZ,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -Sep 8, 2011: -- The Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way for a driver lawsuit against Swift Transportation that could have big ramifications for how trucking companies pay drivers... The state high court on Aug. 31 rejected Swift’s petition to review a lower court decision allowing its drivers to pursue a class-action lawsuit arguing they were underpaid... Drivers argue the company’s per mile pay formula based on point-to-point mileages from a moving industry mileage guide does not reflect the actual miles driven... A victory by the drivers could spur trucking companies to abandon point-to-point mileages when calculating driver pay, which could increase pay 5 to 10 percent on average. That could increase the rates paid by shippers... The class action lawsuit claims Swift underpaid drivers as much as 7 to 10 percent for more than decade by basing its per mile pay on point-to-point distances between locations rather than actual miles traveled over interstate highways and roads... Those point-to-point locations are derived from the Official Transportation Mileage Guide or Household Goods Mileage Guide published by Rand McNally since the 1930s. The mileages are widely used by all types of truckers to set pricing...


* Schneider National looking for 500 drivers

Green Bay, Wisconsin,USA -Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -Sep 9, 2011: -- Schneider National will add 500 driving jobs to support the fleet’s expansion into the country’s booming oil-shale sector... Schneider said it is offering new service to companies in the hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," industry... Schneider wants to fill 500 permanent, full-time driving jobs in seven states — Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana and New York — by year's end. Drivers can earn as much as $60,000 a year, the company said, and relocation assistance may be available for some drivers... Drivers will be trained to carry sand and cement to the oil fields and haul away crude oil and condensate, as well as move equipment in and around the work sites...

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