Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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JOURNAL NEWS 12 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | APRIL 2015 t 5IF64%FQBSUNFOUPG5SBOTQPSUBUJPO in March accelerated its expected publica- tion date for a final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices to Sept. 30, six weeks earlier than DOT projected in February. The rule will be enforced two years following publication in the Federal Register, giving carriers and truck operators 24 months to prepare. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a roughly 250-page proposed rule in March 2014 that outlined what would be required for compliance. t 5ISFFPGUIFTFWFODBSSJFST that opted out of Pilot Flying J's $85 million class-action settlement filed court motions last month to drop their lawsuits against the truck stop chain and fuel provider, saying they have reached tentative settlements with the company over its alleged fuel rebate with- holding scheme. The parties in the lawsuits – Osborn Transportation, National Retail Transportation and Shoreline Transportation – had until April 10 to confirm their agree- ments. t "GFEFSBMKVEHFJOB64%JTUSJDU$PVSU JO.BTTBDIVTFUUT ruled in favor of J.B. Hunt (CCJ Top 250, No. 7) and FedEx (CCJ Top 250, No. 2) in lawsuits challenging clas- sification of certain drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. District Judge Richard G. Stearns issued two orders Feb. 5 saying the 1994 Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act preempted Massachusetts labor laws. t $345*OUFSOBUJPOBM*OD(CCJ Top 250, No. 19) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, acquired fellow privately-held trucking company Pegasus Transportation Inc. of Louisville, Ky.; terms were not made public. Pegasus provides regional truckload services with a focus on the high-security temperature-sensitive health sciences sector and the critical just-in- time automotive industry. CRST has seven operating companies and employs more than 7,000 company drivers, independent contractors and office personnel. t 4UBUFBUUPSOFZHFOFSBMTjoined the Federal Trade Commission's effort to block a merger between Sysco Corp. and U.S. Foods Inc. they say would violate antitrust laws. An FTC administrative law judge will hear both sides' arguments July 21 over merger plans by the top two U.S. broadline foodservice distributors. t 5IF*OUFSOBUJPOBM#SPUIFSIPPE PG5FBNTUFSTand federal regulators announced that an agreement to end a quarter-century of oversight of the union's finances and operations was approved by a federal judge, ending a 1989 pact the union made with the U.S. Justice Department to avoid a federal lawsuit. The government's oversight will be phased out over a five-year period and end in 2020. */BRIEF 4/15