
The Trade Association for Logistics Professionals (TALP), formed in August, was designed to advocate for fleets contracted with FedEx Ground.
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FedEx Ground contractor Route Consultant and its CEO Spencer Patton have been under fire by the delivery company, facing a late August lawsuit. Now, Patton and the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals are asking for a vote of no confidence against FedEx's CEO John Smith.
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The owner of Patton Logistics and Route Consultant says that FedEx Ground is ignoring systemic, networkwide problems and is attempting to silence its contractors.
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This legal roadmap for transportation businesses examines employers’ obligations regarding vaccinations and employees’ right to refuse them. Related issues such as potential liability, contract worker status, ADA disabilities, and privacy are also explored.
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A bill newly proposed in the House would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the classification of employers and employees. “Currently, it is difficult and overly complicated for businesses to use independent contractors, which limits companies’ growth and individuals’ work,” said Rep. Erik Paulsen, who introduced H.R. 3396.
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Amazon has unveiled what some are calling Uber for last-mile delivery, after the fast-growing service that replaces traditional taxis with an app that links riders and drivers.
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FedEx Ground reached an agreement with plaintiffs in an independent contractor lawsuit to settle for $228 million.
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The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a group of about 500 drivers working for FedEx Ground had been misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.
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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled two classes of individuals working for FedEx Ground in California and Oregon were misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.
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PHH Arval has opened its first commercial truck center in the country in Virginia Beach to offer its off-lease truck inventory, the fleet management company announced Thursday.
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