Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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20 | Overdrive | November 2014 Logbook The Right People. The Right Service. The Right Places. Trust it to the experts. Find your local VIPro TruckForce ™ Service Center by visiting www.VIProTruckForce.com or call 800.494.4731 Locations from coast to coast in the United States and Canada. Supported by these quality brands: When you need expert service and repair on "YOUR IRON" we'll do the job right. Whether you're at home or on the road, look for the local VIPro TruckForce™ Service Center for service you can trust. Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com A federal judge ordered a California carrier to reinstate two owner-op- erators and cease its illegal labor activities. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez found Green Fleet Systems violated federal law prohibiting employers from changing an employee's terms and conditions of employment in response to union activity. The Carson-based company had removed the contractors' refueling magnet and fired them after they refused to drop their state wage claims. The Los Angeles judge issued the order Oct. 10 following a petition from the regional National Labor Relations Board. Gutierrez granted the board's requests for a preliminary injunction regarding most its complaints against GFS. – James Jaillet Judge sides with contractors in labor dispute TRUCK DRIVING is one of the hardest jobs to fill in the United States, according to the American Staffing Associa- tion's annual Skills Gap Index released last month. It ranks third behind occupational ther- apist and physical therapist jobs. ASA uses metrics such as demand, supply of active candidates and total industry population to compute the in- dex, concentrating on certain scores in fields with 2,000 jobs or more. MACK IS OFFERING financial incentives to members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association who buy a Pinnacle, Granite or Titan mod- el from participating dealers by Dec. 31. IDAHO POLICE arrested truck driver Christopher Hall in connection with a trailer filled with 37,000 pounds of rotten chicken that was abandoned at a Flying J truck stop in Montana, en route to Kent, Wash. Hall was said to have contacted Dixie River Freight in Nampa, Idaho, saying he wanted money in return for the truck, trailer and chicken.