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March 2015

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JOURNAL NEWS 10 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | MARCH 2015 Have What It Takes The Tiger Tool original U-Joint Puller provides brute strength for disassembling seized U-joints in minutes on virtually all Class 7 and 8 trucks and machinery. Heavy Duty King Pin Press Generates 46,000 lbs of force yet weighs only 30 lbs. 90150 Pin & Bushing Service Kit Reduces shop service times on jobs by up to 70%. 15000 1.800.661.4661 | tigertool.com Have you got what it takes? Come see us at Booth 11256 to find out. 10102 r "GJOBMSVMFto require all new trucks to come standard with electronic stability control systems was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget last month for approval and will take effect two years follow- ing publication in the Federal Register. The pro- posed mandate, designed to help mitigate rollover and loss-of-control crashes, was pub- lished in 2012 when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration projected a cost of $113 million per 150,000 trucks produced. r "64EJTUSJDUDPVSUordered $119,612 in back pay to an ex-driver fired by Old Dominion Freight Line (CCJ Top 250, No. 11) after he self-reported alcohol abuse. The jury concluded the less-than-truckload company had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2011, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit on behalf of the driver after failing to settle with the Thomasville, N.C.-based company. r 5IF64%FQBSUNFOUPG-BCPS proposed a $119,000 fine against Saia Motor Lines (CCJ Top 250, No. 22) for safety and health violations uncovered during an investigation into an explosion at the company's St. Louis terminal that left four employees hospital- ized. DOL's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the explosion was caused by a forklift ignition source and a loose cou- pling connection to a liquid propane tank. r 1BDFS$BSUBHF*OD an intermodal trans- portation and logistics services carrier, said it plans to appeal a California court judgment of more than $2 million owed to seven drivers for alleged wage theft. San Diego's superior court upheld a ruling that the company had misclassified the truckers as independent con- tractors instead of employees. r 'PSUIFTFDPOEUJNFthe court overseeing a civil lawsuit against Walmart Transportation denied a request by truck driver Kevin Roper to delay the proceedings pending his crimi- nal case involving the June 7 crash in which Roper's truck rear-ended a van, killing come- dian James McNair and critically injuring actor Tracy Morgan and several others. r +BNFT%PVHMBT1JFMTUJDLFSformer presi- dent and CEO of now-closed Arrow Trucking, pleaded guilty Feb. 4 to one count of conspir- acy and one count of tax evasion stemming from charges he misused company money and arranged schemes to overcharge cus- tomers for services. Pielsticker, who led Arrow until its closure in December 2009, faces up to 10 years in prison and $50 million in fines. r 5IFGFEFSBMKVEHF overseeing seven law- suits still remaining against Pilot Flying J in the 2013-uncovered fuel rebate withhold- ing scheme ordered that the suits against the truck stop company can continue. U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar last month also stamped his approval on the suits against Pilot owner Jimmy Haslam, who has denied wrongdoing. */BRIEF 3/15

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