Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 20, 2021, a jury in a civil trial returned a verdict of $1 billion in a negligent hiring case after a trucking company hired “a dangerous driver” and “did little to nothing toward safety and background checks before letting their driver behind the wheel,” according…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 6, 2021, Division One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in California ruled in the case of MCKENNA v. BEESLEY that liability for the negligent entrustment of a vehicle or the negligent hiring of an individual to drive a company vehicle may be founded…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for Uber – the most popular transportation network company (TNC) in the U.S. – “have been unable to work due to background check delays with the company” while “Uber says those delays have been caused by COVID-19’s impact on local courts,” according to a report…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with a mission to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses – has released a report that shows more than 56,000 drug and alcohol violations were recorded…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 22, 2020, a California appeals court ruled in a unanimous decision that Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction requiring them to stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors so they receive the same protections and benefits as other workers at the transportation…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 6, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a “Notice of Enforcement Discretion Determination” that stated the FMCSA “may exercise discretion to determine not to enforce the minimum annual percentage random testing rates for drugs and alcohol” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 8, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) – declared that the continuing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic warranted the extension and modification of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 to continue the pre-employment drug testing exemption set…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 21, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released data gathered from its Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and the information showed that the Clearinghouse had detected and identified nearly 8,000 positive substance abuse tests of commercial drivers since it became operational…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 24, 2019, an Illinois state appellate court affirmed a jury verdict that awarded damages of more than $54 million in a personal injury lawsuit filed against a trucking company over the negligent hiring and retention of a trucker with a “disturbing” driving record who was…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A review of records from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has revealed 168 cases in the past five years where city inspectors either suspended or revoked permits of drivers working for Uber and Lyft “because of criminal or driving history,” according to a news report from…
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