April 29, 2022
A California federal judge gave her final blessing to a $7.25 million settlement between Swift Transportation Co. and a class of about 11,000 truck drivers who say they were underpaid for nondriving tasks and deprived of meal and rest breaks.
April 06, 2022
A class member has asked a California federal judge to take a closer look at a $7.25 million settlement reached between a group of truck drivers and Swift Transportation Co. to resolve a wage and hour suit, arguing that the agreement is "woefully undervalued."
July 31, 2019
Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona has agreed to pay $7.25 million to about 11,000 drivers to put the brakes on a suit accusing the shipping giant of violating California law by failing to pay them for time spent on nondriving tasks and provide meal and rest breaks.
May 05, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday declined to certify a proposed class of 11,000 truckers in a suit accusing Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC of not paying drivers for nondriving tasks, saying litigating as a class would be "unmanageable," adhering to her prior tentative ruling.
April 25, 2016
A California federal judge on Monday tentatively denied certification for a putative class of 11,000 truck drivers in a suit alleging Swift Transportation doesn't pay for time spent on non-driving tasks, saying the class likely cannot be certified since the payment policy doesn't appear to be illegal.