Judge Rules In Favor Of C. R. England Drivers

Monday, June 25, 2007 – A federal judge in Utah has ruled that C.R. England not only violated truth-in-leasing regs, but that the motor carrier must provide an accounting of what happened to thousands of truckers’ escrow funds.
Leaders of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart has the potential to be far-reaching in terms of the impact it could have on the entire trucking industry.
“It essentially validates the leasing rules and the owner-operators’ rights to file in federal court to enforce those rules,” said Jim Johnston, OOIDA president and CEO.
“We’ve had a lot of good precedents in our lawsuits, but this is really the first suit that has gone to trial on the merits – the merits being the actual wording of the truth-in-leasing regulations – and this court has validated those truth-in-leasing regulations right down the line.”


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