Swift 'short miles' lawsuit trial, originally set for June 16, moved to October

[Maria]

By Greg Grisolano, Land Line staff writer

An attorney representing drivers in a class action lawsuit who claim Swift Transportation shorted them hundreds of millions of dollars on mileage-based pay says he expects the case to finally be heard in court in October.

The lawsuit, which was filed over a decade ago in Arizona, alleges the transportation giant may have underpaid more than 60,000 owner-operators and company drivers by as much as a half billion dollars. The case was supposed to finally be heard next week. But plaintiffs’ attorney Leonard Aragon said the judge continued the trial until Oct. 19.

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[Hammer166]

Aragon has previously told Land Line that the key argument of the case rests on proving not only that Swift promised to pay drivers for actual route miles, - See more at: Swift 'short miles' lawsuit trial, originally set for June 16, moved to October

That's the key part of this case. If Swift made that promise, they're toast.

 

[Injun]

That's the key part of this case. If Swift made that promise, they're toast.

That's not what was in my contract. My company contract (2007) said "dispatched" miles. To me, that means whatever miles are noted in the dispatch. If there's a problem or discrepancy, the time to correct it is before accepting the dispatch.

 

[Mike]

Should be an open and shut case depending on the papers signed during orientation.

 

[Copperhead]

Nothing is an "open and shut" case. There is a maxim in the legal community, that the best settlement is one where both parties in the lawsuit feel they have been equally screwed. Even if Swift has to shell out money, the drivers affected will not get any level of adequate compensation. The lawyers, for both sides, will be the winners.