NLRB rules drivers who lease trucks are employees

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Los Angeles-based drivers with Intermodal Bridge Transport who lease trucks from the company are it’s employees.

According to Reuters, the decision, handed down Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 said that because the drivers lease trucks but have little control of the routes and hours they are assigned, they have little opportunity for profit or loss, making them employees who can join a union under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). But the board said IBT did not violate the law by misclassifying the drivers as independent contractors.

International Bridge Transport, established in 1998, has grown into one of North America’s leading Intermodal Trucking companies, according to their website. They currently have operations throughout the country. According to the FMCSA, they have 275 trucks and 249 drivers.