Published
July 14, 2024
Updated
August 1, 2026
The $3.75 million TransAm Trucking settlement addressed driver-orientation pay, lease-driver minimum wages, and Truth-in-Leasing allegations. The historical claim period and scheduled distribution have ended.
Current Status
The court entered final approval on October 22, 2024. The administrator’s official dates page lists November 21, 2024 as the distribution date. Claims had closed August 23, 2024, and the site has not posted a later public accounting or additional distribution notice. No new claim process is open.StatusFinal Approval; Distribution Scheduled in 2024
Claim DeadlineAugust 23, 2024 — Passed
Settlement Fund$3.75 Million
Historical ProofAdministrator Employment and Lease Records
What Was the TransAm Trucking Lawsuit About?
Drivers alleged that TransAm Trucking and related defendants failed to pay required minimum wages for orientation and driving work and failed to make disclosures required by federal Truth-in-Leasing regulations. The case included federal wage claims, a Florida minimum-wage theory, Kansas wage and consumer-protection allegations, and lease-related claims concerning deductions, insurance, expenses, and escrow funds. TransAm and the other defendants denied the allegations, maintained that their policies and compensation practices complied with the law, and admitted no wrongdoing.Which Claims Were Covered?
The monetary settlement grouped the allegations into three principal categories. The Company Driver Orientation Claim concerned drivers who attended orientation in Rockwall, Texas or Tampa, Florida between October 2020 and March 2021. The Lease Driver Minimum Wage Claim concerned people who personally drove for TransAm under a signed independent-contractor agreement while leasing a truck from ONE Leasing beginning September 29, 2020. The Truth-in-Leasing Claim concerned drivers subject to TransAm independent-contractor agreements with charges or deductions from compensation beginning in February 2017.How Was the $3.75 Million Fund Allocated?
After approved fees, administration, litigation expenses, service-related amounts, and a dispute fund, the agreement reserved at least $2.136 million for participating drivers. The orientation category was allocated $125,000, the lease-driver minimum-wage category $700,000, and the Truth-in-Leasing category $1.311 million. The agreement said money allocated to claiming class members would not revert to the defendants; amounts not claimed were to be redistributed among people who submitted valid claims.How Were Individual Payments Estimated?
For the orientation category, the fund was divided equally among eligible claimants and the notice estimated a minimum payment of $35. For the lease-driver minimum-wage category, the notice estimated at least $8 for each qualifying week since September 29, 2020. For the Truth-in-Leasing category, it estimated at least $8.75 for each qualifying week beginning February 1, 2017. A driver who fit more than one category could have a payment reflecting multiple components. These were historical minimum estimates under the settlement allocation, not a currently available payout offer.What Did a Driver Have to Do?
A driver seeking money had to submit a signed claim and consent form by August 23, 2024. The form asked for identifying information, the driver’s relationship to TransAm, and confirmation of the settlement categories in which the driver participated. The administrator and employer records were used to calculate qualifying weeks and amounts, so the process was not a general receipt-upload reimbursement claim. The deadline has passed and OpenClassActions cannot add a driver to the settlement.What Happened If a Driver Did Nothing?
The consequences differed by claim type. The notice explained that doing nothing meant no monetary payment and released the Truth-in-Leasing claim for people within that class. It did not operate as an opt-in to the federal wage collectives. People who wanted money had to file the required form. A person who timely excluded themselves from the Truth-in-Leasing class received no settlement payment and retained the individual rights described in the notice.What Did Final Approval Change?
The court held the fairness hearing on October 15, 2024 and entered final approval on October 22, 2024. The official schedule then lists November 21, 2024 as the distribution date. That record supports describing the case as approved and distributed on the administrator’s schedule, rather than merely proposed. The website does not provide a later claims-paid report, reissue program, or second-distribution notice, so it would be inaccurate to invent a newer payment event.Why Payment Amounts Could Differ
A payment depended on the approved work history and category allocation, the number of valid claims, and any court-approved deductions or reallocations. The settlement also treated different components according to their underlying wage or non-wage character, which could affect the payment documents sent by the administrator. This page does not provide tax advice or calculate an individual driver’s award.What Should Participating Drivers Keep?
A participating driver should retain the submitted claim form, approval correspondence, work-history calculation, and payment record. The official site remains the best source for the final order and historical settlement documents. Questions about an individual calculation or missing historical payment must go through the official settlement process. OpenClassActions is not the administrator and cannot receive employment records or issue settlement funds.Official Information
Review the latest information on the official TransAm Trucking settlement website website.
Case
Roberts et al. v. TransAm Trucking, Inc. et al.
Case Number
2:21-cv-02073-JWB-GEB
Court
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
Settlement Fund
$3.75 million
Claim Deadline
August 23, 2024
Final Approval
October 22, 2024
Official Distribution Date
November 21, 2024
Official Website
official TransAm Trucking settlement website
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