The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects and publishes retail diesel fuel price data. The plaintiff alleges that when he contacted GFL about the fuel and environmental surcharges, an analyst told him that he should not have been assessed those fees, but that their system simply charges the fees for all GFL services. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. This fee will also be deducted from any rebate, or added to any charges. All Rights Reserved. In fact, during the time period at issue, Waste Connections effectively has no [sic] increased fuel or material costs, nor has it ever attempted to quantify such costs or to tie the methodology or amount of the Fuel & Material Surcharge to such costs, the breach-of-contract lawsuit alleges. Read our Newswire Disclaimer. For example, if the reported monthly EIA/DOE national average diesel price is $4.00 per gallon, your fuel surcharge would be $2.68 per ton. This index is objective, publicly available and widely recognized in the trucking and transportation industries. 2003.06875, in the Court of Queens Bench of Alberta, Canada. Capstone Law seeks to represent employees, consumers and investors across the country in litigation involving labor and workplace rights, privacy laws, automobile and other product defects, consumer protection, false advertising or other deceptive trade practices, and securities fraud. The Defendant explained that the environmental charges would appear on every invoice as it is a charge based on volume of work and revenue from all services across Canada, which contradicts [GFLs contract], alleges the complaint. The answer lies in the deceptive billing practices outlined in my previous article, The Dirty Business of Commercial Waste Hauling. Box 3614 The waste companies argue otherwise. These cookies do not store any personal information. Required fields are marked *. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, expected to be mailed out. is_redirect && ! By continuing, you agree to their use.
A: Here is the link to the EIA/DOE. WMRA's Fuel Surcharge and Environmental Fee are meant to help us cover these costs and achieve an acceptable operating margin. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. The plaintiffs allege Waste Industries charged and collected unlawful and excessive fuel surcharges (also called energy recovery fees) and environmental fees. According to the class action lawsuits, Waste Industries breached its contracts with some of its customers and violated state statutory law. All rights reserved. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Top Class Actions is a Proud Member of the American Bar Association, Various Trademarks held by their respective owners. A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Waste Management of New York, LLC ("Waste Management"). This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Do we disclose any information to outside parties? FARMINGTON A Bloomfield man has filed a class-action lawsuit in district court alleging that a local waste disposal company charges customers deceptive fees. The structure of the surcharge itself is nearly identical to the surcharge structure used by companies like UPS and Fedex--it increases or decreases in relation to fuel prices, as a percentage of each customer's bill.