relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message lasership lasership inc. logo industry last mile transportation founded 1986 ; 30 years ago 1986 headquarters vienna virginia u.s. area served united states website lasership.com lasership is a regional last mile delivery company that services the eastern united states . 1 2 3 4 founded in 1986 lasership is based in vienna virginia and has sortation centers in new jersey ohio north carolina and florida . 5 as of 2016 lasership has 63 distribution centers and four sortation centers servicing 22 states and the nation s capital . 6 lasership handles deliveries for amazon and others from new england to florida specifically amazon s same day service . 7 8 contents 1 disputes and settlements 1.1 misclassification and nonpayment of drivers 1.2 cigarette settlement 2 references 3 further reading disputes and settlements edit misclassification and nonpayment of drivers edit in april 2014 the company reached a class action settlement of 800 000 with drivers in massachusetts who accused the company of misclassifying them as independent contractors to save money . 7 in november 2015 a class action law suit was filed in the united states district court for the southern district of new york alleging that workers were denied overtime payments were unlawfully denied earned compensation and for other violations of the fair labor standards act . 9 the results of this litigation are pending . cigarette settlement edit in september 2014 lasership reached a 5 million settlement with the city of new york over deliveries of untaxed cigarettes . the original suit alleged that lasership had delivered more than 120 000 cartons between 2011 and 2013 violating federal and state laws and resulting in tax losses of 1.9 million . under the settlement agreement lasership ended all cigarette shipments . 10 11 references edit http www.nxtbook.com nxtbooks rbpublishing parcel 20150506 26 abha bhattarai april 13 2014 . lasership looks to expand to the midwest . the washington post . retrieved july 31 2014 . laura stevens and david benoit november 12 2013 . activist investor daniel loeb takes fedex stake . the wall street journal . retrieved july 31 2014 . hot companies 2013 . parcel magazine . july august 2013 . retrieved july 31 2014 . http lasership.com shipping solutions ecommerce shipping parcel magazine https issuu.com rbpublishing docs par mayjune e 2333928 35918877 a b meet the real amazon drones . huffington post . april 24 2014 . retrieved january 13 2016 . amazon s enormous same day delivery growth comes at a price . huffington post . december 26 2014 . retrieved january 13 2016 . crosby and lewis v. lasership inc. et al. index number 08694 cv 2015 sdny retrieved through pacer.gov and http www.fslawfirm.com pdfs cs lasership complaint.pdf city reaches 5m settlement in cigarette case . crain s new york business . september 25 2014 . retrieved january 13 2016 . delivery company in un taxed cigarette racket to pay 5m . new york post . september 24 2014 . retrieved january 13 2016 . further reading edit macy s expands same day delivery to 17 cities as it challenges amazon . reuters . v t e trucking industry in the united states regulated by the federal motor carrier safety administration economy of the united states regulations commercial driver s license hours of service federal bridge gross weight formula electronic on board recorder motor carrier safety rating motor carrier act of 1980 international registration plan national network manufacturers truck manufacturers am general american lafrance autocar bering bremach brockway chevrolet ccc caterpillar cnh industrial diamond reo dina f650 pickups freightliner ford gmc hayes hino isuzu marmon herrington mercedes benz international kenworth mack mitsubishi fuso nissan oshkosh peterbilt ram trucks sterling smith 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