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FedEx Corp.’s decision to settle a California driver-status case for $228 million likely will trigger more attacks on the independent contractor model nationwide, experts predicted.

FedEx Corp. said net income was $753 million, or $2.66 per share, excluding one-time costs, for its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, reflecting stronger results at the Express, Ground and Freight units.

FedEx Corp. has agreed to pay $228 million to settle long-running lawsuits in California that challenged the status of workers at its Ground unit, who are classified as contractors by the company.

Driver pay increases are continuing at a brisk pace as fleets turn to weekly guarantees, new mileage calculation approaches and steps to cushion fuel price swings, carrier officials and industry experts said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Transport Canada released a “harmonized” final tank car safety rule that is meant to avert all rail accidents involving crude by rail and other volatile hazardous materials.

XPO Logistics Inc. agreed to buy French logistics company Norbert Dentressangle SA for $3.53 billion to expand in the global sector, a move that will nearly triple the U.S. company’s revenue.

Truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued a strike against four fleets, including two controlled by XPO Logistics, for a second day April 28.

Several hundred truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began a strike against four fleets, including two controlled by XPO Logistics, but there were no reports of interrupted cargo flow on the docks at the nation’s two largest ports.