Fleitas v. Today Trucking, Inc.

ALLEN, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, the claimant, Juan Lopez Fleitas, challenges an order of the judge of compensation claims denying his request for correction of his average weekly wage. Because we agree with the judge’s conclusion that the claimant’s average weekly wage was correctly computed, we affirm.

On April 11, 1990, the claimant was driving a truck for Today Trucking, Inc. (hereinafter Today) when he sustained injuries in a traffic accident. The claimant, who drove his own truck and paid for his own fuel, maintenance and repair expenses, was not a Today employee at the…