Al Jessep v. Jacobson Transportation Company, Inc. Shelley Capehart, in Her Official and Individual Capacity

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

A1 Jessep (Jessep) appeals the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his action alleging breach of contract and violation of 49 U.S.C. § 14103. We affirm.

Jessep, an owner-operator of a semi tractor-trailer, entered into an “Independent Contractor Standard Agreement” (lease) with Jacobson Transportation Company (Jacobson), a carrier of goods and freight. Jessep agreed to lease his vehicle to Jacobson and to provide transportation services in exchange for payment according to a compensation schedule. Paragraphs 3 and 6E of the lease expressly provide that…