Tag: California Trucking Association

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Owner-operators face tough choices in California in wake of new contractor law
The California legislature last week stamped approval on a sweeping legislative package that could dramatically alter the landscape for leased and independent owner-operators in the state, likely leaving such truckers who work in California with tough decisions about the future of their operation.
September 18, 2019
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Pivotal days ahead for bill that could wipe out California owner-operators
The bill, A.B. 5, would likely end the traditional leased owner-operator model in California, according to trucking groups based in the state. California lawmakers have just more than a week remaining in this year’s legislative session to pass the bill.
September 5, 2019
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California court battles over independent contractor ‘ABC test’: One case stayed while another proceeds
The California Trucking Association’s case against use of the problematic “ABC test” in determining appropriate independent contractor classification, has been stayed as of last week, pending the outcome of a similar case already at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
August 12, 2019
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Permits delayed for 5,600 California fleets following systems outage
The California DMV says it corrected the problem in early March and that the backlog has been gone for several weeks. California Assemblyman Jim Patterson, however, told a local news outlet this week that there are trucking companies “who have hundreds of trucks who, as of this very day, still have not gotten their permits.”
April 11, 2019
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Federal judge’s opinion presents a twist in California’s independent-contractor status conflict
A new judgement in a federal district court interprets the strict ABC employee/contractor test as pre-empted by federal law when it comes to truck transportation, bucking an April ruling by the California Supreme Court.
December 18, 2018
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California association launches small fleet program
The California Trucking Association's latest program will help smaller fleet owners prosper in the fast-paced and competitive trucking industry. Read here.
May 14, 2018
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Bill to establish $25,000 penalty for operating a CARB-noncompliant glider under consideration in California
The legislation, numbered AB 2364 in the California General Assembly and put forward with support of the state trucking association, moved out of the Committee on Transportation with no dissenting votes on Monday, April 23, with a “do pass” recommendation.
April 26, 2018
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Study: California owner-operators outearn company drivers
Among California truckers, average owner-operator net income exceeds that of company drivers by more than $17,000, according to a study released today.
October 14, 2015
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Solidarity with the dispatcher, forces against CARB low-use exemption change
FirstFleet drivers band behind a dispatch/payroll office employee battling cancer. Forces at work against CARB’s low-use mileage boost?
November 14, 2013
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Good reason to roll out West
The Truckers for Kids Poker Run gets started Saturday at Los Angeles Freightliner, 13750 Valley Blvd. in Fontana, ending at the Foundation for Kids, 2970 Myers in Riverside.
October 10, 2013
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FMCSA nixes EOBR mandate, states looking for trucking options, U.S. trucker jailed in Mexico
June 1, 2012
Some Texas cities are looking at this conceptual freight-carrying system to reduce reliance on trucks.
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California trucking group slams CARB fuel policies
A study by the California Trucking Association says CARB policies will put companies out of business and hike diesel prices.
April 27, 2012
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