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Business
Fleets can take a few protective steps while California’s A.B. 5 simmers
Ryan Kelley shares how fleets can protect against legal action from owner-operator misclassifications while California and other states press for ABC tests.
March 4, 2020
Regulations
California's AB 5: Trucking association calls for Ninth Circuit to rehear case
Also: The Alabama Trucking Association is asking local leaders in Mobile to reconsider its funding source for the bridge, which would only be used by trucks. Also: Legislation introduced in Massachusetts to protect non-OEM aftermarket parts buyers.
May 28, 2021
Regulations
Solicitor General recommends Supreme Court deny review of AB 5 independent contractor law
While the Solicitor General's recommendation “is very influential and often tracks the Court’s ultimate determination,” said transportation legal firm Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, the ultimate decision lies with the Supreme Court.
May 24, 2022
Business
Federal court says California's AB 5 applies to trucking
A three-judge panel voted Wednesday to overturn an injunction that exempted the trucking industry from the ABC independent contractor test. The California Trucking Association is vowing to continue the fight, which requires an appeal to SCOTUS.
April 28, 2021
Business
5 new things to worry about
Technology is great … until it turns on you. Here are some risks that truckers should be aware of.
July 30, 2013
Business
TA to install about 50 on-island DEF dispensers
TravelCenters of America LLC confirmed its plans to install about 50 on-island diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dispensers during 2011. Sites will feature dedicated DEF dispensers at the fueling islands, while large storage tanks will be installed away from the fuel island. “The technology we will employ integrates the DEF dispenser with our point of sale […]
January 3, 2011
Business
Nationalized ABC test would ice trucking’s independent contractor model
A bill making its way through the U.S. House would follow in the footsteps of California’s A.B. 5 law passed in late 2019 by severely curtailing the ability of owner-operators to haul freight for larger motor carriers.
March 8, 2021
Business
Court weighs whether carriers can continue to work with owner-operators in California
A federal appeals court on Tuesday heard arguments from the California Trucking Association, the state and the Teamsters in the case against Calif.'s A.B. 5 law.
September 2, 2020
Business
California law that blocks fleets from using owner-operators paused at least through late 2020
A temporary court-ordered hold on California's AB5 law, which impacts fleets contracting with owner-operators, will remain in effect through late 2020.
June 19, 2020
Business
Bill that threatens owner-operator model in California faces critical deadline
The California legislature has a little more than a week — until Sept. 13 — to pass A.B. 5 — a bill that trucking groups say would likely kill the leased owner-operator model in the state.
September 5, 2019
Business
While lawsuit unfolds, federal court exempts carriers from California law that barred owner-operators
A federal district court on Thursday issued a ruling that prevents California from enforcing its new A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators, meaning that the trucking industry is exempt from the law until a lawsuit brought by the California Trucking Association (CTA) can be tried.
January 16, 2020
Workforce
Walmart raises starting driver pay to as much as $110,000
The retail giant's private fleet said drivers will start out between $95,000 and $110,000. Also: A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on California's AB 5 independent contractor bill may not come until 2023, legal experts say.
April 11, 2022
Business
CCJ Daily Dispatch, May 20: More trucking groups join legal battle against Calif. contractor law
A group of trucking organizations have joined the California Trucking Association’s lawsuit against California’s A.B. 5 contractor law. Lytx received a waiver allowing its driver assistance system to be mounted lower on windshields than is allowed by regulations.
May 20, 2020
Business
For at least two weeks, trucking companies are exempt from California’s contractor law
Granting a request filed by the California Trucking Association the week prior, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued a restraining order Dec. 31 blocking the state from enforcing its A.B. 5 law for motor carriers until at least Jan. 13, when the court will consider a longer stay of enforcement for motor carriers.
January 2, 2020
Business
CCJ Daily Dispatch, Dec. 8: Trucking’s IC law exemption still in effect in Calif. despite recent court opinion
While trucking has been operating under an exemption from the rule pending further litigation challenging it, a California state-level appellate court bucked a federal court ruling and said that A.B. 5 does apply to motor carrier employers. Grote Industries received a waiver allowing pulsating brake-activated amber lights on trailers and straight trucks.
December 8, 2020
CCJ Symposiums
The California contractor conundrum: 'It’s a waiting game, with a lot at stake'
California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon joined transportation attorney Greg Feary for this wide-ranging discussion of California's AB 5 contractor law, scarcely more than a day after Yadon's filing of the CTA's challenge with the Supreme Court.
August 11, 2021
Business
California’s contractor law has steep implications for trucking: Here’s what your fleet needs to know
California lawmakers late last week passed a landmark piece of legislation that aims to overhaul the independent contractor landscape in the state. Here’s a primer for how the law impacts the trucking industry and how fleets can comply with the statutes set forth by the new law, colloquially known as A.B. 5.
September 16, 2019
Regulations
Unenforced emissions regs 'absolutely' constraining drayage market
From tough emissions regs to California's restrictive owner-operator law, carriers and owner-operators are feeling the pinch at a time when truckers are the needed the most.
November 12, 2021
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