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Trucking sounds off on DOL nominee over AB 5 role
As Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Julie Su played a role in helping pass and implement the state's AB5 law.
March 15, 2023
trucks at the fuel island
Regulations
Remaining legal challenges to AB 5 'an uphill climb,' enforcement light thus far
Experts say "there will be no quick legislative fix" to AB 5, if there's any fix at all, and suggest carriers and owner-operators be prepared to comply long-term.
October 24, 2022
trucking in California
Regulations
California Trucking Association's AB 5 lawsuit still pending with Supreme Court
Despite reports, the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided whether it will hear CTA's case to determine if the FAAAA preempts the California law. The State of California still has a week to file a petition in the case before SCOTUS considers hearing it.
October 5, 2021
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Business
California’s A.B. 5 law fuels demand for driver leasing services
Contracted Driver Services, based in Goodyear, Ariz., has seen business demand increase significantly in California and nationwide since launching a new technology platform that makes it possible to provide customers with drivers on demand.
December 1, 2019
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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
semi truck on the highway
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
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Workforce
Company drivers value job stability, income, benefits over other factors, ATRI study finds
A recent survey into drivers' classification motivations from the American Transportation Research Institute found that boosting healthcare and retirement benefits could result in better recruiting and retention efforts for fleets.
December 1, 2021
Trucks on highway
Business
SunteckTTS remotely training diverse network of drivers, agents
With Luma, SunteckTTS is remotely training owner-operators and agents with the latest instructional design technology and adult learning methods.
March 17, 2020
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Business
SmartDrive Systems raises $50M in funding
The company says the funding will fuel the company’s global expansion, further propel product innovation and support its growing patent portfolio.
March 30, 2015
WABCO SmartDrive systems
Business
Former Celadon exec: Industry 'close to having enough drivers'
Most relevant labor and payroll data suggests trucking industry employment across the board is at or near pre-pandemic levels.
September 15, 2021
trucks and trailers being loaded at a warehouse
Business
Peterbilt unveils new 58-inch sleeper berth
Peterbilt’s new 58-inch sleeper – ideal for weight conscious short- and regional-haul applications – is now available for order through the company’s dealer network, Peterbilt Motors Company recently announced. The new sleeper is available for Peterbilt’s flagship on-highway Model 579 and vocational Model 567. It reduces weight as much as 100 pounds (versus an 80-inch […]
June 25, 2015
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Business
ATA’s Rob Abbot to join Lytx, lead trucking team
Abbott replaces the retiring Rob Bartels, a longtime Lytx commercial and market development executive.
August 19, 2016
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Business
SoCal carrier, drivers propose $5M settlement
The non-profit organizations say the company, QTS, Inc., and related entities such as LACA Express and Win Win Logistics, misclassified drivers as independent contractors. The companies then filed for bankruptcy to avoid liability for wage theft.
July 22, 2016
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Business
Driver turnover falls at 2013’s end, still above 90%
For the eighth consecutive quarter, the turnover rate at large truckload fleets was above 90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, though the rate did fall six percentage points to 91 percent, according to data released last week by the American Trucking Associations.
March 17, 2014
Driver_Performance
Business
4 ABF service centers earn company’s President’s Quality Award
ABF service centers in Kansas City, Mo., Seattle, Wash., Ogden, Utah, and St. Joseph, Mo., are being recognized with the President’s Quality Award from Roy Slagle, ABF president and chief executive officer. The award recognizes service centers most exemplifying the ABF Quality Process, which are considered the “Best of the Best.” “The use of the […]
May 12, 2012
Business
SafetyVoice speaks up about impending accidents
Mobile Awareness describes SafetyVoice as a speech-enunciating reverse back-up alerting device that protects individuals on foot from injuries…
December 11, 2006
Business
Driver safety app, UBI insurance program attracts $500M investment
In December, Cambridge Mobile Telematics received $500 million in venture funds to expand its driver safety and usage-based insurance program for fleets.
January 31, 2019
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Business
Drug use study about truck drivers ‘disrespectful’ and ‘sensationalized,’ ATA says
The American Trucking Associations this week released statements from its president and CEO Bill Graves and Chairman Phil Byrd refuting what it calls “misleading and reckless reporting” by media outlets for their coverage of a recently released study by a university in Brazil.
October 29, 2013
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