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  1. Diesel Prices Cooled Off Nationally, but California Is Still a Problem

    Diesel Prices Cooled Off Nationally, but California Is Still a Problem

    Diesel prices may not be climbing as fast as they were a few weeks ago, but that does not mean carriers can breathe easy. The latest numbers show the national average diesel price rose 2.6 cents to $4.06 per gallon, while California climbed all the way to $7.22. Regional prices were mixed, with...
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  2. 389 Hood

    California DMV revoking 17,000 “illegally” issued commercial drivers licenses, U.S. DOT says

    I hope it is. This may give the 'legal' driver and OO's the power they need to command proper pay and rates. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-dmv-revoking-17000-illegally-issued-commercial-drivers-licenses-us-dot-says/ar-AA1QksoC?ocid=TobArticle
  3. C

    California Freight Mobility Plan 2027- Survey

    Caltrans is planning for the future of freight, all the ways that we move goods between businesses and to homes. You can help by answering a few questions. We are reaching out specifically to producers, processors, transportation companies, associations, and advocates. You are all experts in...
  4. F

    Independent Owner-Operator Deploys First Volvo VNR Electric Truck in California

    Saldivar’s Trucking has become the first independent owner-operator to deploy a Volvo VNR Electric truck for drayage operations at the Ports of LA and Long Beach. With the support of TEC Equipment, Saldivar’s secured $410,000 in funding through CARB’s Voucher Incentive Program to make the switch...
  5. F

    How Will California Bill AB 98 Affect Trucking and Warehousing?

    California\'s AB98 could drastically change how warehouses and trucking operations function, especially in areas like the Inland Empire. With stricter regulations on truck routes, electrification, and warehouse siting, the industry may face increased costs and operational challenges. Do you...
  6. M

    California Fleets, Buy Your New Nikola Trucks Today

    There you go, up to $288k in incentives for each truck. MAX Range: 330 miles Charge time: 90 minutes Horsepower: 645 So, how many will jump on this money and take the risk? If you operated in California, would you be tempted? The Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and Tre fuel-cell...
  7. krelithous

    California is forcing truckers out of work — and the country will feel the effects

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-is-forcing-truckers-out-of-work-and-the-country-will-feel-the-effects/ar-AAZAfLI?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=cb300054e57c46b6a3733faae5576c2e
  8. Mike

    California being pressured to open up autonomous trucking within the state

    Waymo, Aurora, UPS and Luminar are among a group of 34 autonomous vehicle developers, California business organizations, and automotive and logistics companies that signed an open letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday asking him to revisit the California Department of Motor Vehicles’s 2015...
  9. Mike

    California Trucking Association says AB5 would ‘upend’ industry

    The California Trucking Association contends that AB5 violates the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, dubbed the F4A, and could force the end of the trucking industry’s owner-operator model. The solicitor general, however, in a brief filed on May 24 advised the court to deny the...
  10. Mike

    My Freight Rates To California Increased This Week

    Took a load to California this week. My goal was to stay close to home, but a broker convinced me to go. Can't say no to rates that are profitable even if you go to Califonia and deadhead back home to Arkansas. Anyhow, after getting my load delivered, I bounced back to the truckstop in Lodi to...
  11. Mike

    Supreme Court Refused To Take Up AB5 - California Truckers Screwed

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a trucking industry group's claims that California's strict worker classification law is preempted by federal regulations governing truckers' working conditions. The court denied a petition for certiorari by the California Trucking...
  12. Mike

    $1.8 million in drugs seized, California trucking company accused of transporting drugs for cartel

    A California-based trucking company has been the subject of a months-long, multiple agency investigation that has resulted in large drug seizures and multiple arrests. On Thursday, the Salinas Police Department held a press conference to report on the results of “Operation Black Hawk,” a...
  13. N3ME

    Driver in search of a Truck (california)

    I am a california driver looking for an owner op that will let me take my 3 year old with me. Still reading? Ok, good. My husband and I used to team drive together, but that got to be too much after the baby got older. At present, Crete Carrier is begging me to come back and offering me...
  14. Mike

    Nikola, T/A to Install HD Hydrogen Fueling Stations in California

    Nikola’s energy division and TravelCenters of America have agreed to collaborate on the installation of hydrogen fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks at two existing TA-Petro sites in California by first quarter 2023. This collaboration — still subject to negotiation — is a first step for the...
  15. Mike

    California court opinion goes in favor of A.B. 5 applying to trucking

    While a larger trucking case against California’s A.B. 5 law's application to motor carriers and owner-operators is still unfolding in a federal district court, a second state court in California has ruled that federal law does not preempt a law that would effectively outlaw the leased...
  16. Mike

    Today’s fuel prices in Needles, California 03-19-2021

    These are not truck stops. One has truck parking in the back, but it’s not a fuel stop really for trucks. Parked at the Shell station across from the Wagon Wheel. By the way, the Wagon Wheel is finally open for dine in.
  17. Sinister

    The Stench of California

    I'd swear the last two weeks I can smell smoke. When I was working last week I thought it was just inside the truck and maybe this Cascadia was going to burst into flame. But I made it through the week without any such incendiary display. Then I noticed it at home, and thought maybe one of...
  18. Mike

    California approves world’s first electric truck sales mandate

    — California regulators have approved a mandate requiring truck manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of electric vehicles starting in 2024. — The rule is the first of its kind in the world. — Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are leery, while startups Tesla and Nikola back the...
  19. Mike

    Western Express settles for $1.1M in California driver wage lawsuit

    Western Express has reached a settlement agreement of more than $1 million in a class action lawsuit that alleged the company underpaid California drivers by violating rest and meal break wage laws. On Feb. 26, plaintiffs asked a California federal judge to grant preliminary approval of a...
  20. Mike

    Judge stalls California AB5 labor law as it relates to truckers

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new California labor law from impacting more than 70,000 independent truckers. The law makes it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees, who are entitled to minimum wage and...
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