AB5

As New Jersey's legislature readies another bill this year aimed at worker misclassification, a series of other newly signed laws that give the state greater investigatory and punitive powers poses an even larger risk to motor carriers hiring owner-operators to haul their freight, according to one...

The temporary injunction stopping AB5 from being enforced against the trucking sector in California has been "promoted" to a preliminary injunction. The move was largely expected after the outcome of a hearing Monday before Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez in the case brought by the...

The temporary injunction that halted the implementation of AB5 in the California trucking market has been extended, according to multiple reports. In a hearing in San Diego on Monday, Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who handed down the initial temporary restraining order on New Year's...

Applying the restrictions of AB5 in California to the trucking industry runs afoul of federal law, according to a court case just handed down. That may read exactly like a story from last week. But it's a new development.  On a day that saw New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo call for AB5-like legislation...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested Wednesday that his state may become the latest to jump on what might be called the AB5 bandwagon. In his State of the State address, Cuomo spent a few moments talking about the "so-called gig economy." The word "truck" was not mentioned. But to the trucking...

Zach and Anthony discuss why January is so difficult to manage and why this one may be different for trucking; FMCSA and AB5 hangups; and give a economic and market update as well as projections. Image Sourced from Pixabay

The "New Year's Eve surprise" may have been a first step toward getting the California trucking industry out from under the AB5 legislation that will have serious consequences for the independent owner operator model. Weston LaBar is the CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association, which represents the...

A federal appeals court panel has upheld a lower court ruling that Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) must abide by a $54.6 million jury award compensating a group of California-based drivers for 10-hour end-of-shift layovers, rest breaks and inspections. In a ruling issued Jan. 6, the three-judge...

The next step in sorting out the legal impact of a New Year's Eve surprise takes place Jan. 13 in a San Diego courtroom. It is on that day when Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez will hear arguments whether to turn his temporary injunction blocking trucking industry enforcement of...

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) cheered the decision by a federal judge to stay the AB 5 law that would make it more difficult for truckers to work as independent owner-operators. In a case brought by the California Trucking Association (CTA), Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S....

A federal judge has handed down a temporary restraining order blocking the Jan. 1 implementation of California's AB5 against motor carriers. AB5 is the law restricting the ability of independent operators — including truck drivers — to operate in the state. In a case brought by the California...

After 43 years in California, truck drivers Brian Gray and his wife, Karol, packed up their belongings and headed to Oklahoma in early December after news that the new sweeping labor law, AB5, was set to take effect on Jan. 1. "I once made a good living in California, but it's all gone," Brian...

Southern California port and rail drivers, along with union and labor advocates, pushed back against industry critics of a sweeping new labor law that seeks to limit the use of independent contractors. Last week the California Trucking Association (CTA) filed a legal challenge against the bill,...

New Jersey’s order that Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) must pay more than $600 million in back taxes, interest and penalties for drivers the state considers employees instead of contractors creates more uncertainty for the ride-hailing company. But despite the new ruling, along with a...

As truckers wrestle with a new California law, AB5, that seeks to limit independent contractors, a trucking organization based in the state has filed a new challenge to a sweeping labor law that includes independent truckers. The California Trucking Association (CTA) filed its legal challenge Nov...