AB5

The appeals process can be short or long, and the date when AB5 could be enforced remains in flux.

In today’s edition, we highlight the end of an injunction in California that had kept an independent contractor law from applying to trucking, as well as a funding round for Arrive Logistics and more.

Getting around the B prong of the ABC test is going to be complicated for companies trying to use independent owner-operators in California.

The California Trucking Association lawsuit was able to hold off the law in the state’s trucking industry for 16 months, but the injunction it won has been overturned.

The decision in a suit brought against drayage company East Coast Transport affirms a finding in the earlier Cal Cartage case

Also on the podcast: Why retail diesel prices don’t drop as fast as declines in wholesale.

Uber’s decision to upgrade the status of its U.K. drivers puts added pressure on the company in the U.S. to do the same, even though experts say it has no legal impact on this side of the Atlantic.

A lawsuit in New York claims that rideshare company Via has refused to pay for and enter arbitration with drivers who believe they are employees and not independent contractors.

The PRO Act would impact only the regulatory power of the National Labor Relations Act and is mostly targeted toward making unionization easier.

The California Supreme Court rules the ABC test can be a factor in new and old worker classification litigation. If AB5 is lifted in California, it will add to the growing role for the B prong in the state’s trucking sector

Albertsons, subsidiaries turn to alternatives such as DoorDash

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, shipments designed to test the COVID supply chain identified some potential delivery issues. Plus, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he would not have made a $700 loan to YRC Worldwide and trucking safety groups have concerns about possible exemptions for vaccine deliveries.

Business-to-business exemption may play key role if trucking falls under employee classification law

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, spot rates could be heading higher yet again. Plus, truckload carriers wonder if we are in peak season or a new normal; and a Texas group tackles tort reform.

The legality of AB5 in the California trucking sector is hurtling down two tracks, but the fight against it has been set back

Ruling sets up for now a dichotomy between what state courts and federal courts have ruled

In a letter to the judges considering whether the injunction blocking the law should be lifted, CTA lawyer says Prop 22 victory means trucking more targeted than ever

Craig Fuller and Mike Isaac discuss Isaac’s book as well as the rise and fall of Uber. They dive into the evolution of Uber, the company’s new reliance on Uber Eats and the impacts of new regulations.

Big win for ballot measure but it has no provisions that impact trucking

The rules under the Fair Labor Standard Act would be the first set of federal guidelines to define when a worker is an employee rather than a contractor