Dynamex

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, driver medical exams may be missing, according to a watchdog. Plus, freight rates continue their surge and FMCSA plans to study additional sleeper berth flexibility.

Backers seek to put ballot initiative to state voters with aim to redefine independent contractor drivers.

Barclays and Macquarie estimated that the companies will spend an extra $2,000 to $3,600 per driver annually.

If theres going to be an exception for trucking, its going to be next year or through the courts.

A federal court puts the retroactive question back in the hands of the court that first made the A-B-C test.

Potential for added employment costs for trucking companies down the road.

What are the implications for independent owner-operators and the industry that employs them as a result of this week’s ruling in New Jersey?

The trucking industry awaits rulings from the courts, and through legislation, regarding the status of drivers. How often will rest breaks take place, and will they be paid? How will drivers be defined as independent contractors? What will be the implications either way?

The court’s opinion in Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County has a lot of trucking companies in panic mode, scrambling to figure out how the ruling will affect their business operations. The ruling could also have a profound impact on many tech companies like Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and others that provide on-demand services.

The Court declined to provide guidance on whether the ABC test as a means of determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under some California wage and hour laws applies to pending cases or only those filed after the opinion was issued. What does it mean?

Delivery vehicles are one thing, but how will the high court’s ruling impact logistics companies across the industry?

Commentary: California has turned its back on an industry that employs nearly 1 million people

The decision would seem to raise as many questions as it answers.