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Legal issues
California’s AB5 has carriers rethinking vendor relationships
Law firm Benesch warns legislation will likely raise costs but carriers have options.
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Autonomous Trucking
$60 million AV grant package includes automated fleet testing
$7.5 million going to Virginia Techs will also help set industry guidelines.
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Driver issues
AB5 passage upends California’s independent trucking model
Bill approved in state senate with no carve-out for owner-operators
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California dray hauler scores win against ocean carrier CMA CGM
Appeals court rejects CMA CGM's attempt to avoid paying up.
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Eye on Safety
Trucking seeks higher profile on automated vehicle policy
Capitol Hill hearing took on lease-purchase agreements, truck size and weights
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Driver issues
Contractors claim “great victory” in $100 million Knight-Swift settlement
10-year old lawsuit is win for contractors but driver classification issue remains largely unsettled.
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Equipment
Ag shippers seek funding action for stressed out transportation system
Lawmakers heard how costly fees and equipment shortages along the supply chain are hurting exports.
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Insurance & Risk Management
Optimizing drayage to reduce demurrage and detention charges at the port
In partnership with Reliance Partners ...When incurring demurrage and detention charges, shippers and carriers lose out on hundreds of dollars per diem. Optimizing drayage operations…
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Driver issues
Federal agency bolsters argument against organizing contract drivers
The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.
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California’s drayage liability law starts with name-and-shame list of carriers owing claims
Law aims to help shippers avoid potential liability; But in an industry with many fly-by-night operators, getting monies owed still a challenge.
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