Prime, Inc. and Landstar System, two of the largest contractors of owner-operators in the country, have told their California-based owner-operators they can no longer contract with them unless they move out of state. The fleets are overhauling their California operations to manage the requirements of the state’s Assembly Bill 5 — a restrictive legislative package […]
Ridesharing platforms Uber and Lyft this week began rolling out their plan for trying to convince California lawmakers to exempt them from the state’s new restrictive labor law, colloquially known as A.B. 5. The tech companies hope for relief from a legislative act that could spell disaster for their business model. A.B. 5, just signed by […]
The California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators based in the state have filed a lawsuit that seeks to derail the state’s test for determining whether a worker should be classified as a company employee or an independent contractor. The so-called ABC test, set in place by the California Supreme Court in April 2018 in […]
Landstar System, No. 8 in the CCJ Top 250 and the largest employer of owner-operators in the U.S., appears poised to restructure its California operations in the wake of a new California law that restricts the use of independent contractors by businesses. According to a letter sent to the company’s more than 10,000 owner-operators, Landstar […]
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Fleets and owner-operators are being asked by the Indiana Department of Revenue to allow extra time for oversize/overweight permits to be reviewed and issued. The department says summer is peak season for both carrier permitting requests and Indiana road construction, causing higher levels of permit volume and complexity. DOR says most basic permits are issued […]
The revenue model for state trucking associations continues to evolve. Some associations now directly and indirectly offer products and services to their members and non-members across state lines. The New York State Motor Truck Association, for instance, offers Bestpass, a nationwide toll management program for fleets.
The U.S. DOT on Wednesday officially announced proposed changes to federal hours of service regulations for truck operators. Chiefly, the proposed changes, if made final, would allow drivers to pause their 14-hour clock for up to three hours in a shift and go off-duty in that time period. Drivers would be required to take a […]
