AB5

Just when the motor carrier sector thought that deregulation was the established practice at the federal and state levels, along comes a new labor law which harkens back to a bygone era. Even after 40 years of deregulation at the federal level, and over 25 years at the state level, re-regulation is...

AB5 in California created the potential for chaos among independent owner-operators earlier this year when the law took effect. But attorney Bob Roginson led the fight against it on behalf of the California Trucking Association, and so far, he and the CTA have won. AB5 may be wreaking havoc on a...

It's snowing in Chattanooga, but none of it's sticking. You know what else isn't sticking? How about the bill on Thursday that effectively would nationalize the provisions within California's AB5 law, which severely constricts the ability of companies to hire independent contractors? It made it...

California natives Jeff and Elyse Fink are still planning to relocate, but say a federal judge's pause on the new sweeping labor law, AB5, that was set to take effect in January, has given them a little more time to plan their exit strategy. "We are continuing with our plans to sell and relocate...

On today's episode, Dooner and Chad are talking about AB5 possibly going nationwide, truckers fighting cap and trade, and a bill to fund truck parking hitting Congress. On another Mad Gaines, transportation attorney Cassandra Gaines rants about noncompetes. CNBC Business News' Lori Ann LaRocco...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that effectively nationalizes the provisions within California's AB5 law which severely constricts the ability of companies to hire independent contractors. The "Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act," introduced in Congress last...

A California measure that would allow app-based drivers to work independently while providing them with benefits has collected about one-third of the signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot, intensifying pressure against AB5, the controversial state law limiting the use of contract...

California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has caused headaches for many owner-operators in the state for the past year. One Southern California-based fleet owner fears AB5's implementation could harm the livelihoods of California's older Hispanic trucker population in particular. FreightWaves reported...

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...