Since the advent of DOT drug & alcohol testing its been trucking’s’ little secret that drivers with a CDL (or even CDL learners permit) who failed or refused to test, were able to evade compliance with the rules by forgoing a CDL and operating trucks under 26,001 pounds. At the fall meeting of the Commercial […]
The Western States Trucking Association (WSTA) and Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition (CIAQC) filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on June 5, 2023, challenging EPA’s waiver grant of CARB’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rule, which requires manufacturers of Class 2b-9 chassis to sell increasing […]
The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) Requests Preliminary Injunction Against AB5 Claiming that AB5 (and the Dreaded “ABC” Test) Violates the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution. By G Spencer Mynko, ESQ OOIDA has decided to take a shot against AB5 and the ABC test. Hoping to succeed where the California Trucking Association (CTA) […]
CARB Board Directs Staff to Produce a More Aggressive ZE Truck Mandate to Capture Smaller Fleets Sean Edgar, CleanFleets.net The highly anticipated Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) hearing by the CARB Board took place on October 27th. Staff released a very aggressive proposal in late August that would restrict fleets of 50 or more trucks […]
California “intrastate” operators won’t be able to take advantage of changes Many in the trucking industry have been anticipating the long-awaited changes in hours-of-service rules to take advantage of flexibility options. However, the wait may take a little longer – it’s now up to the federal courts. On Sept. 16th the coalition including the International […]
