If you have attempted to purchase a new diesel powered truck in California (or even states that eagerly adopted CARBs ACT rule), you have probably run into a roadblock where the dealership cannot sell you the truck you want or need. This is directly the result of a deal struck between CARB and the Truck […]
As a result of the Western States Trucking Association (WSTA) litigation in the Superior Court of California challenging CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation, we have reached a partial settlement on how the ACF applies to small fleets and the entities that hire them. Last November, CARB staff posted a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document […]
A growing number of employee retention credit scams are afoot, and you’ve maybe gotten some aggressive calls. Scammers are employing creative means of bilking businesses out of excessive fees or engaging in outright fraud. This is leading to employers (including owner-operators) begging the question of, “is ERC a scam?” Yes and no. The ERC is […]
Don’t Wait till Your Insurance Company Notifies You By Joseph Rajkovacz “Broker fraud” is a subject most everyone is familiar with, but what about “ghosting” of a motor carrier? With all the emphasis over the past couple of years on all kinds of broker fraud that ultimately leaves the trucking company holding worthless accounts receivable […]
On November 13th, the California Highway Patrol dropped their final rule mandating Electronic-on-Board (ELD) recorders for hours-of-service compliance for California only motor carriers. The effective date of the rule for effected motor carriers is January 1, 2024. As soon as the final rule was published, the Association began to receive calls from members who were […]
After years of our members being legally extorted by trial lawyers for actual and alleged non-compliance with California meal & rest break (MRB) rules, in 2018, the WSTA was the first organization to petition the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to pre-empt California from enforcing its MRB rule on truck drivers subjected to hours-of-service […]
Opening Salvo in Legal Filings: WSTA et al v. US EPA Currently, there are three legal challenges to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations mandating the sale of only zero-emissions trucks and that fleets can only add zero-emissions trucks to their fleet, the WSTA has two of those legal challenges. Below is a brief […]
Members already being misinformed In mid-July the WSTA responded to the latest modification of the California Highway Patrol’s rulemaking to mandate electronic logging devices (ELD’s) for hours-of-service (HOS) compliance of motor carriers/drivers operating only within the state. The 15-day notice issued by CHP only dealt with correcting some technical language, not any modifications to their […]
