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CTA in Action: Government Affairs Update
Last week, the California Trucking Association (CTA) and two California independent owner-operator drivers filed a lawsuit in U.S. Southern District Court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the unconstitutional interpretation of the state’s wage order test by the California Supreme Court (Court) in its Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dynamex) decision. In the suit, plaintiffs contend that the Dynamex decision prohibits independent owner-operator drivers from contracting and performing trucking services for licensed motor carriers in California.
CTA is a member of the Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Brady Tacdol with Caltrans gave an update on the Road Charge TAC to the CTA Highway Policy Committee on Thursday, October 11. The Legislature created a Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to study road charging because the state gas tax is not able to generate enough money to fix all the 50,000 miles of roads in California.
Compliance and Regulatory News
As we get closer to election day, many of you may be realizing just how many measures there are on this year’s ballot. You will be asked to decide on issues ranging from rent control, to gas taxes, to water quality. As an additional resource to the ballot and title summary provided by the Secretary of State, CALmatters as released a series of videos meant to explain these propositions in less than a minute each. For anyone looking for an easy to understand and quick explanation you can click here. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is a non-profit research organization that conducts transportation research. ATRI is looking for trucking companies who are willing to regularly provide anoynmized ELD data to ATRI, so they can create an ELD database. Through the collection of anonymous, aggregated ELD data, ATRI hopes to support solid, thorough and scientifically valid analyses to address major industry problems.
Unit News and Events
- Gilroy CHP Amnesty Day - Tuesday, November 6
- Kern Unit Meeting - Tuesday, November 6
- San Bernardino/Riverside President's Night - Tuesday, November 27
- Los Angeles/Orange Unit President's Night - Wednesday, November 28
- San Diego/Imperial President's Night - Thursday, November 29
- Bay Area Unit President's Night Holiday Gala Lunch Cruise - Saturday, December 1
Upcoming Events
Sponsorship opportunities available to recognize and honor drivers at the Northern and Southern California awards banquets, November 3 in Sacramento and November 10 in Southern California respectively. Your sponsorship covers and is recognized at BOTH events. Sponsorship helps defray the cost of the gifts, awards, ring, meals, and a premiere event that these professionals deserve and will always remember.
WEBINAR - Business Success(ion): What, Why, and How In this fast-paced webinar, you will learn
The webinar is presented by Alay Yajnik, award-winning business coach and speaker with FocalPoint International. This world-class webinar is not to be missed!  Make plans to join CTA’s membership at the Annual Membership Conference in San Diego where good vibes and awesomeness shine day and night. The conference is being held January 23-27, 2019 at the U.S. Grant Hotel – a historical hotel located downtown at the gateway to the historical Gaslamp Quarter. In addition to a great lineup of speakers and general sessions, take some time to enjoy the amenities and activities within walking distance of the hotel!
Member Alerts
During a time when the industry is faced with a shortage of drivers, CTA programs such as this allows us to recognize and thank the men and women who drive trucks throughout our state and country. Congratulations to the winning drivers for the months of January through December in the Northern California Driver of the Month/Year Program of 2018. These drivers will be celebrated and recognized at a special awards banquet in Sacramento on November 3. Discounts & Services
If you are a member, you receive the best pricing, fast and excellent service and a personal manager to handle your transactions for you so you don't have to wait in line. Our testimonials say it all! Visit our page for more information and a list of services: CTA Registration services: Your One Stop for Commercial Vehicles "Once Best Yet Express Inc. found out that California Trucking Association has a department to assist with our DMV needs; we have not had to go into the DMV again! This alone is such a blessing to not have to wait in line at the DMV and allows us to focus on our trucking operations. Tina has been an amazing helping and is always so quick to respond to our needs. I highly recommend their services to all trucking companies." -Best Yet Express Inc. |
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