On July 18, protesters blocked the Port of Oakland, as a response to Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), resulting in a 95% decline in operations. Owner-operated truck drivers make up 90% of the Bay Area port operations, but that quickly came to a halt when protesters blocked trucks from getting into the port. The original protest […]
On Wednesday, July 13, truck drivers held a protest in California’s port gateway of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland against Assembly Bill 5, which aims to end the use of owner-operators in trucking.The 110 freeway was backed up with cars and trucks from Sepulveda Boulevard and could be seen from Carson and Torrance.What is […]
The Supreme Court did not include the California Trucking Association’s challenge to California’s AB 5 independent contractor law in its latest Order List issued Monday, June 27. This signifies that the Court will not decide whether to hear the case until at least October. Greg Feary, president of transportation, the legal firm, Scopelitis, said the […]