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With Permission from Miles L Kavaller, Atty California port drayage motor carriers in particular, the trucking industry, as well as businesses located in California using California workers, have been dramatically impacted by AB5, commonly known as the “ABC” test defining employee.¹ By and large a worker is an employee if that person provides services to a business and is engaged in the same business and is not otherwise eligible for the business-to-business exemption or is a Lyft or Uber driver.² This legislation following the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dynamex case, was intended to prohibit misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The Legislative findings supporting this legislation described a port drayage industry as guilty of “wage theft” particularly affecting low wage immigrants.

New York City has officially started its controversial congestion pricing plan , which trucking interests have vowed to keep fighting.  As of January 5 in New York City, heavy-duty trucks must pay $21.60 each time they enter Manhattan south of 60th Street between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends.

Compliment of Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary On January 20, Donald Trump returned to office as the 47th President of the United States accompanied by a Republican-controlled House and Senate, albeit with slim majorities (particularly in the House). Although the first Trump administration taught us to expect the unexpected, President Trump’s track record of lowering taxes and tackling regulatory burdens should signal initiatives that will ultimately benefit the transportation industry.

In the waning days of the first Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a regulation establishing the test to be used by DOL to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs overtime and minimum wage. That regulation set forth a multi-factor test that emphasized two core factors that made the determination more predictable. The Biden administration replaced the DOL regulation with an equally weighted, multi-factor test but included commentary that leans toward a finding of employee status. President Trump’s Secretary of Labor nominee will take over at a time where the newer Biden administration rule is embroiled in legal challenges. The President may have multiple paths toward reinstituting a simpler, more predictable test favored by businesses. NorthAmerican Transportation Association will keep you abreast of any new changes,

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its annual International Roadcheck commercial vehicle inspection blitz May 13-15, focusing on tires and truck driver hours of service . Roadcheck is a high-visibility, high-volume commercial motor vehicle inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative that takes place over three days in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Often, trucking company closures happen following a long trend of indications of trouble. That wasn’t the case for Jack Cooper Transport, one of the biggest auto haulers, which is shutting down its business after losing its two largest customers in barely six weeks. But 2025 started with a bang, and not a good one, for the unionized auto hauler, as Ford —believed to be its second-largest customer — invoked a clause in its contract allowing it to terminate its contract with Jack Cooper with a 30-day notice.

The Corporate Transparency Act required 32 million small businesses to submit beneficial ownership information to FinCEN by January 15. One case in federal court shook things up. Here is what happened—and what carriers need to know.

Last year New York City announced a $6 million plan to get big trucks off of its streets. Now, the New York City Department of Transportation plans to establish on-street “micro-hub zones” for trucks.

Diesel fuel gets cantankerous when the temperature plummets. Sometimes it stops flowing, sometimes it doesn't. Nervous drivers start pouring in fuel treatment when they hear the temperature is dropping: is it really necessary? And when all is said and done, did the additives help, or would the truck have kept running without help from a jug?