70,000 truck owner-operators in California may be forced to stop driving in one week due to new state law

SHTF News ^ | 7/3/22 | Mary Villarreal

[Roman_War_Criminal]

A Supreme Court decision may force over 70,000 truck owner-operators in California to stop driving, creating another choke point in the already stressed West Coast logistics networks.

The AB5 law restricts the use of independent contractors and will soon be enforced against the trucking industry after the court declined to hear their appeal.

The California Trucking Association said in a statement that gasoline has been poured on the fire that is the ongoing supply chain crisis, and the decision by the Supreme Court could deny a judicial review of a lower court ruling.

In an end-of-term orders list released in June, the Supreme Court denied the review of the 9th Circuit’s reversal of the injunction against enforcement of the AB5, which is against the state’s trucking industry. This injunction, which has been in place for over two years, will be lifted quickly.

[alancarp]

You thought supply chain issues were a problem before now... just wait.

[Mark]

The only solution is to raise state tax on gasoline and diesel.

[lee martell]

Alleged Transportation Czar Pete Butt,
please pick up the White Courtesy Phone;
Stuff is happening!

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I see lots of ads in Cali for truck drivers to begin working for trucking companies.

Is there a reason why many of these drivers can't just go from being independent to salaried?

[jeffersondem]

I am doubtful Red China will permit California politicians to do anything that will hinder the import of slave-made products into the American market.

There is too much money at risk to shut down the Red China pipeline. Red China may allow Gov. Gruesome to mess around a little but at some point they will say “Enough”.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

And Newsom put out an ad in Florida telling people to move to California. What the hell? With all the crap going on in California, his priority is to mess with DeSantis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJcCu0VWHQg

[alancarp]

"Is there a reason why many of these drivers can't just go from being independent to salaried?"

It's about costs and the rules for doing so in California.

[from occupied ga]

For one thing if they’re independent they have their own equipment and need to keep up payments. Presumably they’re independent because the make enough more money to keep up the payments on their equipment

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Nothing like running a real-world test scenario to prove what will happen.

A week or two of many truckers staying home for some "time with their families" will test the system. Do truckers truck or do California Democrats suck?

[Bonemaker]

“Alleged Transportation Czar Pete Butt,
please pick up the White Courtesy Phone;”

He can’t right now...he’s eating and his mouth is full.

[alancarp]

You proceed from a false assumption: Newsom and his allies believe they’re creating a panacea state. From their point of view, everything’s wonderful.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I heard the airports are in a total mess as well under Butthead.

BTW I heard they fired the new black female gay press secretary because she didn’t know what she was doing.

So all these people Biden picked - Kamala is another - because of their gender, sexuality, race are total failures. How about that. God forbid democrats should ever pick people based on qualifications and character.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

You may be the Bonemaker, but Pete is the Bonetaker.

[CFW]

Robinson should use one of those remaining trucks to haul FR’s servers out of California and into a more conservative-friendly state before CA turns into a never-ending scene from the movie Mad Max.

[lee martell]

Ha-Ha!

[NetAddicted]

Rd later.

[max americana]

My brother in the Hollywood Knights of Columbus is a truck driver, independent.

The “mainly” trucking companies (you dont own your rig) pay sh*t (his words), more rules, and routes which takes them away from their normal routes. Plus, they sometimes deduct stupid stuff such as “overnight break time”.

[gloryblaze]

Is there a reason why many of these drivers can't just go from being independent to salaried?

From the article:

To be considered an independent contractor, there are conditions to be met. First is that the worker is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact; second, it posits that the worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business; and third is that the worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation or business that is of the same nature as the work performed.

Most legal analysis of the ruling agrees that the test sets an impossible standard for most motor carriers using the independent contractor-owner operations.

The guys have a ton of $$ invested and have built a business based on the rules in place at the time, and shouldn't have to start over at the government's whim, IMHO.

[Bonemaker]

😎