CTA Responds to Independent Truckers' Convoy
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Last Thursday, more than 150 independent truckers descended the capitol to make their voices heard and asked the California Legislature to fix AB 5. This was not a CTA sponsored event, but the industry stands with independent truckers.
“This is much more than a story about traffic inconveniences in downtown Sacramento on a Thursday in early September. This is a story about businessmen and businesswomen, who made a decision, in many cases 10, 15, 20 years ago or more, to invest well over $100,000 of their money into a truck and start their own business as an independent owner-operator, not an employee driver."
Read CTA's Response to the Independent Truckers' Convoy
Pictured Above: An owner operator at the Capitol during the convoy. Sticker on truck reads, "I own this truck. If AB 5 won't let me drive, roads will crumble, help us stop AB 5"
