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Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) and Busing On The Lookout (BOTL), along with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, the California Trucking Association, California Highway Patrol and the California Association for Coordination Transportation are hosting a half-day human trafficking awareness event.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
1000 Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
This free event brings together trucking, bus and truck stop industry stakeholders along with law enforcement and government agencies to equip members of the transportation community with the tools to combat this serious issue.
With the decision by the United States Supreme Court to deny hearing the association's case on AB 5, CTA's Government Affairs has worked diligently to identify opportunities to insert and convey the industry’s perspective on the impact this will have on independent owner-operators in California.
CTA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Eric Sauer, spoke with various publications including Bloomberg News, Transport Trucking and Land Line on the effect of this decision.
July 8, 2022
Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung
“This denial couldn’t have come at a worse time,” said Eric Sauer, senior vice president for government affairs at the CTA. “We’re in peak harvest season. We’re also in peak construction season. And this is the time for peak holiday imports coming into the ports.
Transport Topics
July 7, 2022
Eric Miller
As for CTA, Eric Sauer, senior vice president of government affairs for the trade association, said the group is working with its attorneys and its legal advisory members to explore legal options, most likely aimed at the federal district court level.
“We’re going to be presenting those options to our membership in the coming days. There are some legal pathways that we can pursue.”
He added: “The valid question is, do these owner-operators even want to become employee drivers? Time and time again, these owner-operators that we have met with over the years say they like being owner-operators. They like the flexibility and they like the economic opportunity it provides them.”
Land Line
July 6, 2022
Marc Shremmer
“Gasoline has been poured on the fire that is our ongoing supply chain crisis,” the California Trucking Association said in a statement. “In addition to the direct impact on California’s 70,000 owner-operators who have seven days to cease long-standing independent businesses, the impact of taking tens of thousands of truck drivers off the road will have devastating repercussions on an already fragile supply chain, increasing costs and worsening runaway inflation.”
Reminder that Operation Safe Driver Week 2022 is scheduled for this week, July 10-16.
Throughout Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Program was created to improve the driving behaviors of all drivers and reduce the number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on our roadways through educational and traffic enforcement strategies. Operation Safe Driver Week was created by CVSA with support from federal agencies in Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the motor carrier industry, and transportation safety organizations. “This safe driving initiative and campaign focuses specifically on drivers’ actions – whether it’s something a driver did, like speeding, or something they didn’t do, such as not paying attention to the driving task,” said CVSA President Capt. John Broers with the South Dakota Highway Patrol. “This focus on drivers’ behaviors is our effort to identify and educate drivers who are operating dangerously on our roadways, with the goal of preventing crashes from occurring.”
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The July/August 2022 issue of Caltrux Magazine is now available! Check out some of this issue’s highlighted features:
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September 8 | Safety Council Meeting - coming soon!
September 19 | Los Angeles/Orange Unit Annual Golf Tournament - coming soon!
September 23 | Central Valley Unit President's Night - coming soon!
September 30 | Central Coast Unit Annual Golf Tournament - coming soon!
October 11 | Sacramento Unit President's Night - coming soon!
October 11-12 | Fall Executive and Policy Meetings - coming soon!
October 14 | Sierra Cascade/Redwood Unit President's Night - coming soon!
October 28 | Central Coast Unit President's Night - coming soon!
November 9 | Los Angeles/Orange Unit President's Night - coming soon!
November 16 | Central Coast Unit CHP Amnesty Day - coming soon!
December 8 | Safety Council Meeting - coming soon!
December 8 | San Diego/Imperial Unit President's Night - coming soon!
Check your local unit for upcoming meetings and events! Unit Directory
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Your CTA community is strong because of members like you. Volunteering your time means new connections, new ideas and new opportunities to support your industry in meaningful ways.
Whether you have a few hours each month or would prefer a “one and done” project, we promise to honor your time and expertise. Our “ Volunteer Menu” below provides details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE CA TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 21-22 IN NORCAL. Please contact Tina Ferguson at tferguson@caltrux.org to sign up or for more information.
Access World USA is a logistics company with tremendous growth and career opportunities. Our services include local trucking, drayage, 3 PL warehouse distribution, FTZ, etc.
Position Details
Hourly Pay: $35 min. (DOE), Bonus Incentive
Opportunity to earn $120,000 annually
Weekend work and bonus available
Overweight cargo containers – Port to Warehouse
Flatbed drivers needed as well
Brand New Kenworth T880 Automatic Power Units
Brand New Tri-Axle Combo Chassis (NO looking for pool/port chassis required!)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Plan
Paid Sick Time, Vacation, and Holidays
Day & Night Shifts Available!
Full Job Description
Access World USA is currently hiring Class A Drivers for Carson, California. An Ideal candidate will have 2 years class A driving experience minimum with at least 6 months container or 6 months flatbed experience. The position is local home daily and requires “loops” from the port to our warehouse. NO long haul, out of town, or even beyond 50 miles from base.
Why Access World?
Brand new trucks and chassis
Great Pay: $35/Hr.+ (DOE) plus overtime $120,000/Yr. potential
Full Time Year Around- 50/65 Hours Weekly
Excellent Benefits
Paid Vacation
Bi-Weekly direct deposit (Weekly pay available if requested)
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