In just the first year of the new Legislative session, Legislators introduced nearly 2700 bills. Read on to view a partial list of bills CTA is actively engaged in.

June 2nd brought the first major deadline for the Legislative year, the House of Origin deadline, when all bills from their original house must be passed to the next. This deadline culminates in the Legislature acting on 700 bills in three days.

The First Quarter Newsletter for California Employers through the Employment Development Department (EDD) is now available. Articles include coverage on: Payroll Tax Law Guidance to Cannabis Businesses, Tax Credits, Reporting Reminder for New and Rehired Employees, and Information on Submitting Quarterly Forms to the EDD. To view the newsletter, click here.

The discussions at last month’s annual meeting of the International Registration Plan emphasized once again the problems motor carriers may have in using their electronic logging devices to produce IRP and International Fuel Tax Agreement records, unless the carriers make sure the ELDs will do the job.

According to FDA, "the goal of the rule is to ensure that transportation practices do not create safety risks". FDA hopes to address three areas: 1) ensuring food is properly refrigerated, 2) vehicles and equipment are properly cleaned and sanitized, and 3) ensuring food is properly protected during transportation.

Bay Area, Central Coast, Central Valley, Kern, Los Angeles/Orange, Redwood Empire, Sacramento, San Bernardino/Riverside, San Diego/Imperial, San Joaquin, Sierra Cascade, and Tri-County. Find information and photos on your unit!

CTA & NATMI Present CSS & CDS Fleet Safety Certification Courses   This will be the final class of 2017 for this Certification    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Don’t get caught when compliance knowledge is only a class away. Be sure HAZWASTE training is in your plans for 2017. Penalties for not meeting all hazardous waste requirements could incur fines up to $25,000 or more. Regulators are stepping up their inspection and enforcement actions.

Legal Partners, Ferber Law, Littler, and Weintraub Tobin, will be speaking on Wednesday, June 21 at the Membership Service Committee Meeting. They will be discussing the Supreme Court's clarification on the "1 day of rest in 7" law and the Employee/Independent Contractor distinction.

Participate & Advocate- Become the Voice of Trucking. Attend CTA’s Summer Policy Committee meetings and Board of Directors meeting June 21-22, 2017 in Indian Wells, California.

Register now for the Northern Safety Council Meeting on June 20. Kurt D. Carpenter, Field Intelligence Officer, with the Transportation Security Administration will be speaking on Truck Safety and Terrorism. Lunch will be provided. Cost is $20.00 for CTA members and $50.00 for Non-Members. To register, CLICK HERE.

Work to clear a section of U.S. Highway 50 in El Dorado County will increase over the next few days after new slide activity at the location today. More than 50 truckloads of new debris fell onto the westbound lane of Highway 50 this morning at Alder Creek, a rural location between White Hall and Kyburz. It’s a two-lane section of the highway currently separated by temporary concrete barriers. To read the full traffic alert, CLICK HERE. 

Researchers at U.C. Berkeley & Volvo are currently conducting an on-the-road driving study on the topic of truck platooning. The study will be conducted on roads in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are currently looking for 3 participants for daytime testing and 12 for nighttime testing.

Register your staff by August 15, 2017 and receive an Early Bird discount of $599 (after August 15 $699) for the 2017 CTA Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy will be on Nov 8-9 in Irvine. This two-day program offers the latest practical techniques and tools to help your staff unlock their leadership potential. Attendees will be given the opportunity to learn, grow and further develop their personal and professional characteristics.

Earlier this week the California Trucking Association (CTA), California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Caltrans hosted a "Lessons Learned Winter Wrap Up Roundtable" meeting at the Caltrans District 3 Kingvale Maintenance Station in Kingvale.