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CTA in Action: Government Affairs Update
Owner-operators are facing extinction because of the recent California Supreme Court decision known as Dynamex. If your company utilizes owner-operators or subhaulers, you may now be retroactively liable for wage and hour violations. Misclassification claims can cost your company up to $300,000 to $400,000 per driver. CTA has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Southern District Court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Dynamex Decision and we will not be able to defeat the Dynamex Decision without your help.
Compliance and Regulatory News
American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is seeking donated transportation from Omaha NE to somewhere near Butte County. They anticipate 6 shipments in the next 2 weeks. 5 of them will be LTL (probably 7 pallets each) and 1 full truckload. The drivers will be primarily delivering cleaning supplies and some school supplies. If you are able to provide assistance, contact Kathy Fulton, ALAN Executive Director, or Felicia Alexander, ALAN Regional Liason at ops@alanaid.org. During Brake Safety Week, Sept. 16-22, 2018, enforcement personnel in 57 jurisdictions throughout Canada and the United States conducted 35,080 inspections on commercial motor vehicles and captured and reported data on brake violations. The majority of vehicles inspected did not have any brake-related out-of-service conditions; however, inspectors found critical vehicle inspection items in the brake systems of 4,955 (14.1 percent) of the vehicles inspected and placed those vehicles out of service until the condition(s) could be corrected. Read Full Article Help Desk - FAQ's
FMCSA has published a list of FAQs related to their June 2018 release of personal conveyance guidance. FMCSA has provided answers to a series of Frequently Asked Questions to assist the industry and law enforcement in the application of the guidance. 
Unit News and Events
Upcoming Events
Need help with your business succession plan? Alay Yajnik, award-winning business coach and speaker with FocalPoint International is offering a free business succession planning webinar on Tuesday, November 20 at 10:00 am. This webinar is only available to CTA members. You don’t want to miss this! Wednesday, November 28 - Thursday, November 29
This Summit will bring together state and federal law enforcement personnel, driver licensing agency representatives, industry, and university researchers from the Western U.S. region. There is no cost to register/attend the Summit
Member Alerts
Saturday, November 3, professional truck driver Robert St. John of Devine Intermodal was named Northern California’s Truck Driver of the Year at California Trucking Association’s Annual Driver of the Month/Driver of the Year Awards Banquet at the Hilton Arden West in Sacramento, CA. Mr. Robert St. John is a line driver with a career of over 28 years of commercial driving. He is 2.5 million miles accident and citation free. Robert is Devine’s Lead Driver Trainer. He participates in every event asked of him. He has brought his truck and expertise to multiple CTA training events. Robert has put over two and a half million miles on California roadways without a single collision.
CTA Highlights
Career Center
As we recognize our veterans on this holiday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proud to help experienced military drivers transition to commercial driving careers. These individuals offer a proven work ethic, personal discipline and invaluable training and skills. Leveraging their skills is a service to them and a gain for our nation’s commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry.
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