If your company utilizes owner-operators, legislators want to hear from them about why they want to be owner-operators and how codifying the Dynamex Decision takes away their ability to work. To protect the ability of your owner-operators to continue to work as they choose and to protect your business model, we urge you to have your owner-operators attend California Trucking Day on April 2. 

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Click here to visit to the IRP website and see the CA fee schedule. Click here to read the memo for more information.

CTA is your one stop shop for all your IRP needs. For more information, visit CTA's Vehicle Registration Services Page or contact Tina Ferguson at (916) 373-3525 or tferguson@caltrux.org. 

We would like to take this opportunity to advise participants of a new UIIA Issues e-mail address where Motor Carriers and Equipment Providers may report ongoing business issues related to current UIIA provisions and/or any processes associated with the Agreement. These items could lead to future agenda topics that the IIEC membership will review and discuss at their meetings.

The new UIIA Issues e-mail address is uiiaissues@uiia.org
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A recent study about the total cost of ownership found that zero-emission vehicles are a feasible option for various delivery vocations. However, there are still uncertanties about the economic savings, technical specifications, and infrastructure requirements of such vehicles. Moreover, there is not a marketplace, and more importantly, savings vary depending on the actual vocation, level of use, and incentives available. Read Full Article 

Congratulations to CTA Member Timothy Dean of Werner Enterprises who has been selected as the winner of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's 2019 International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA).

Dean has been with Werner for more than 30 years and safely driven more than 4 million miles without incident.Dean will be presented with his award on April 1 at the CVSA Workshop in St. Louis, Missouri.

CVSA established IDEA to recognize and officially acknowledge the exceptional careers of professional commercial motor vehicle drivers and their commitment to public safety. As a company dedicated to advancing the safety and efficiency of the commercial transportation industry, HELP Inc. joined with CVSA to sponsor the Alliance’s 2019 International Driver Excellence Award.

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See your company logo on the back of the event t-shirt by sponsoring the 2019 California Truck Driving Championships. Every driver and volunteer receives a complimentary shirt. Shirts are also sold on-site at both regional competitions and the State Finals. For your logo to make it on the shirt, you must register your sponsorship by Friday, March 15.

Click here to register your sponsorship now! For applications and more information, visit our website or contact Taylyr Thorne, Events Coordinator, at 916-373-3558 or tthorne@caltrux.org.

On February 26, CTA held its first NextGen Legislative Training! The training taught young professional members how to build relationships with their legislators and advocate for the industry. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this event a success including Assemblymember Autumn Burke, Assemblymember Heath Flora, California Chamber of Commerce and our event sponsors: The San Joaquin Unit, SB/Riverside Unit, and Print & Digital Co-op. 

CTA Member Colby Bell (right) spoke to attendees on the importance of political engagement. 

Attendees listening to Colby Bell's presentation.

Assemblymember Autumn Burke (middle) gave attendees guidance and tips on how they can build relationships with the legislators. 

Learn more about CTA's NextGen Program

If you are a young professional member or have any young professionals at your company that you would like to be added to the NextGen email list, contact Heather Oneto at honeto@caltrux.org.