The 5th Wheel
CTA in Action: Government Affairs Update

We are very pleased to report that U.S. Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez has GRANTED our motion for preliminary injunction in our AB 5 lawsuit. In his ruling, Judge Benitez wrote:

“There is little question that the State of California has encroached on Congress’ territory by eliminating motor carriers’ choice to use independent contractor drivers, a choice at the very heart of interstate trucking. In so doing, California disregards Congress’ intent to deregulate interstate trucking, instead adopting a law that produces the patchwork of state regulations Congress sought to prevent. With AB-5, California runs off the road and into the preemption ditch of the FAAAA.”

The State of California is enjoined from enforcing AB 5 against California motor carriers pending the entry of final judgement in this action. We will provide more information in the coming days about expected next steps, however, our hat is off to our excellent team of attorneys at Ogletree Deakins and Mayer Brown for their work in getting the trucking industry to this point and to the members who have financially supported this legal effort.

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER

Join CTA at Capitol Hill during Call on Washington March 9-12, 2020.
Dinner and reception details will be provided at a later date.
Space is limited. If you are interested in attending, RSVP today to Taylor Collison at tcollison@caltrux.org.
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Unit News and Events

San Joaquin Unit President's Night Dinner Dance 
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Join us for a night of dinner and dancing to celebrate 2020 CTA President Greg Dubuque. Sponsorship opportunities are available!
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Kern Unit President's Night & Lamb Fry - Save the Date!
Friday, March 6, 2020
This year's event will be held at the Kern County Fairgrounds. 
Social Hour: 6:00 pm, Dinner: 7:00 pm
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Education Program Highlight

Industry Experts Panel
Trucking is an ever-changing industry with unique challenges in the areas of legal and regulatory compliance, finance, and insurance. Join us for an interactive panel and learn how to better navigate these unique challenges that your business faces. Panelists will share their expertise and answer your questions.

Panelists (Left to Right)
Chris McNatt, Partner with Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary
Bill Robi, Owner/CPA with Hoag & Robi
Rick Goodman, SVP & Sr. Relationship Manager with Sunwest Bank
Jamie Reid, Managing Director with Trucking Proud Insurance


Moderator: Matt Schrap, President of California Fleet Solutions and VP Government Programs with Velocity Vehicle Group

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March 3 - 4, 2020 
This train-the-trainer course is for professionals responsible for the development and implementation of professional driver training programs. Students learn teaching skills and their practical application. In addition, students will have the opportunity to present their own lesson plans with critique following.
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