You may have heard about California Air Resources Board's (CARB) recent agreement with the truck and engine manufacturers. If not, here is a quick recap: The agreement aligns California's NOx standards with those of...
CARB CONFORMS
read more
TAX HIKE
On July 1, 2023, California increased the excise tax on diesel fuel by $0.031/gallon to a total of $0.441/gallon. This tax increase is in addition to the 13% sales tax assessed on diesel fuel. Is it any wonder fuel...
CALIFORNIA DREAM GETTING SUED
The long reach of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) regulations and their impact to fleets across the country are resulting in lawsuits. Folks are sick of California setting the defacto national standard....
ANTI INDEPENDENT
One out of every ten workers in the United States in an independent contractor. Regardless of the freedom, flexibility and earning power such work provides to these citizens, Julie Su would like to make that number...
STRIVE FOR INDEPENDENCE
AB 5, California's landmark legislation effectively banning independent contractors, may very well go national if President Biden's pick for US Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, is approved by Congress. Ms. Su was the...
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, has proposed penalizing oil companies for perceived price gouging. His proposal ignores the fact the taxes and fees California imposes on fuel are the highest in the nation, the...
TOPPING THE LIST
California has three of the top ten bottlenecks in the nation. More than any other state in country. #7 Los Angeles 60 at 57 #8 Los Angeles 710 at 105 #10 San Bernardino 10 at 15 Do not worry Northern California. You...
FROM THE DRIVERS’ SEAT
ENVIRONMENTAL BLINDNESS We are coining a term for those who push through environmental regulations without practical consideration to the whole chain of events...Environmental Blindness. First, we stand by our...
HAVE AN ADVENTURE
August marks American Adventure Month. It is time to get out there and explore. If you live in California or Nevada, you do not have to go far. Here are some suggestions to satisfy your wanderlust: California...
NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL
California's regulators, including the California Air Resources Board (CARB), seem to think motor carriers and drivers are one-size-fits-all. That could not be further from the truth. Their upcoming Advanced Clean...
MORE OF THE GOOD
AB2406, the California bill aimed at modernizing SB45 and putting clarity around when demurrage and detention can be assessed on containerized cargo transiting California's gateways, unanimously made its way through...
FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
AB5 The Solicitor General recommended the US Supreme Court not hear the California Trucking Association's (CTA) case against the State of California and their controversial law AB5, which basically bans independent,...