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AB5 notches another win: Supreme Court won’t hear Postmates/Uber case 

Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case. 

California’s independent contractor law, AB5, has racked up another victory in the federal court system.

The U.S. Supreme Court without comment – which is common practice – denied review Tuesday in the case known both as Olson, for lead plaintiff Lydia Olson, and Uber/Postmates, to distinguish it from other Uber-driven litigation against AB5.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ab5-notches-another-win-supreme-court-wont-hear-postmates-uber-case

California bill would expand state’s power over warehouses and related trucking

California’s small business sector, with allies in local governments, is gearing up against a sweeping change in the state’s regulation of warehouse siting and expansion, including mandated creation of acceptable trucking routes.

AB98 now sits on the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the bill. A Newsom spokesman told FreightWaves in an email that “this measure will be evaluated on its merits,” giving no other indication which way the governor was leaning on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-bill-would-expand-states-power-over-warehouses-and-related-trucking

EPA taking comments on California waiver for Advanced Clean Fleets rule

Comments on California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule and the state’s waiver request to let it implement the rule are being taken by the Environmental Protection Agency.

A virtual public hearing on the issue is set for Aug. 14 at 10 a.m., according to an announcement from the EPA. 

Comments are being taken at the federal government’s portal for that purpose: regulations.gov. The docket number for the case is EPA-HQOAR-2023-0589.

The ACF rule was to have taken effect Dec. 31, 2023. It is a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/epa-taking-comments-on-california-waiver-for-advanced-clean-fleets-rule

CTA, OOIDA to appeal court decision upholding AB5 in California trucking

The California Trucking Association and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will appeal last month’s decision that rejected their latest attempt to block imposition of California independent contractor law AB5 on the state’s trucking sector.

The decision to appeal the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, came as something of a surprise given the consensus in the trucking legal community...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cta-ooida-to-appeal-court-decision-upholding-ab5-in-california-trucking

Further appeals to block AB5 from California trucking seen as a long shot

California’s trucking industry is facing the reality that its battle to keep the state’s AB5 independent contractor law out of the trucking sector is likely at a dead end.

Appeals are possible of the decision Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California that emphatically rejected all the arguments by the California Trucking Association (CTA) and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. But several observers of the legal battle that has gone on for more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/further-appeals-to-block-ab5-from-california-trucking-seen-as-a-long-shot

Groups lose latest court attempt to block California’s AB5 from state’s trucking sector

In a sweeping decision, a federal district court judge in California on Friday rejected arguments that the state’s independent contractor law, AB5, should be barred from regulating California’s trucking industry.

Judge Roger Benitez of the California federal district court for the state’s Southern district not only failed to order a new injunction, he also tossed out the case brought by the California Trucking Association (CTA) and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/groups-lose-latest-court-attempt-to-block-californias-ab5-trucking-sector

SoCal warehouse emissions rule, and possible impact on trucks, upheld by judge

A rule regulating emissions at Southern California warehouses, which the state’s trucking industry viewed as akin to a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, has been upheld by a federal district court.

In a ruling earlier this month, Judge John Kronstadt of the Central District of California rejected claims in a lawsuit filed by the California Trucking Association (CTA) that a warehouse emissions rule approved in May 2021 by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) was preempted...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/socal-warehouse-emissions-rule-and-possible-impact-on-trucks-upheld-by-judge

California holds off on only allowing zero-emission vehicles in drayage registry

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Drayage operators in California that faced a Sunday deadline barring registration of any new...

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Court kills CARB’s $30 reefer truck fee, but refrigeration unit rules intact

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A California environmental regulation on diesel-powered truck refrigeration units (TRUs) that is set...

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Workhorse reports Q3 loss, may sell drone business

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Workhorse Group reported lower-than-expected revenue and another loss in the third quarter, this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/workhorse-reports-q3-loss-may-sell-drone-business

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