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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 21, 2022

Truckers Protesting AB5 Close Down Port of Oakland

Trucker protests at the Port of Oakland went into a fourth day Thursday, with some saying they wouldn’t stop until the state government does something about AB5, a new law that severely restricts the use of independent contractors.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 19, 2022

AB5 Protests Hit Port of Oakland

Close to 1,000 protesters slowed the operations at the Port of Oakland to a crawl on July 19 as they tried to draw attention to how the controversial AB5 law will affect truck owner-operators in the state.

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PodcastsJuly 14, 2022

Behind the News: The End of the Owner-Operator Model in California? [Podcast]

News from the Supreme Court means the end of the owner-operator model as we know it in California – and it could have repercussions nationwide. HDT's editors share what they know about California's AB5 law in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 13, 2022

California Truck Owner-Operators Slow Traffic, Protest AB5

Truckers serving the California port gateways of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland on July 13 began port-wide protests against Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which is expected to virtually eliminate the use of owner-operators in trucking in the state.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicJuly 12, 2022

6 Practices to Recruit Younger Truck Drivers

Here are six recruitment practices that are effective at reaching younger truck drivers, according to results of ATRI’s study “Integrating Younger Adults into Trucking Careers.”

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 30, 2022

California Trucking Braces for AB5: Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal

California’s AB5 law severely restricting the use of independent contractors will soon be enforced against the trucking industry after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the California Trucking Association’s appeal.

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PodcastsJune 29, 2022

Meet Cummins' New Natural Gas Truck Engine [Podcast]

Cummins is betting its new X15N 15-liter natural gas engine is going to change the market for natural-gas-powered trucks. HDT's Jim Park has more from ACT Expo in this HDT Talks Trucking podcast.

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PodcastsJune 27, 2022

The Future of Fuel & Driver Satisfaction: View from the Truck Stop [Podcast]

Just what would it take for a truck stop to offer charging for long-haul electric trucks? We talk to Delia Meier of the Iowa 80 Group and CAT Scale to get the truck-stop view on that and on driver satisfaction.

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Videosby StaffJune 24, 2022

Truck Electrification and Driver Satisfaction: View from the Truck Stop [Video]

Just what would it take for a truck stop to offer charging for long-haul electric trucks? We talk to Delia Meier of the Iowa 80 Group and CAT Scale to get the truck-stop view on that and on driver satisfaction.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2022

Survey: Owner-Operators Consider Taking Pets to Work a Key Benefit

Data shows that more than half of the owner-operators surveyed would reconsider their profession if they could not take their pet with them on the road.

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