I have for quite some time now, as the Bay Chapter Chair person, wanted to edit and clean up our Chapter membership list. I have had this on one of my bucket lists. Incidentally, another big one on the list was seeing my favorite musicians live (before they die) and they aren’t getting any younger. […]
Heavy-Duty Truck Eco-Driving Technology and Behavior Research Project You are cordially invited to participate in a research study being carried out by University of California – Riverside and Cal State University – San Bernardino. This research study is focused on evaluating heavy-duty truck eco-driving technology and studying the behavioral impact eco-driving may have on truck […]
Workers’ Compensation insurance rates will be going up in 2014. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones adopted an advisory average pure premium rate of $2.70 per $100 of employer payroll for workers compensation rates effective January 1, 2014.
The California Chamber of Commerce and CCTA are urging members to ask senators to oppose a “job killer” bill that would allow employees to harass employers by filing prejudgment unproven wage liens on their property. The bill, AB 2416 (Stone; D-Scotts Valley), creates a dangerous and unfair precedent in the wage and hour arena by […]
On July 6 we formally participated in a coalition letter supporting AB 69 (Perea), which will delay for three years the inclusion of transportation fuels under CARB’s cap-and-trade program. Without AB 69, gasoline and diesel fuels will be subject to cap-and-trade beginning on January 1, 2015.
SCIENCEALERT.COM A laser that detects if there’s alcohol vapour inside cars has the potential to reduce the numbers of road injuries related to irresponsible drinking. Researchers in Poland have created a device that detects alcohol vapour inside moving cars, and it can help detect blood alcohol levels as low as 0.1% in drivers, reports The […]
The California Construction Trucking Association and American Alliance Drug Testing were at the California Construction Expo in Long Beach held at the Long Beach convention center on July 31st. Lee Brown and my self spent the day meeting and greeting convention guests who stopped by the booth.
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) recently released the California Workers’ Compensation Aggregate Medical Payment Trends report comparing medical payment transaction data from the fourth quarter of 2013 to the fourth quarter of 2012. WCIRB researchers used reported medical payment data representing more than 90 percent of the California insurance market and accounting […]
I believe the best word to describe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) head, Anne Ferro’s July, would be – tumultuous! There was a pretty aggressive call for her resignation by a trucking association and tepid support for her from other “inside-the-beltway” transportation associations. On July 25th, Ms. Ferro announced her departure from the agency.
Betty Plowman – Membership Services Director NorCal My vacation back to Louisiana and the east in July was absolutely one of my life’s greatest experiences. I have put off for way too many years reconnecting with family members there. The “Cousins Reunion” in Baton Rouge cured that for now.
