Archive for category: General News

15 – Day Rule Change Procedures Make Access Unlikely for Most Truckers

After all the hoopla, name calling, and even one lawsuit to stop CARB from moving forward with proposed amendments to the Statewide Truck and Bus rule, it appears CARB staff never intended to allow anyone to access a new provision called the “Economic Hardship Extension” or commonly referred to as the “loan denial provision.”

On July 1, 2014 CARB issued its Supplemental 15-Day Notice describing how the agency intends to implement board approved amendments to give truckers – typically owner-operators and small-business truckers unable to secure financing more time to comply with CARB’s rule. The requirements laid-out in the 15 – Day Notice are so onerous it is difficult to imagine many truck owners will attempt to take advantage of this new provision. Read more

Federal and state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) agencies are putting their focus on fall safety, the number one cause of death at construction sites, this summer.

Cal/OSHA inspectors fanned out at construction sites in the San Francisco Bay Area late last month, following a recent rash of fatal accidents in the region. Investigators have been deployed to inspect construction worksites throughout the coming weeks to determine whether adequate measures have been taken to identify safety hazards and prevent injury. Read more

By Betty Plowman – Northern California Service Director CCTA

A newly formed coalition that is taking a stand against a fuel tax increase set for January 1, 2015, held its kick-off event at 3B’s Truck and Auto Plaza in Lodi on May 23, 2014.

The group is calling the state mandated increase a hidden, regressive tax created by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) without voter approval or approval of state legislators. The CARB created price increase under is a result of its “Fuels Under The Cap” regulations, part of AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, which was passed in 2006. Read more

Most people who signed up under President Obama’s health care law rate their new insurance highly, but a substantial number are struggling with the cost, according to a poll released late June.

At the summer Board meeting in Sacramento, June 21, our endorsed agent at CoreMark Insurance (formally Armstrong Ins.) provided the Board and staff with an update on the very confusing and costly Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read more

CCTA Member Follows a Unique Path

Phrases like “gearhead” and “old school” to describe truckers just isn’t heard as much today as it used to be. It does accurately describe CCTA member Dwayne Whitney and how he decided to comply with CARB regulations. Read more