Behind the News: The Broader Impact of California’s AB5

HDT Talks Trucking

If you think California’s AB5 law won’t affect you because you don’t run in the state or use owner-operators, you might be surprised. Deborah Lockridge, HDT editor in chief, talked to Dean Croke, principal industry analyst for DAT Freight & Analytics, about this law that restricts the use of independent contractors and its potential broader impacts on trucking capacity and on how freight moves in and out of the state.

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Each month, HDT's editors take a look behind some of Truckinginfo.com's top news stories of the month. In July, our coverage of independent trucker protests in California dominated our top five stories. For this episode of HDT Talks Trucking’s Behind the News, we recap those stories and take a look at how AB5, which makes it nearly impossible to use the traditional owner-operator model in the state, could affect freight logistics, volumes and rates into and out of the state, including:

• AB5 protests at California ports
• Impact on container wait times in Oakland
• Transloading on the state border?
• What DAT information can tell us about AB5
• and more!

🏫 Resources

California Truck Owner-Operators Slow Traffic, Protest AB5

AB5 Protests Hit Port of Oakland

Port of Oakland Reopens After Trucker Protests, but Questions Remain About AB5

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