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    Interstate - All 48 States

    CORPORATION – LONG DISTANCE

    ITEM PRICE TIME FRAME
    CORPORATION OR LLC $425 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    US DOT $50 1 BUSINESS DAY
    MC Authority $400 1 BUSINESS DAY
    EIN $50 SAME DAY
    BOC-3 $50 SAME DAY
    UCR $100 SAME DAY
    IFTA $125 SAME DAY
    CA Number $50 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    EPN $50 VARIES
    MCP (1 Truck) $350 2-3 WEEKS
    TOTAL $ 1,650

    SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP – LONG DISTANCE

    ITEM PRICE TIME FRAME
    US DOT $50 1 BUSINESS DAY
    MC Authority $400 1 BUSINESS DAY
    BOC-3 $50 SAME DAY
    UCR $100 SAME DAY
    IFTA $125 SAME DAY
    CA Number $50 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    MCP (1 Truck) $350 2-3 WEEKS

     

    TOTAL $ 1,125

    Intrastate - CA Only

    CORPORATION – LOCAL

    ITEM PRICE TIME FRAME
    CORPORATION OR LLC $425 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    US DOT $50 1 BUSINESS DAY
    EIN $50 SAME DAY
    CA Number $50 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    EPN $50 VARIES
    MCP (1 Truck) $350 2-3 WEEKS

     

    TOTAL $ 975

    SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP – LOCAL

    ITEM PRICE TIME FRAME
    US DOT $50 1 BUSINESS DAY
    CA Number $50 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    MCP (1 Truck) $350 2-3 WEEKS

     

    TOTAL $ 450

    Broker MC Authority

    CORPORATION

    ITEM PRICE TIME FRAME
    CORPORATION OR LLC $425 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS
    US DOT $50 1 BUSINESS DAY
    MC Authority $400 1 BUSINESS DAY
    EIN $50 SAME DAY
    BOC-3 $50 SAME DAY

     

    TOTAL $ 975

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    AB5 California Trucking News

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

    Case No. 3:18-cv-02458-BEN-BLM

    CALIFORNIA TRUCKING

    ASSOCIATION, RAVINDER SINGH,

    and THOMAS ODOM,

    The case is  DATED: November 12, 2019

    California owner operators are realizing that the owner operator business model may no longer be legal.

    As of  January 1, 2020 the AB5 law will force owner operators to become employees of the companies that they haul freight for.

    The above parties,  CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, RAVINDER SINGH, and THOMAS ODOM are attempting to fight this law.

    Plaintiffs bring this lawsuit to vindicate their rights guaranteed by the

    Supremacy Clause and Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.

    Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting the Defendants from

    applying and enforcing California’s new test for whether a worker is an employee or

    independent contractor…

    The California Truckers Association (CTA) make numerous references to its “members” or owner operators. CTA and Singh and Odom are fighting specifically the ABC test. This is the test that will disqualify owner operators from being independent contractors.

    It is highly recommended that all owner operators read the lawsuit filing. The effects of AB5 on truckers and owner operators is spelled out.

    Two Main Sections Every Carrier, Trucker and Owner Operator must read:

    The ABC Test Prevents Motor Carriers

    From Contracting With Owner-Operators

    The Impact Of The ABC Test On Services, Routes, And Prices

    The staff here at AB5 Trucking is here to make sure you have all the required Authority and Incorporation and all other permits you need to be legal on the road.

    AB5 California Trucking has vast implications on truckers and owner operators.

    One question many of us have is how will truckers or owner operators with specialized trailers be affected by AB5. When you have a specialized trailer such a an removable goose neck (RGN) , you will be hauling for numerous customers.

    The same applies for hot shot truckers who haul for numerous customers.

    It is already known that Swift and Werner are already ending agreements with leased owner-operators in California.

    This means that leased drivers may have to make the decision to start driving under their own operating authority.

    This new law also drastically impacts the way the trucking industry in California operates. 

    The new law assumes workers are employees. To prove otherwise, the hiring company has the burden of demonstrating that the worker meets a very specific test.

    Namely, a worker can only be classified as an independent contractor if the company can show that the worker meets all three of the following prongs:

    • A – The worker is free from control and direction in the performance of services; and
    • B – The worker is performing work outside the usual course of the business of the hiring company; and
    • C – The worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business.

    Prong B will be the biggest obstacle for hiring companies in the trucking business. 

    For example, if the hiring company’s business is trucking, transportation, or logistics, then it will be very difficult for the company to show the truck drivers they contract with are performing work outside of the usual course of the company’s business. 

    The Western States Trucking Association has told its members the new law, particularly Prong B, “sets an impossible standard for most of its members to meet.”

    Even then, the drivers would still have to be free from the hiring company’s control (Prong A) and have an independently established business or provide trucking services to other companies (Prong C). 

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