Ports: truck drivers.
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires trucking companies and truck drivers (who aren't classified as employees) operating at the Port of Long Beach or the Port of Los Angeles to provide specific information to the ports. Specifically, trucking companies must affirm they are withholding all required taxes from employee wages, and truck drivers must provide documentation of their insurance, operating authority, and registration. The ports are then required to publish this information publicly and update it within 30 days of significant operational changes. The bill also establishes penalties for providing false information and failing to comply with reporting requirements.
Key provisions
- Trucking companies must provide a sworn affirmation to ports regarding tax withholding for employee drivers.
- Truck drivers must provide documentation of insurance, operating authority, and registration to the ports.
- Ports must publish truck entry information (name, date, time, owner, SCAC, etc.) on their websites quarterly, starting January 1, 2027.
- Ports must provide additional information to the Labor Commissioner upon request.
- Trucking companies must update ports within 30 days of changes exceeding 50% of employees being replaced by independent contractors.
- Civil penalties of $20,000 for false information and $5,000 for failure to update.
- Establishment of definitions for ‘Port,’ ‘SCAC,’ and ‘Trucking Company’ within the Harbors and Navigation Code and Labor Code.
- A finding that a special statute is necessary due to the unique volume of goods processed at the ports.
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