California has implemented several laws and regulations affecting the trucking industry in 2024, including:
- The "Advanced Clean Fleets" regulation, which requires trucking companies to purchase an increasing percentage of electric trucks in the coming years.
- The "ABC Test" for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors, which has led to legal challenges and changes in the industry's business models.
- Emissions standards for trains, aiming to reduce pollution from rail transportation.
- The phase-out of medium and heavy-duty combustion trucks by 2036, with varying deadlines for different fleets.
- Increased investment in zero-emission infrastructure and incentives for cleaner vehicles.
- A regulation that would require intrastate carriers in California to be equipped with Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) to track hours of service, aligning with federal regulations.
- The "B2B exemption" which provides that AB5's ABC test does not apply to bona fide business contracting relationships if a bevy of individual factors are satisfied.
- Ongoing legal battles over the application of AB5 to the trucking industry, with the California Trucking Association and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association appealing court decisions.