I’ve spent more than three decades on the road, proudly building my career as an independent contractor in the trucking industry. Being my own boss allowed me to raise my four daughters, support my family, and chart my own path forward as a business owner. But in 2020, that livelihood was thrown into chaos by a law from Sacramento, California, lawmakers who ignored how real truckers work and threatened to put thousands of us out of business.
By forcing a one-size-fits-all definition of employment, Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) made it nearly impossible for small business truckers to operate independently in California. I was faced with a heartbreaking decision: stay in my home state and watch my business collapse or leave California to preserve the freedom I had fought so hard for.
MAJOR BUSINESS GROUP INTERVENES TO BLUNT NEWSOM LAWSUIT ATTEMPTING TO REINSTATE EV MANDATES…