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The Logistics Matters podcast: Chris Shimoda of the California Trucking Association on AB5 | Season 3 Episode 28

California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) forces many independent drivers to be considered employees of the companies they service - whether they want to be or not. Shimoda discusses AB5 as well as the state's proposed environmental regulations, which could take trucks with internal combustion engines off California roads as early as 2024. Plus: The FRA rules on train crew size; supply chain disruptions might have been worse than we thought.

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By DC Velocity StaffJul 29, 2022
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About this week's guest
Chris Shimoda

Chris Shimoda is the senior vice president of government affairs for the California Trucking Association (CTA). He has been with CTA since 2007. Shimoda manages the legislative, political, regulatory, and public affairs work for nation’s largest statewide trade association representing trucking and serves on the association’s executive management team. Throughout his career, Shimoda has worked with the California legislature and agencies including the California Air Resources Board and California Highway Patrol on the development and implementation of major programs impacting the trucking industry. He is a graduate of UC Davis. 







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