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Cleaire's Settlement and Sale of Business

Cleaire's assets are up for bidding and auction per San Diego County Superior Court.

Court date is scheduled for April 16, 2013 at 8:30AM in Department C-66

San Diego County Superior Court

330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

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WHAT GIVES!!!!

A letter from Mary Nicholes to Darrell Issa was sent out on November 23, 2011 admitting that the air was 90% clean, what gives!

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NEWS FLASH

Attention CCTA and Western Trucking Alliance Members.

The California Highway Patrol will host a Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit on September 26, 2013, at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario California.

During the Summit, the third consecutive Safe Transportation Achievement Recognition (STAR) awards will be presented.

Motor carriers interested in applying for a STAR award may access the application and scoring criteria on the California Highway Patrol Internet Web site at http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/stars.html.

Questions regarding the Summit or the STAR awards should be directed to the California Highway Patrol, Commercial Vehicle Section, at (916) 843-3400

Featured Articles

May 2013 Issue

More on Truck "Dumping" in Oregon & Air Toxics
Billing & Collections: Lien Laws
Independent Research Reports PrePass Carrier Safety Records - Better Than National Average
SCIF UPDATES: State Fund Safety Publications, Videos Now Online
2013 CHP Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit

Association

President Report

Welcome to CCTA and Our Magazine

Executive Director

CTN Going Out to Almost 6,000 Motor Carriers
Legislative Update: A State Where the Legislative Majority Defies Businesses to Stay in Business
CalChambers’ Love v. Hate – Job Killing Legislation
Oregon Next State on Enviros Diesel Hit-List
Storm Water Permit Clarification
Dirty Air and Global Warming – Nonsense!
Air Traffic Controllers Finally Get Even With Reagan and the GOP!

Northern MSD

CARB Regulations - Is a Reality

Southern MSD

Working on Fuel Discount Programs for CCTA Members and its Conferences

Action in the Chapter

San Gabriel Valley Chapter Updates
San Fernando Valley Chapter Updates

Members Corner

Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter Updates for May
Orange County Chapter Updates for May
San Fernando Valley Chapter Updates for May

Scholarship Awards Program

Where are they now?: From Trucker's Daughter to the Best Dressed List
1st Annual Scholarship Bowling Tournament

Interstate Conference Updates

Trucker-to-Trucker

Traveling Man
DATA Q Agreement Coming?
A Supreme Experience
We Have a Nominee at USDOT

Interstate Carrier News

Industry Tells Feds: There’s More to Safety Than Just Inspections
Strategies for Success in Trucking
A Better Solution Than The ‘Devil’s Bill’
Special Report: FBI Raids Offices of Truck Stop Chain Pilot-Flying J
Focus on Affiliate Member: Safer-r-Compliance
Supremes Hear ATA Case Against Port of LA
News From The FMCSA: May 2013
38% of U. S. Highway Contractors Had Vehicle Crashes in Work Zones According to AGC
Navistar Engine Receives EPA Certification

Other Conferences

Concrete Pumpers Conference

Big News from Bauma

Heavy-Haul Conference

What About Those Smaller Trucks?

Environmental

Andre Boutros New CTC Executive Director
Gina McCarthy Bid to Lead EPA in Trouble?
ESW Acquires Cleaire’s Assets
CARB Names Insider New Executive Officer
Low Carbon Fuel Standard – Oregon Saying Goodbye?
Congress Must Rein In Expensive ‘Sue and Settle’ Tactics by EPA
California Appellate Court Signals that Adoption of Low Carbon Fuel Standard May Have Violated CEQA
The Hunt for Government Transparency

Drug Testing Updates

I’m and owner-operator and I received a random notice to do a drug and alcohol test, what do I do?
Keeping Up with All the Changes
Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
DMV Notices Traffic Schools Concerning Urine Testing
Federal Bill Filed in April to Create National Marijuana Commission

La Opinion Del Troquero

Trabajo Sobre Programas de Descuento de Diesel Para los Miembros de CCTA
MIEMBRO PUNTO DE LUZ: Mayo 2013
Facturación y Cobranza - Mayo 2013: Cómo Recoger si Usted es un Contratista

Gas prices will jump again, critics say

In The News

Monday, 15 October 2012 11:54

SFGate.com

For years, California has suffered sudden jumps in the price of gasoline. The latest price spike, which peaked this week, briefly saw some stations charging $5 for regular.

Now critics warn that one of the state's policies to fight global warming could make the situation worse.

Business groups are taking aim at California's "low carbon fuel standard," which is designed to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that come from making and burning fuel. Created in 2007, the standard forces fuel producers to lower the "carbon intensity" of their products 10 percent by 2020.

Oil companies can meet the standard by blending advanced biofuels into their gasoline and diesel. But those biofuels - such as cellulosic ethanol, made from grass, crop stubble or woody plants - are in short supply. If the oil companies can't get enough, prices at the pump could soar, critics say.

EPA News

Monday, 15 October 2012 07:22

EPA Gets Caught Lying About Global Warming!

New Study Says Sales of NatGas Trucks & Buses Will Surpass 180,000 by 2019

In The News
Wednesday, 10 October 2012 14:50
Less than 0.1% of vehicles on American roads burn the natural gas of any type today and the percentage sagged slightly from 2005 to 2010. Aggressive environmental regulations have pushed many governments, municipal vendors (trash and bus) and some businesses to seek ways to comply with stringent regulations to reduce emissions of their fleets. Natural gas has become an increasing appealing option especially with the assortment of opportunities to grant funding, according to report from Pike Research. The report forecasts steady growth for natural gas truck and bus sales.
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State Fund Board Authorizes 7% Rate Cut, $100M Dividend

Programs
Friday, 05 October 2012 15:31
The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) board of directors this morning authorized the quasi-governmental carrier to revise the tiered rating plan it has on file with the California Department of Insurance to make a 7% rate cut for 2013 policies. Officials say it's expected that this rate cut will take effect late in the first quarter of 2013, which means the Jan. 1 renewals will miss out on the decrease.
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The World According to CARB: Not Clobbering Businesses with a Huge Hidden Energy Tax is a ‘Windfall?’

CARB Updates & News
Friday, 05 October 2012 14:56
By Rob Neenan - President/CEO, California League of Food Processors The recent statement by a California Air Resources Board (CARB) spokesman that not charging major California employers a billion dollars a year or more for emissions allowances would be a “windfall” for the businesses was breathtaking in its audacity.
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