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B (06/13) ASSOCIATION WESTERN WSTA President Message – Danny Rocha ................................................5 TRANSPORTATION NEWS Executive Director’s Report - Lee Brown ...................................................5 ISSN 2380-4009 Governmental Affairs & Communications - Joe Rajkovacz ........................8 Volume – 77 Number – 9/10 WSTA Insurance Services ........................................................................10 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF Membership Services Director - Rudy Navarrete .....................................12 Western States Trucking Association Lee Brown – Senior Editor SUBDIVISION NEWS Joe Rajkovacz – Managing Editor Rich Roth – Publisher & Ad Director West State Alliance (Oakland Port) ..........................................................14 PUBLISHING HEADQUARTERS Concrete Pumpers - Hank de Carbonel ...................................................16 334 N. 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Accessing Documents for an Inspection ..................................................18 Lee Brown – Executive Director / Chief Operating Officer .............................. 213 Rebound Headaches Not a Disease ........................................................19 Lorraine Perluss – Executive Assistant ......................................................... 221 Dianna Webster – Director of Accounting and Human Resources ................. 219 LA COALICION Joe Rajkovacz – Governmental Affairs & Communications Director .............. 227 Sandra Medina – AADT Client Services Director (Español) ........................... 217 Lisa Heaps – AADT Senior Customer Service Specialist ................................ 224 Reporte de Presidente - Danny Rocha.....................................................20 Chris Mitchell – Insurance Services Managing Director ................................. 230 Asesor En Transporte En La Fronteriza - Nelly Meraz .............................20 Armando Guzman – Insurance Services Account Manager (Español) .......... 220 Corte Suprema de California: Se presume que todos son Empleados ....21 Rich Roth – Technology Director ..................................................................... 222 Vivian Mercader – Accounting Rep (Español) ................................................ 220 GENERAL NEWS Olivia Garcia – Collection Site Coordinator (Español) .................................... 225 Brenda Salazar – Business Services Specialist (Español) ............................. 231 Rudy Navarrete – Membership Services Director (Español) ...... (909) 329-5673 Fed EPA Tries to Rein in CARB Overreach ..............................................23 Enviros to ‘Fix’ Transportation ..................................................................23 ADVERTISERS INDEX (Alphabetical Order) The Pot Breathalyzer Is Here? .................................................................25 California Trucking Show .......................................................... 1 Colorado Truckers Lead the Charge in War Against Human Trafficking ..27 Clean Diesel Specialists ........................................................... 2 Trucks Serving High-Speed Rail Work Getting ‘Special’ Attention ...........27 CoreMark Insurance Services .................................................. 3 WSDOT Looking for Volunteers to Count ‘Active Transportation’ Users ..28 Superior Trailer Works ......................................................IFC,46 NLRB Proposes Rule to Change Joint-Employer Standard .....................29 Truckin’ for Kids ...................................................................... 32 Feds Eliminate Need for Diabetic Waiver .................................................29 WSTA GROUP SERVICES Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Under Attack ............................................31 American Alliance Authority & Compliance....................... 30, 43 American Alliance Drug Testing ........................................ 33, 43 Uber Gives Up on Self-driving Trucks ......................................................33 CleanFleets.net – Mobile Smoke Testing /ARB Consult ......... 17 DAT TruckersEdge Load Board .............................................. 25 MEMBERS CORNER Dedicated Funding ................................................................. 15 Goodyear/Dunlop Tires........................................................... 14 l New Affiliate Spotlight ............................................................... 35 Michelin Tires.......................................................................... 25 l Association Members Anniversary ............................................ 36 PrePass .................................................................................. 22 l Affiliate Directory ....................................................................... 40 Unified Carrier Registration System Service .......................... 34 l New Association Members........................................................ 42 WSTA Dental & Vision Plans .................................................. 12 WSTA Employee Health Plans ............................................... 26 l Obituaries.................................................................................. 42 WSTA Insurance Services .......................................................11 l State Officers Directory ............................................................. 42 WSTA Legal Fund ................................................................... 26 l ClassifiedAds ........................................................................... 43 WSTA PAC ............................................................................. 30 WSTA Transportation Advisor Hotline ..................................... 34 About the cover: Western Transportation News USPS 024-435, is published six time per year by Western On August 15th CalChamber under the “I’m Independent Coalition” held States Trucking Association (WSTA) Periodicals postage paid at the Upland, CA post office and additional entry post office. a rally at the capitol in Sacramento. 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