SETBACK: TRUCKERS TO LOSE AB 5 INJUNCTION PROTECTION BECAUSE US SUPREME COURT WON’T HEAR APPEAL; OPTIONS AHEAD?

“SETBACK” : Here is a short press release from the California Trucking Association (CTA) on the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court to “deny cert”(refuse to hear) an appeal to a lower court decision that will dissolve an injunction that has kept truckers exempt from AB 5 for almost two years: California Trucking…

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3 , 8:45 AM TO 3:00 PM ON THE INTERNET: “VIRTUAL ONE STOP TRUCK EVENT” ON THE INTERNET HOSTED BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD (CARB); “FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES” TO HELP PURCHASE TRUCKS ON AGENDA

Virtual One-Stop Truck Event Free, informational event for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle owners and operators en Español One-Stop Informational Event – August 3, 2022 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to a virtual One-Stop Truck event. Attendees can access presentations on regulatory compliance, financial assistance, and new technology options. The online event will…

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ARTICLE AND LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO: A MESSAGE FROM THE AMERICAN LOGGERS COUNCIL — “CANARY IN THE COAL MINE — A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT” (SUPPORT THE LOGGING COMMUNITY; WARNING ON DIESEL PRICES AND SUPPLY CHAIN)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=swmwYb-4ogk Link ABOVE to five minute Youtube video from the American Loggers Council: “Canary in the Coal Mine”: (“A Day Late and a Dollar Short.”) Link BELOW to article: “Skyrocketing Diesel Prices Are Beginning to Shut Down Logging and Trucking Operations, and Threatens the Entire Timber Supply Chain,Warns the American Loggers Council” https://www.prweb.com/releases/skyrocketing_diesel_prices_are_beginning_to_shutdown_logging_and_trucking_operations_and_threatens_the_entire_timber_supply_chain_warns_the_american_loggers_council/prweb18734395.htm

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LAKESHORE STEWARDSHIP, IRSC, SOLICITATION NUMBER 12363N22Q4051 HAS BEEN POSTED TO SAM

A message from the US Forest Service: BEGIN: The Lakeshore Stewardship IRSC, solicitation number 12363N22Q4051 has recently been posted to SAM. Thanks, Jeanne Jeanne Windle Contract Specialist Forest Service Procurement & Property Services (PPS) National Procurement Operations (NPO) Stewardship Contracting Branch c: 406-370-5318 norma.windle@usda.gov 3710 Fallon Street, Suite C Bozeman, MT 59718 www.fs.fed.us Caring for…

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IN TWO WEEKS ON FRIDAY JUNE 17, 2022 — THE PLUMAS-SIERRA CHAPTER “SPRING ROUND UP” RETURNS AFTER THREE YEARS! AT THE MOUNT HUFF GOLF COURSE JUST OUTSIDE OF CRESCENT MILLS –CHAPTER CHAIR DOUG STOY INVITES ALL ACL MEMBERS, GUESTS, AND FAMILIES — STARTS AT 5:30 PM

Plumas-Sierra Chapter Chair Doug Stoy, of the DL Stoy Logging Company in Quincy, invites chapter members –and all ACL members and guests — to the return of the “ACL Plumas-Sierra Chapter Spring Round-Up.”   This will be the first chapter event since 2019. COVID-19 concerns and the impacts of last summer’s fires forced cancellation of events…

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JUNE 16 CONFERENCE CALL AND JULY 15 DEADLINE TO “GET ON THE LIST” — PACIFIC SOUTHWEST STEWARDSHIP BPA IN VARIOUS NATIONAL FORESTS — “IF YOU DON’T GET ON THE AWARDS LIST, YOU CANNOT BID ON PROJECT SPECIFIC CALL ORDERS.”

File Code: 6320 Date: June 1, 2022 Dear Prospective Quoters: Be advised that the US Forest Service has issued Solicitation No. 12363N22Q4055 for the Pacific Southwest (PSW) Stewardship BPA covering Federal and local agency lands within 150 miles of the boundaries of the Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Tahoe, LTBMU, Eldorado, Stanislaus, Sierra, Inyo, Sequoia, Klamath, Shasta-Trinity,…

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ACL ALERT! “FUTURE CALL ORDERS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS WILL BE E-MAILED TO ONLY THE CONTRACTORS AWARDED UNDER THIS BPA” –DETAILS WITHIN ON PROJECTS IN REGION 5 CALIFORNIA FORESTS

A MESSAGE FROM ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS Messages below from officials of the US Forest Service will lead to a link that leads to: Federal BPA (“Blanket Purchase Agreeement”) to get on a “contractors’ list” for projects in the Pacific Southwest Stewardship, covering these National Forests in Region 5 (CA):: El Dorado, Inyo, Klamath, Lassen, Mendocino,…

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NEW LOCATION — SAME DATE: PRE SEASON MEETING FOR TIMBER OPERATORS ON REQUIREMENTS TO SIGN UP FOR HEMS (CAL FIRE) AND VIPR (USFS) HIRED EQUIPMENT PROGRAMS IN ADVANCE OF ANY UPCOMING EMERGENCY AND FIRE USE NEED

A message from the US Forest Service AND CAL FIRE: The new meeting location for the upcoming EDSO/ACL/USFS/CAL FIRE Timber contractor meeting is Mother Lode Lions Hall, 4701 Missouri Flat Rd., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 (Corner of Missouri Flat Rd. & Pleasant Valley Rd.) Meeting Objective: A preseason meeting across the CALFire AEU, Eldorado NF, Stanislaus NF, and…

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