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Association Insight January 11 2017

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California Trucking Law Update By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director Join the PSAI for a conference call with CHP Motor Carrier Specialist Tim Ellis on Wednesday, February 1 at 1:00 pm Pacific time to get your questions answered! Recently the PSAI ran an article in Association Insight about changes to a California law concerning trucks that could affect PSAI Members. On November 16, 2016 we reported that drivers of vehicles equipped with tanks having a total capacity of 1,000 gallons (waste + fresh water tanks) or more, regardless of vehicle weight, are now required to possess a CDL license with a tank endorsement. The law was passed in 2014; enforcement began in 2016. The new law was not widely publicized, nor to our understanding, was it communicated to law enforcement officers until just recently. As a result, certain driving jobs in California that previously did not require a CDL now do require a CDL. After the article ran, we heard from companies doing business in California. Some have had experience with enforcement of this law, and some have not. For those in direct enforcement situations, the law and its implications have already had a very real impact on their business. Operators who have not experienced enforcement have sometimes questioned whether the PSAI's information is correct. These company leaders tell us their drivers go through California scales daily without questions concerning the size of their tank or credentials of the driver. For them the PSAI's story seems like much ado about nothing. WEEKLY EDITION January 11, 2017 2016 Small Business Report The US Small Business Administration (SBA) defines any company with gross receipts of $7.5 million annually or less as a "small business" in our industry. The nonprofit Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) works with the SBA to assist entrepreneurs in building successful businesses, and each year SCORE produces a report about the state of the small business environment. While SCORE's report covers all US enterprises that qualify as small businesses, it contains some interesting data for portable sanitation. In order to keep us all from the tedium of reading a lengthy report, SCORE has published some highlights as an infographic. CONTINUE TO PAGE 4 FOR THE REST OF THE INFOGRAPHIC CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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