Goverment Affairs

The goal of the Government Affairs Department at CTA is to advocate and influence potential legislative proposals, laws, regulations and public policies impacting the trucking industry in California. In order to achieve our goals, staff works to develop strong relationships with policy and opinion makers inside the state capitol along with our CTA lobbyists.

Legislative Tracking

Each legislative session, CTA pursues change through various legislative efforts, including the sponsorship of legislation and by tracking and taking positions on various bills potentially impacting the way you do business in California. This year CTA staff is actively following legislation related to fleet modernization, goods movement, emissions reductions and transportation infrastructure projects. For more information on CTA’s current legislative priorities click here, or on the “latest legislation” link above.

Grassroots Advocacy – Kingpin Program

California state Senators and Assemblymembers want to hear from you, their constituents and voters in their districts. Often times, it is the contact from a constituent that will determine how a member votes – this is grassroots advocacy. Through its Government Affairs Department, CTA has developed a program to encourage members to learn about the legislative and political process so they can become legislative advocates for the trucking industry, this is the Kingpin Program.

Kingpin action is needed at times to educate legislators about the trucking industry and its contribution to the California economy and strengthen the connection between the trucking industry and elected officials. Average kingpin activity encourages letters, e-mails, personal calls and visits to your legislators. Often times, it is the contact from a constituent that will determine how a member votes. For more information on how you the Kingpin program click here

Weekly Legislative Updates

To continually stay up to date with latest legislative news you can now sign up for weekly legislative updates. Every Friday, when the legislature is in session, you will receive an email summarizing the latest actions on important legislation and news around the capitol. To sign up for these updates please email Nycala Benson or to view the latest news click on the link Weekly Legislative Updates on the top of the page.