The rise of the gig economy has created a yawning chasm between two types of commercial drivers. On one hand, there’s the traditional pool of big-rig, longhaul drivers with full credentials, performing what most consider to be a full-time job. On the other, there’s a growing army of part-timers and itinerant workers who possess nothing
California’s effort to reshape the gig economy hit a significant roadblock this week when a federal court issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the application of the state’s new rules to truck drivers, citing a conflict with federal law. The roadblock is by no means fatal, but it’s not insignificant — not when there are so