“California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.”
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Claim dated 19 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The shipping pileup at California’s ports is part of a worldwide supply chain crisis exacerbated by the pandemic and a lack of supplies, equipment and workers, not the state’s rules and regulations on trucking
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 October 2021. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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