Truck driver shares ‘painful’ decision to leave California for the sake of her business

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Truck driver Dee Sova breaks down her difficult decision to relocate her business following the passage of California's law, AB5, that banned independent truck drivers.

Truck driver Dee Sova explains her decision to move her business out of California following the statewide ban of independent truck drivers on ‘Varney & Co.’California's law AB5, enacted in 2020,Lawmakers' intentions, Sova argues, were to push truckers to "revert back" and become a company driver, or, to "leave the state."

"At that time, [lawmakers] were saying that anyone who was an independent contractor had to revert back to becoming a company driver, or had to leave the state. It was clear that my decision was I wanted to remain as an independent contractor, and I made the choice to leave," Sova explained on Independent contractor Dee Sova moved her trucking business to Missouri after California passed its AB5 law. for her family, was forced to choose between staying close to home and keeping her small business.

"The unfortunate part is, I'm away from all of my family because my kids are now in California. That's where they wanted to stay, that's where they were born and raised. And just not being able to get in the car and go over to a family member's house. That's the painful part of the decision," Sova shared, Thursday.

 

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