CA AB145

Requires brokers of construction trucking services to secure a surety bond of at least $15,000 before furnishing construction transportation services to any construction project.

Makes it a misdemeanor for a construction trucking services broker to violate surety bond requirements, with penalties up to $5,000 in fines.

Creates a rebuttable presumption in civil actions that a broker failed to pay contracted motor carriers if the broker lacked the required surety bond during the contract period.

Expands existing prohibitions on motor carriers to also apply to construction trucking services brokers regarding contractor certification and compliance verification requirements.

Exempts certain facilities from the definition of construction trucking services broker, including rock product operations, asphalt plants, and concrete/cement manufacturing facilities that do not charge fees for transportation arrangement.