Archive for April 2016

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed its Fiscal Year 2017 funding bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Included in the comprehensive legislation is a technical correction to the suspension of the July 2013 restrictions on the use of the 34-hour restart, ensuring that the 34-hour restart remains in place.…

Last week, MTAC President Joe Sculley visited member company Whelen Engineering. Whelen’s goal is to bring innovative, life-saving products to market more quickly while maintaining strict quality control throughout the process. They have accomplished this through a vertical manufacturing initiative to eliminate or reduce out-sourcing; the use of robotics and state-of-the-art production equipment; and, perhaps…

MTAC’s publishing partner, E&M Consulting, is currently at work on the publication of the annual membership directory. If there have been any changes to your contact information since last year’s directory was published, please call the MTAC office to have your information updated prior to publishing the directory. We receive calls from members every year…

As a follow up to our post from Feb. 4, Certified Medical Examiners must now use the “new” revised Medical Long Form (MCSA-5875) and Medical Examination Certification (med card) (MCSA-5876). The “old” forms cannot be used any longer. As a reminder, MTAC has the new Certified Medical Examination forms available for sale, so contact the…

This information submitted by the New York State Motor Truck Association. As of April 13, 2016, registering a truck for Highway Use Tax (HUT) will cost $1.50 per truck. As part of the recently enacted New York State budget, the $15 HUT Certificate of Registration fee and the $4 HUT decal fee have been eliminated. Those…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week issued its final rule establishing new requirements for the sanitary transportation of human and animal food by truck and rail, to guard against food contamination. The rule obligates shippers, loaders, rail and motor carriers and receivers engaged in food transportation and freight brokers when they initiate food…

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 29th annual International Roadcheck will take place June 7-9, 2016. International Roadcheck is a 72-hour period when approximately 10,000 CVSA-certified local, state, provincial, territorial and federal inspectors in jurisdictions across North America perform large truck and bus safety inspections. International Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial…

An excerpt from Hartford Business Journal article. Connecticut spends less than 20 cents of each dollar it collects in highway user fees to build and maintain its highways, a leading state trucking lobby says. The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut said Wednesday it reached that conclusion after reviewing available data from the Federal Highway Administration.…

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that construction activities related to the replacement of the Society Road bridge over I-95, between Old Lyme and East Lyme is expected to cause significant delays. The work is tentatively scheduled to occur during the following periods; Monday, April 4 through Friday April 8, 2016, and if needed…