Posts by MTAC Staff

MTAC has been advised that most motor carriers are waiting until the end of applicable credential extensions to begin renewing their vehicle registrations. This is not good, as it could cause a bottleneck of paperwork at DMV and contribute to potential delays in processing that would impact all carriers. Perhaps more importantly, MTAC members should…

MTAC has recently received questions from members about Connecticut’s sexual harassment prevention training law, known as the Time’s Up Act. There are a few key provisions regarding sexual harassment prevention training in the law, which was passed during the 2019 legislative session. For companies with three or more employees, those provisions include: Any employee (supervisors…

From ATRI. The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2020 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. Now in its 16th year, ATRI’s annual analysis not…

From Transport Topics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a proposal and request for comment on a new pilot program to allow drivers ages 18-20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. A Sept. 4 Federal Register notice said the agency proposes to allow 18- to 20-year-old commercial driver license holders to…

From Wipfli. On August 28th the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 providing guidance on implementation of the August 8th presidential executive order that allows the deferral of employee social security taxes for the period September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The deferral of the employee taxes is not mandatory and employers will need to decide…

From CT Mirror. The coronavirus continues to hit Connecticut’s economy hard, and — at least on paper — state finances are feeling the pain as well. But things might not be as dire as they seem. Though Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration projects a whopping $2.1 billion deficit for the new fiscal year, which began July…

From Transport Topics. Law enforcement officers and inspectors nabbed more than 66,000 drivers engaging in unsafe behavior on U.S. and Canadian roadways, issuing more than 71,000 warnings and citations as part of Operation Safe Driver Week, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced Sept. 2. The stepped-up enforcement event, which took place July 12-18, was CVSA’s…

The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced that they will make appointments available in order to conduct certain in-person transactions involving International Registration Plan (IRP) registrations. Effective Sept. 8, 2020, IRP will take appointments for the following transactions: Add/Delete a Vehicle Change Carrier Weight Increase Return Plate Please call the IRP unit at…

From Wipfli. On August 8, President Trump signed an executive order temporarily delaying the withholding, deposit and payment of the employee contribution of Social Security payroll taxes from September 1 to December 31. The order is only applicable to those employees that make less than $104,000 annually. President Trump’s executive action suspending the employee portion…