Brake Safety Week is Sept. 15-21

From CVSA. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 15-22. Throughout that week, enforcement officials will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial motor vehicles throughout North America. Vehicles with critical brake violations, or other critical vehicle inspection item violations, will be restricted from traveling until those violations are corrected.…

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Lamont threatens to clamp down on borrowing if tolls not approved

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From CT Mirror. Gov. Ned Lamont threatened Wednesday to clamp down on state borrowing if legislators can’t agree in special session this summer on a plan to toll Connecticut’s major highways. The governor, who made his comments during and after the State Bond Commission meeting, also said he’d consider shifting more borrowing capacity away from…

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Republicans criticize Democrats for changing tax projections

From CT News Junkie. Republican Senate Leader Len Fasano held a press conference Tuesday to complain that the two-year $43.35 billion budget, which Gov. Ned Lamont received yesterday, increased projected tax receipts beyond consensus revenue. Consensus revenue was passed a decade ago to make sure the governor’s Office of Policy and Management and the legislature’s…

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Wilson Elser seminar covers required sexual harassment prevention training

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A new law passed this year by the Connecticut General Assembly mandates sexual harassment prevention training for nearly every employer in the state. The new law requires that businesses with three or more employees provide sexual harassment prevention training to every employee. MTAC is pleased to announce that our partner, the Wilson Elser law firm,…

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ELD FAQs updated

From FMCSA. Recently, FMCSA made the following updates to the ELD Frequently Asked Questions. The question below has been revised (updates are in bold). What must a driver do if there is an electronic logging device (ELD) malfunction? If an ELD malfunctions, a driver must: Note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice…

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FMCSA PSP monitoring service now available

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Message from FMCSA. The Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) added a new service to help drivers keep track of changes to their PSP records. Your PSP record contains FMCSA-reportable crash and roadside inspection information. PSP records are updated about once a month, and safety information could be added to or removed from your record during the…

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TFI closes Highland Transport subsidiary

Excerpt from Transport Topics. TFI International Inc. is closing its 150-truck Highland Transport division, a possible sign of softness in the Northeast freight market, according to a TFI official. … A trucking official in New England blamed some of the freight problems on people and businesses fleeing the Northeast because of taxes and regulations. Joseph…

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