Conn. DOT increasing over-dimensions permit allowances

Message from Conn. DOT. The Department would like to announce a change in some of the restrictions that have affected travel times for various permitted loads. 1)   Due to the many bridge replacements/rehabilitations along the I-95 corridor from New Haven to the NY Line over the past 10 to 20 years, the restriction on I-95…

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ATA among groups supporting Corker’s bill to examine tariffs

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From Transport Topics American Trucking Associations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers are among nearly five dozen transportation and business groups supporting a U.S. Senate bill that would require Congress to authorize the president’s tariffs based on national security concerns. The legislation, introduced recently by Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker…

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2018 Call on Washington

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[av_three_fifth first av_uid=’av-4tjzng7′] From Sept. 11-13, MTAC members will travel to Washington, D.C. for “Call on Washington.” This event is open to all interested members. Come spend time discussing important industry issues with our Congressional delegation. The members of Congress and their senior staff members need to hear directly from constituents as they work to…

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Save the Date – MTAC Annual Meeting Oct. 25

Save the date of Thursday, Oct. 25 for the MTAC Annual Meeting. It will again be held at the Four Points Sheraton, in Meriden, Connecticut. As usual, the meeting will feature educational events, a trade show, the election of officers and directors, and we will honor winners from June’s Connecticut Truck Driving Championship.

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Lamont proposes trucks-only tolls

From CT Post. Ned Lamont, the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for governor, has been pitching the idea of highway tolls — but only for trucks — as a way to raise the kind of revenue that could help pull Connecticut out of its budgetary death spiral. Last week the state of Rhode Island instituted just such…

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Video: Lamont pushing ‘trucker only tolling’

From WTNH News 8. Ned Lamont spent Tuesday in Waterbury, touring areas slated for renewal and meeting voters at the Tower Grill. He’s reaffirming his support for imposing trucker only tolls on Connecticut’s interstate highways to help pay for transportation improvements, saying it would be a way to ease the state into electronic tolls. He…

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Rhode Island’s truck tolls could burden Connecticut roads

From New London Day. Rhode Island has moved forward with truck-only tolls, and there’s some concern regarding the effects of this decision on truck drivers and the trucking industry in Connecticut. “We have to remember, trucking is interstate commerce, so you have truck drivers and trucking companies from all over the country that come here,”…

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Brake safety week is Sept. 16-22

From CVSA. CVSA-certified enforcement personnel will conduct roadside inspections on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week, Sept. 16-22, in order to identify and remove CMVs with critical brake violations from our roadways and to call attention to the dangers of faulty brake systems. Properly functioning…

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FMCSA announces three-year delay of rule to eliminate need for truck drivers to carry medical cards

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From Transport Topics. Federal trucking regulators have issued a final rule that will delay for three years a streamlined process to eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical certification cards. The plan, first previewed in April, calls for a compliance delay of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical examiners certification integration…

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Connecticut Truck Driving Championship results

The Connecticut Truck Driving Championship was held on Saturday, June 9 at FedEx Freight in Windsor Locks, Conn. Congratulations to Grand Champion Mark McClure from Domino’s SCC CT. The following is a list of winners from all classes of competition. Congratulations to all of the winners! Step Van 1st Place: JOHN FALKEVITZ, FedEx Express 2nd…

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