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From Overdrive Online. If you’re in the situation of many owner-operators and small fleets and trying to squeeze a little return-on-investment out of an ELD, tread carefully with players new to the trucking industry getting into the partial automation of International Fuel Tax Agreement and International Registration Plan data collection for tax-reporting purposes. Buyer beware,…

Mark your calendars for upcoming MTAC events. From September 12-14, MTAC members will travel to Washington, DC 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…

The Connecticut Truck Driving Championship was held on Saturday, June 10 at FedEx Freight in Windsor Locks, Conn. Congratulations to Grand Champion Tony Spero from ABF Freight, who earned the award for the second consecutive year. The following is a list of winners from all classes of competition. Congratulations to all of the winners. Step…

A successful Truck Driving Championship would not have been possible without the support provided by members, particularly in the form of sponsorships and equipment donations. Many thanks to our members, and especially FedEx Freight for allowing use of their facility in Windsor Locks. Sponsors for the 2017 Truck Driving Championship include: Platinum Sponsors [av_partner columns=’3′…

By Bob Pitcher, State Laws Newsletter. Be careful! – The discussions at last month’s annual meeting of the International Registration Plan emphasized once again the problems motor carriers may have in using their electronic logging devices to produce IRP and International Fuel Tax Agreement records, unless the carriers make sure the ELDs will do the…

From Transport Topics: The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s request for a rejection of a federal rule requiring electronic logging devices will not be heard by the Supreme Court, the court announced on June 12. The decision by the court essentially clears the way for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ELD mandate to take effect at…

The Connecticut General Assembly has concluded its 2017 regular session. While there will be a special session to complete the state budget, MTAC can provide some updates on legislative developments to members. SB 260 – An Act Concerning Autonomous Vehicles This bill as introduced initially held that a task force would be established to study…

Under Connecticut law, the per gallon diesel tax may be adjusted up or down effective July 1 of every year, depending on a couple of factors. This year, the rate will remain unchanged, and will stay 41.7 cents per gallon. The state diesel tax rate is comprised of two components. One is a base rate…

Excerpt from Transport Topics article. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has abandoned its plans to consider an increase in minimum bodily injury and property damage insurance levels for motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers. In an announcement on June 2, the agency said that after reviewing comments on its November 2014 advance notice of…

From the Scopelitis law firm: Pursuant to a news release issued today by the U.S. Department of Labor and consistent with the general direction the Firm has been signaling from the Department under the new administration, the Department announced the withdrawal of its informal guidance (“Administrator’s Interpretations”) on the issues of joint employment and independent…