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Why old-fashioned highway rest stops are disappearing
Excerpt from USA Today via Pew/Stateline: In Connecticut, a battle is raging over the state’s proposal to shut down all seven interstate rest areas. The Legislature eliminated funding to operate, staff and maintain them about two years ago, and the transportation department has been shifting funding ever since to keep them open, said department spokesman…
Read MoreNumber of FMCSA-Certified Medical Examiners reaches 52,000
Excerpt from Transport Topics article: The number of medical examiners certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has reached more than 52,000, a top agency official said March 28. Speaking at American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council and Transportation Security Council’s Policy Council, Larry Minor, FMCSA Associate Administrator for Policy, said the examiners conducted…
Read MoreRep. DeFazio introduces transportation infrastructure legislation
Excerpt from Transport Topics article: Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) introduced a transportation infrastructure bill on March 22 that he said will increase the gasoline and diesel tax by about a penny, in order to provide about $500 billion in funding to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges and transit systems. DeFazio’s “Investing in America: A Penny for…
Read MoreUPS honored as WBENC top corporation for women business enterprises
From UPS. UPS, in partnership with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), is proud to be included on the 17th annual list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) – the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity programs that reduce barriers and drive growth for women-owned businesses. Gary Kallenbach,…
Read MoreBrake training classes
Brake training classes that will be held at the MTAC building have been scheduled for spring/summer 2017. Federal regulations require that any employee responsible for brake inspections, maintenance, service, or repairs on any commercial motor vehicle must understand the brake service or inspection task to be accomplished. The best way to do that is through…
Read MoreOnline supervisor training from Fleet Screen
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) (49 CFR part 382.603) require that supervisors be trained so that they can properly determine whether reasonable suspicion exists to require a driver to undergo drug and alcohol testing as required under §382.307. MTAC is pleased to announce that our new vendor partner, Fleet Screen, can provide this training…
Read MoreFMCSA withdraws proposed safety fitness determination rule
Excerpt from Transport Topics article: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn its proposed motor carrier safety fitness determination rule as it awaits a major study of the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program by the National Academies of Science, according to the agency’s March 22 announcement. FMCSA previously announced that, rather than move to…
Read MoreMTAC opposes Carbon Tax legislation
This week, MTAC President Joe Sculley testified before the Connecticut legislature’s Environment Committee in opposition to a carbon tax legislation. He stated, “MTAC appreciates that proponents of this bill want to protect our environment, however, MTAC does not believe that this bill is necessary or practical. Major environmental policy is best left to the federal…
Read MoreMTAC testifies on budget proposal
Late last week, MTAC President Joe Sculley testified before the legislature’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee on a couple of budget bills. Regarding provisions which proposed bonding for transit purposes, he stated: “The STF [Special Transportation Fund] is funded almost entirely through revenue generated on taxes and fees paid by truckers and passenger car drivers…
Read MoreDriver Qualification class rescheduled
Due to the storm on March 14, the Driver Qualification File class originally scheduled to be held that day has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Any member who was signed up but cannot make it to the rescheduled date must request a refund before March 28. Members who…
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