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From CVSA: The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 30th annual International Roadcheck will take place June 6-8, 2017. Over a 72-hour period, CVSA-certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors in jurisdictions throughout North America will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and their drivers. Each year, International Roadcheck places special emphasis on a category of violations. This…

This week, MTAC President Joe Sculley provided testimony at a public meeting of the Governor’s Council on Climate Change. Mr. Sculley urged the Council to ensure that they properly account for federal regulations that impact the transportation industry. He stated that not accounting for rules such as the joint EPA/NHTSA Phase 2 rule in the…

Excerpt from The Hartford Courant. Two Republican state senators wrote Monday to the Commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, questioning his agency’s decision to close all toilet facilities at seven interstate highway rest areas that commercial truckers use for their federally required rest from driving. Citing a Government Watch column published in The Courant…

Excerpt from Transport Topics article: A congressionally mandated study on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service restart rule showed that it “did not explicitly identify a net benefit on driver operations, safety, fatigue and health,” the Department of Transportation Inspector General said March 2. In a letter to congressional committees, the DOT IG said…

Excerpt from WTNH News 8. The state’s rest areas are where travelers and truckers can pull over and rest, but soon that may be all they can do at some of them. Right now, the facilities at seven rest areas throughout the state are closed more than they are open. Most are open only between…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has updated the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) frequently asked questions. The updated questions identify manufactures and motor carriers responsibilities in regards to the ELD rule. A PDF copy of the most recent frequently asked questions is available online.

Registration for the 2017 Truck Driving Championship (TDC) is now open! Drivers or their safety managers can visit the MTAC TDC website section sign up and download the forms necessary to complete their registration. Once the registration has been received, a copy of the Rules for Drivers will be sent directly to them. This year’s event will…

This week, MTAC President Joe Sculley testified before the legislature’s joint Transportation Committee on a couple of important issues. Mr. Sculley discussed resolutions to implement a “lockbox” to, in theory, protect the use of state transportation funds. He stated that the lockbox must be strengthened before it is adopted. Mr. Sculley elaborated by stating that…

Excerpt from Hartford Courant article: Highways in Hartford and Waterbury need hugely expensive maintenance, transit users are tired of steadily rising fares and Fairfield County drivers want relief from ever-worsening traffic congestion. Those were just a few of the arguments put forward Monday at a five-hour-long legislative debate over the idea of levying tolls on…

By Bob Pitcher, State Laws Newsletter An incident the other day prompts this reminder for motor carriers: the federal regulations on leasing require a motor carrier operating a vehicle owned by another entity to either carry a copy of the lease in the cab of the vehicle or in the alternative, carry a statement that…