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From Fox 61. MTAC President Joe Sculley is featured in this report by Fox 61, which discusses the news of reduced traffic on some Connecticut highway locations. An archived version of the February 19 story can be seen online.

From CT News Junkie. Gov. Ned Lamont has given up hope that the Democrat-controlled General Assembly has the guts to vote on a truck-only tolling plan. After meeting with legislative leaders for 45-minutes Wednesday, Lamont invited reporters into his office to explain that he’s decided to borrow the $200 million that he previously planned to…

From Transport Topics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule that continues to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees in 2020 and 2021, the agency announced Feb. 12. FMCSA said it is reducing the 2020 annual registration fees collected by states for motor carriers, private motor carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders…

From Waterbury Republican-American. Truck-only bridge tolls will cost a Waterbury-based scrap metal recycling company an extra $150,000 a year, its president told Gov. Ned Lamont Wednesday, giving voice to the frustrations of members of the Waterbury Regional Chamber at the business group’s annual legislative breakfast about the latest tolling plan. Albert Bros. Inc. President Eric…

From CT Mirror. House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz of Berlin and Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney of New Haven said Tuesday that each has convinced the other they have the votes necessary to pass legislation next week authorizing tractor trailer tolls on a dozen highway bridges. But there’s a significant complication. The Democratic leaders…

MTAC’s inaugural edition of its brand new, official magazine will launch in the spring of 2020 and you’re invited to be a part of all the excitement! The Transportation Professional will be the only publication in Connecticut dedicated to leaders in transportation. We will feature unique editorial content exploring issues relative to you and your…

Excerpt from CT Mirror article. The Lamont administration projects that at least 50% of the truck tolls receipts would be paid by out-of-state truck drivers, a factor that Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said should be persuasive. “It’s like going to the store, seeing a 50% discount, and saying, ‘No, I would rather pay full price,”…

Excerpt from Waterbury Rep-Am article. Joe Sculley, president of the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, believes Lamont’s office has not fully accounted for toll-aversion in its revenue projections. He said that federal law requires the state to study potential toll diversion as part of the National Environmental Policy Act. Lamont’s office did not respond to…

From Transport Topics. Compliance for a long-awaited rule intended to ensure that new drivers meet minimum training requirements before receiving their commercial driver licenses has been delayed for two years. The Entry-Level Driver Training rule — originally set to go into effect Feb. 7 — is delayed until Feb. 7, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier…

In early December, MTAC reported that CT DMV had eliminated the policy which held that a Federal Annual Inspection report is required in order to register a new commercial motor vehicle. MTAC stated that this was a good policy change, as it eliminated an unnecessary paperwork requirement. Unfortunately, MTAC was informed last week that the…