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MTAC President Joe Sculley’s Op Ed in CT Mirror’s Viewpoints. Did you know that 94 percent of manufactured tonnage transported in Connecticut is moved by truck? That’s according to data from the U.S. government’s most recent Commodity Flow Survey. This figure almost single-handedly proves the phrase, “if you bought it, a truck brought it.” With…

Late last week, MTAC President Joe Sculley visited member company Smart Choice Trucking. Smart Choice Trucking, LLC provides interstate heavy hauling transportation. Their customer service area includes local, and regional transportation throughout New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Smart Choice hauls perishable, non-perishable, and hazardous material. They take pride in offering the highest quality of customer satisfaction…

From Hartford Courant – Six Moments From The Ned Lamont, Bob Stefanowski Debate. “If you want higher taxes, vote for Mr. Lamont.” Who said it? Stefanowski The business executive from Madison slammed Lamont’s plan to restore a popular property tax credit to help middle class homeowners. “You know how large his property tax cut is? $100,’’…

MTAC is pleased to announce that online payment is now available on the MTAC website. Simply visit https://mtac.us/payment/ to go directly to the online payments page. Members will need their invoice number(s) in order to process the payment online. This new online payment system has the ability to process payment for multiple invoices at the…

From Hartford Courant. Even as Congressman John Larson campaigns for “Big Dig” highway tunnels beneath Hartford, state transportation planners said Thursday they see trouble ahead for the vision — one of a handful of options now under study to ease congestion at the interchange of I-84 and I-91. “We have a lot of concerns with…

Message from Transport Hartford. The City of Hartford is installing 40 Omni-Ped centerline crosswalk signs at 30 locations across the city. Hartford’s Police Department Traffic Division is also getting five of these signs to use at crosswalks around special events. We secured National Safety Council Road to Zero funding for these signs as part of…

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today launched an online data collection initiative to solicit commercial driver perspectives on how they are affected by customer detention. The driver feedback will be utilized to better understand how excessive delays at shipper/receiver facilities impacts driver productivity, safety and hours-of-service compliance. This data collection initiative is part of…

From New Haven Register. Oz Griebel said that — if elected — he would try to lower the rate of the personal income tax. He admitted that a projected $4.5 billion deficit over the next two years is a giant challenge. “This is serious stuff that has to be dealt with,” he said. “I do…

Complimentary hamburgers and hotdogs will be served to commercial truck drivers at the TravelCenters of America (TA) in Southington, CT on Wednesday, September 12, in celebration of National Truck Driver Appreciation week. “This is one small way we can give back to the men and women who deliver America’s goods,” said Doug Parker, who is…

From Yankee Institute. Lawmakers short-changed Connecticut’s Special Transportation Fund by $650 million between 2011 and 2017, according to a transportation funding document released by Senate Republicans — more than enough to pay Connecticut’s portion of the new commuter rail line from New Haven to Springfield, Massachusetts. The vast majority of the funds were “diverted” away…