Truck Safety Improves
Again!
Results from the Commercial
Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2009 Roadcheck show a significant increase in
the number of commercial drivers and vehicles that passed roadside inspections. For more information read this week’s LMTA
Truck Talk newsletter!
July 4th
Holiday
Truck Restrictions.
Read this week’s LMTA Truck Talk newsletter to find out more about LA-DOTD holiday travel restrictions on
Louisiana
’s highways.
LMTA Convention Room Block Extended!
Make plans to join us for the 69th Annual LMTA Convention on July 30-August 1 at the Sandestin Golf & Beach
Resort in
Destin
,
Florida
. The hotel room cutoff has been extended to Monday July 6th! Reserve your rooms directly with the hotel at 800-320-8115 and
ask for the LMTA Group (Code #21Y1PB).
Go to www.louisianatrucking.com for the official convention brochure and to download the forms to register for
the convention. See you in Destin!
HB 352 – Cranes Tow
Motor Vehicle/No Fee! This
legislation allows unladen lift equipment to tow a vehicle with no fee! And now awaits the Governor’s signature to
become law. For more information on this
legislation and its provisions read this weeks LMTA Truck Talk newsletter.
What is your position on the Federal EOBR Mandate?
As reported last week, House T&I Committee
Chairman Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN) issued a 90-pg. “blueprint” of his
vision for the Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009. Included in
his proposal is the mandatory use of electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) by
all motor carriers to ensure compliance with trucker hours-of-service (HOS)
rules.
This issue was
brought up for discussion at the last LMTA Board of Directors meeting in
Lake Charles
in order to
establish the LMTA policy position on EOBRs. However, it was tabled until the
Board meeting at the LMTA Annual Convention in order to get additional
information to the membership and encourage participation in the discussion.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is also reviewing its policy on EOBRs
and the issue will be discussed at the upcoming ATA Management Conference in
Las Vegas
.
As a member-driven
organization, LMTA needs to know how you feel about this issue so that we can
lobby our members of Congress “for” the EOBR mandate or “against” the EOBR
mandate and what conditions if any should apply. Now that there will be actual legislation
pending in Congress, we need to take this situation very seriously and make
sure that we make an informed decision. We will soon ask your opinion in order to formalize our position at the
Board meeting at the LMTA Annual Convention on August 1st in
Destin
,
Florida
.
UCR Board
Reconsidering 2010 Fee Proposal.
At its recent
meeting, the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Agreement Board of Directors
voted to reconsider its recommendation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) for registration fees for 2010. Read this week’s LMTA Truck Talk newsletter for more information on their recommendation.
Consumer Fireworks
Advisory Letter.
The Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of
Transportation issued a letter summarizing the regulatory requirements that
apply to consumer fireworks shipments in an effort to educate non-profit
organizations and increase their hazardous materials safety awareness. For more information read this week’s LMTA
Truck Talk newsletter.
Advance
Online Training.
LMTA recently announced its partnership with AdvanceOnline to bring
internet-based training solutions to LMTA members at a special, members-only
price. Courses are available for safety managers and supervisors, as well as
office staff, drivers, and dock workers. To find out more about AdvanceOnline courses and LMTA member only pricing read this week’s LMTA Truck Talk
newsletter or contact the LMTA office at 225.928.5682.
Big Truck TV –
Free Resource!
To find out more
about how your company can benefit from Big Truck TV, a free resource for the
trucking industry, read this week’s LMTA Truck Talk newsletter.
NOTE: The LMTA office will be closed on Friday,
July 3rd for Independence Day!
For
more information on the LMTA TRUCK TALK newsletter,
please
contact the LMTA Office.
Membership has its privileges.
Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Inc.
Phone: 225.928.5682
Fax: 225.928.0500
Email: lmta@bellsouth.net
