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- Workers' Compensation Group Safety Program Announcement
- Workers' Compensation Group Program Application
- Director of Safety Announcement
California Air Resource Board Regulations that apply to both California domiciled trucks and trailers, and, in most cases, to trucks and trailers transiting California from other states, Canada and Mexico.
Hopefully, you will find this of use answering questions from your members about regulations in California. As always, please feel free to call me or my staff with questions that you may have.
This is provided compliments of the California Trucking Association.
CTA’S Guide to CARB Regulations Affecting Diesel Trucks
and Trailers
CTA Staff has compiled this document to help members navigate CARB's complex regulatory requirements. It will be revised and updated from time to time to reflect changes in the regulations.
Please feel free to contact us at any time with questions and suggestions regarding how to make this document more useful.
- MCM Hours of Service Call to Action
- Regulatory update
- August 2010 Changes to the CSA 2010 Methodology
- CSMS Vehicle Maintenance BASIC Violations
- State Tire Chain Laws
MCM Hours Of Service Call to Action
To: MCM Membership
As you are aware, FMCSA released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Hours of Service (HOS) shortly before Christmas. Please visit http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos-proposed/hos-proposed.aspx for a copy of the NPRM and additional information. This regulation, if finalized as proposed, would negatively impact the entire trucking industry and pose serious challenges for the supply chain. As this far reaching rule will have a tremendous impact on the trucking community it is imperative that we unite to let FMCSA know that the proposed HOS rules will not work for us. To that end, MCM is issuing a call to action to each of our members in an effort to firmly and clearly oppose FMCSA's proposal.
As part of this call to action, we are encouraging the full membership to submit written comments opposing the most troublesome aspects of the proposal. Please visit http://www.safedriverhours.com/ for information, including comment templates, which will assist in your efforts to get your company involved. It is also critically important that you encourage your customers, drivers, and non-driving staff to submit comments. FMCSA must read and consider each unique comment submitted, so the more personalized each letter is, the more effective our campaign will be. Comments must be submitted by February 28, 2011.
In addition, MCM will submit comments to FMCSA for our members. Our comments will especially emphasize the necessity of a more flexible sleeper berth provision. If you have any questions or would like assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the MCM office.
Sincerely,
Barry “Spook” Stang
Executive Vice President
Information as well as Congressional Delegation Addresses may also be accessed by clicking on the HOT TOPICS tab at www.mttrucking.org
How To Contact your Congressional Delegation with:
Senator Max Baucus
511 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-2602
Phone: 202-224-2651
Fax: 202-224-9412
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: www.baucus.senate.gov
Senator Jon Tester
204 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-2604
Phone: 202-224-2644
Fax: 202-224-8594
Email: please refer to web site, click on "Contact" tab,
(a direcet email address is not listed)
Web Site: www.tester.senate.gov
Representative Dennis Rehberg
2448 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3211
Fax: 202-225-5687
Email: please refer to web site, click on "Interaction" tab,
click on tab "Email Denny"
(a direcet email address is not listed)
Web Site: www.house.gov/rehberg/
Your MCM Board of Directors is in the process of finalizing our legislative agenda and would like your input. Currently we are looking at at least three issues that would involve some form of tort reform:
1. Admissibility of non use of seat belts, while MCM will continue to support efforts to pass a primary seat belt law in Montana, we also think it is important for evidence of seat belt use to be available to the judge or jury. Currently that is not available in Montana, by law that evidence is specifically excluded from being admitted in court. We think that those individuals who believe it is their right to not wear a seatbelt should be held accountable for their actions.
2. Indemnification, currently many shippers require a clause in their contract that holds you responsible for all damages that you or your employee may receive while transporting their products. This responsibility even applies if it is their negligence. Eighteen states nation wide have prohibited these actions and Montana would like to follow suit.
3. Work Comp Disallowance of percentage of injury. Currently a number of states either disallow a percentage or the entire claim for an injury that is caused by negligence of the employee, examples are, alcohol, drug use, and failure to follow company policies (seat belts, lock out tag out, and safety equipment)
If there are other ideas or recommendations we would like to hear from you. We will again continue to monitor all measures that pertain to workers compensation, labor laws, taxes and proposed uses of fuel tax dollars for non highway projects.
Please let as know by emailing Spook at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ASAP if there are other measures you would like us to pursue.
Thanks again for your support and investment in Motor Carriers of Montana.
