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UCR stands for Unified Carrier Registration program. It is a federally-mandated system for registering operators of commercial vehicles who are involved in interstate and international travel. This annual registration must be renewed by December 31st each year. Registration for the 2025 UCR registration year will open October 1, 2024. Fees will be increased from the […]

When developing her list of priorities and objectives for her 2-year term as Chairwoman of the MMTA, one issue that rose to the top for Chelsea was member engagement. As someone who regularly attends our quarterly in-person Membership meetings, she was struck by the wealth of information that got reported… and that most of our […]

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Motor Carriers – Tax and Financial Processing Branch Important Changes are coming for the Fourth Quarter 2024 tax filing period for KYU Weight Distance Tax! The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Motor Carriers, will require the Weight Distance quarterly tax returns to be filed and paid through the Motor Carrier […]

August 26, 2024 Washington, DC – The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2024 Top Industry Issues Survey.  The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. Now in its 20th year, […]

MMTA An issue has arisen that, while not directly trucking-related, its impact will be felt by MMTA members throughout Maine. Below you will find a Bangor Daily News article that does a good job explaining it, but in a nutshell, energy costs for many industrial users saw a big jump starting in July. The main […]

A steadfast fixture in MMTA’s safety resources has been our 1998 Volvo 770 road tractor towing our 1988 Fruehauf trailer, practically referred to as our Mobile Safety Unit (MSU). Originally the MSU was used as a self-contained mobile classroom and to educate the public on the importance of highway safety and “How to Share the […]

The Maine trucking industry knows better than most that our road and bridge network is a critical social and economic lifeline for many parts of our state. MMTA has a strong and consistent record when it comes to making sure our infrastructure is adequately funded and we often partner with the Maine Department of Transportation […]

Join our host friends from the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association from September 22-24, 2024 at the Delta in Saint John, New Brunswick for the APTA/MMTA Transportation Safety Conference. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER AND/OR SPONSOR

CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION SLIDES CLICK HERE FOR PROPOSED RULES HANDOUT   ATTENTION MMTA MEMBERS Are you ready to be compliant with Maine’s brand-new Paid Family and Medical Leave law?  Many probably haven’t even started thinking about it, but now is the time to get organized in order to avoid unnecessary surprises and the complications […]

This time $1,475,000 goes back into the pockets of our member companies!! That means members of the Trust have received refunds in 29 years – out of the 33-year history of the program – now totaling almost $33 million. This remarkable trend of surplus is a positive reflection of our group self-insurance program’s ability to […]