With mud season upon us, many have spring cleaning on the mind! And this can include looking at the benefits you offer your employees! Did you know you can join MMTA’s Employee Benefits Program at anytime throughout the year? MMTA works with some of the most respected insurance carriers in Maine to create a diverse […]
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April 5, 2024 – Governor Mills Emergency Proclamation
April 6, 2024https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/Energy%20Emergency%204-5-24.pdf
Maine BMV Announces New CDL Testing Location – Greater Bangor Area
April 1, 2024Effective April 22, 2024 As a follow-up to our March Newsletter where Maine BMV was seeking suggestions for a new CDL testing location in the greater Bangor Area, they are now announcing that they have selected a location in Brewer next to the Penobscot Ice Arena, where testing will begin at this location the week […]
Maine BMV Seeks New CDL Testing Location in Bangor Area
March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 Due to renovations underway at the Bangor International Airport and need for additional parking, the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) no longer has access to its CDL skills testing location in Bangor. As a result, the BMV is seeking alternative locations in the greater Bangor area. Ideally , a flat paved […]
WCT PROMOTES PERKINS TO CLAIMS MANAGER
March 8, 2024The Trustees of the MMTA Workers’ Compensation Trust are pleased to announce the promotion of longtime Adjuster Brianna Perkins to be the program’s new Claims Manager. For the last 12 years Brianna has been serving members of the MMTA WCT as the front-line contact for injured employees, medical provider vendors and employer members. She continues […]
PHISHING ALERT – FAKE EMAILS SENT TO MOTOR CARRIERS
February 20, 2024WARNING Recently one of our MMTA members received an email, purporting to be from FMCSA and requesting information regarding a NEW ENTRANT safety audit. The only two clues that the email was not legit is that it came from a .com email and that the member in question was not a new entrant. The member […]
PTSC & TDC COMPETITION REGISTRATION OPENS
February 16, 2024The 2024 Maine Professional Truck Driving Championships (to be held at Dysart’s in Hermon) and the 2024 Maine Professional Technician Skills Competition (to be held at EMCC in Bangor) will both be held on May 18, 2024 – a day that we have termed “CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY”. Participation at last year’s event was unbelievable and we […]
Biennial Updates – when are they due?
February 12, 2024The FMCSA and Maine Motor Transport Association realize that you are bombarded with solicitations from 3rd party vendors and scam artists on a daily basis. Their goal is to cause panic and a sense of urgency in hopes that they can mislead you to give them your hard-earned dollars. The FMCSA does NOT charge a […]
MMTA Celebrates Trucking Industry’s Commitment To Highway Safety At Annual Banquet (Jan. 11, 2024)
January 17, 2024Almost 450 attendees came to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to celebrate highway safety and the Maine trucking industry. Kicking off the evening was a hospitality reception, sponsored by Volvo Trucks, where industry leaders gathered to catch up with old friends and make new ones. The night then turned to the banquet where Chairman […]
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL FROM COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
January 12, 2024It’s that time of year again, the temperature is falling and so is accumulating snow! This presents a unique problem for the trucking industry, one that our members take seriously. This, of course, is the clearing of snow and ice from commercial vehicles prior to operation on public ways. As you know, MMTA has continued […]