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The 2020 Maine Professional Truck Driving Championships (to be held at Dysart’s in Hermon) and the 2020 Maine Professional Technician Skills Competition (to be held at EMCC in Bangor) will both be held on May 16, 2020 – a day that we have termed “CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY”. This year’s Maine Professional Truck Driving Championships is shaping […]

Electric Trucks Technical/Educational Session Scheduled – Presented by the NNE Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America While the electric car and bus have seen much success, the heavy-duty electric truck has finally been “charged”. This educational session will provide a look at who is offering these trucks, what they are capable of […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced fees for the 2020 Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR):  https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fees-unified-carrier-registration-plan-and-agreement. UCR fees for the 2020 registration period can only be accepted after the ruling is published in the Federal Register.  This should take place within the next few days. The UCR National Registration System (www.ucr.gov) will […]

Please Click HERE to access the notice from FMCSA delaying the Entry Level Driver Training rule by 2 years. The rule initially slated to take effect 2/7/20 now has an effective date of 2/7/22

One of the biggest challenges Maine businesses face today is recruiting and retaining a talented workforce within budget. Companies offering “ancillary benefits” or benefits used to supplement group health insurance, are a cost-effective way to create a robust and attractive benefits package. This includes dental, vision, life/AD&D and short-term disability insurance. MMTA offers its members […]

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By now, if you have heard of the Clearinghouse regulation, you are either set up with an account or have run into problems with setting up the FMCSA portal account in order to create a Clearinghouse account.  You are not alone!  This update is to relieve concerns that you are not in compliance with FMCSA […]

The Trustees of the MMTA Workers’ Compensation Trust have applied to the Bureau of Insurance for a 5% rate decrease retroactive to January 1, 2020.  This decrease marks the 19th year in the Trust’s 21 years of existence that rates have been reduced or stayed the same – a key indicator of the consistency and […]

Story Reprinted from VTDigger.org https://vtdigger.org/2020/01/01/john-mcclaughry-a-qa-on-tci/ John McClaughry: A Q&A on TCI Editor’s note: This commentary is by John McClaughry, the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute. On Dec. 17 the Georgetown Law Center revealed its long-awaited Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) draft memorandum of understanding. It will be open for online comments until Feb. 28. […]

Board to Review Enforcement Delay at Jan. 28 Meeting (January 2, 2020) – As the new year begins, the start of the registration period for the 2020 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) program remains delayed until further notice.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) confirmed this week that the process to establish a final rulemaking […]