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A Powerful Voice • Member Driven • Best In Class MISSOURIMISSOURI TRUCKING ASSOCIATION M emo October 2015 • NO. 11 We would like to thank all the sponsors who contributed to the MoTA Annual New Members Convention. This event could not happen without the generous support of our members. When you see these companies, take time to thank them for everything they do for the Missouri Trucking Association and the trucking industry. JAY Trucking LLC 17893 Karen Lane Platinum Sponsors Neosho, MO 64850 Josie Yost HELP, Inc / PrePass MHC Kenworth (417) 455-1835 The Larson Group Truck Centers, Inc. K P A Gold Sponsor 1380 Forest Park Circle, Ste 140 Lafayette, CO 80026 Westfall O’Dell Truck Sales Craig Downey (832) 515-3407 Events & Functions Sponsors OneBeacon Golf Tournament Lanyards & Badges 44 Whippany Road Jack Cooper Transport Co, Inc. Clarke Power Services Morristown, NJ 07960 Thursday Breakfast Friday Breakfast Co-Sponsor Tina Angelone Great West Casualty Co & Affiliated Agencies Ozark Utility (609) 613-0010 Thursday Luncheon Speaker Friday Breakfast Co-Sponsor Central Power Systems & Services Meritor, Inc. Sapp Bros Travel Centers 824 West Maple Ave Friday Breakfast Speaker Coffee Break Independence, MO 64050 Central Power Systems & Services AAA Trailer Services, Inc. James Miller WiFi Sponsor Coffee Break (402) 679-8517 Bendix CVS, LLC Pilot Flying J Silver Sponsors Welcome Allied Oil & Tire Company GE Capital, Transportation Finance Bendix CVS, LLC HireRight / DAC Trucking New Members! Craftsmen Trailer, LLC Summit Truck Group Gateway Truck & Refrigeration Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Bronze Sponsors American Trailer & Storage Lockton Companies, LLC BancorpSouth Equipment Finance Lytx, Inc. In This Issue BKD, LLP Midwest Bank Centre Bridgestone Commercial Solutions PeopleNet Cline Wood Agency, Marsh & Roberts Perryman PC 3 Governmental & McLennan Agency LLC RubinBrown, LLP Cummins Central Power SmartDrive Systems Regulatory News Fontaine Fifth Wheel TAB Bank 4 News from the Industry Impact Training Solutions Thermo King of Springfield 5 News from States & J J Keller & Associates Three Points Insurance Group, LLC Provinces KPA TMS Audio Productions, Inc. LinkeDrive Volvo Trucks North America Attachment: MoTA Annual Convention Carrier Sponsors Wrap-up Bendix CVS, LLC Transland, Inc. Certified Express, Inc. Transport Distribution Company Gully Transportation, Inc. Walmart Transportation Kallmeyer Bros Enterprises, Inc. Witte Brothers Exchange, Inc. 2015 MoTA SIMPLE Drivers of the Month FLEXIBLE January ......................................................... Don Thieret Buchheit Trucking Service AFFORDABLE-LOGS Scott City, MO The J. J. Keller® Encompass® E-Log February .................................................... Nathan Riney and fl eet management system will Buchheit Trucking Service make the transition to E-Logs easier on you, your drivers, and your budget. Scott City, MO • ELDs install in less than 10 minutes March .......................................................... Howard Hall • Works with all vehicle classes (1-8) Buchheit Trucking Service • Options from E-Logs only to full performance management Scott City, MO • Fast ROI with improved compliance April ............................................................ Bill McKinley and driver performance Buchheit Trucking Service • Minimal upfront cost and rates as low as pennies per day Scott City, MO Interested? Call 855-693-5338. May ............................................................. Glen Horack Prime, Inc. Stay Informed With Our E-Log Newsletter Springfield, MO Keep up to date on ELD mandate changes, Hours of Service FAQs, E-Log best practices June .......................................................... Darin Haggett and more with the regulatory experts. Buchheit Trucking Service Sign up for FREE at JJKellerELogs.com/news Scott City, MO J. J. Keller and your State Trucking July ......................................................... Wes Wilkerson PCPC 113016110530 Association are partners in compliance. Buchheit Trucking Service Scott City, MO August ........................................................ Jerry Phenix Group One, Inc. N Kansas City, MO Member Cancellations October 2015 September .................................................. Randy Davis Name of Company Class Dues Con-way Freight Corporate Safety Compliance, Inc. Allied $ 350 St. Louis, MO OrTran For Hire $2,700 Congratulations, Drivers! To nominate your driver(s), go to MISSOURIMemo http://www.motrucking.org/councils/council-of-safety- supervisors/safety-contests/ The newsletter for the Missouri Trucking fill out the nomination form and send it to the MoTA office. Association is published monthly. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner, Missouri Trucking Association without the Missouri Trucking Association permission, is prohibited. P.O. Box 1247 Tom Crawford, President and CEO Jefferson City, MO 65102 PO Box 1247 102 E High Street fax: 573-634-3388 Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-634-3388 [email protected] 2 motrucking.org House Committee Passes Surface Transportation FMCSA Proposes Changes to Truck Inspection Reauthorization Bill Rules On Thursday, October 22, 2015, the House Transportation & On October 7, FMCSA issued a proposed rule covering five Infrastructure Committee “marked up” and passed its Surface issues, one of which is based on a petition from ATA to revise Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (i.e., the STRR Act). the rear license plate lamp requirement and allow an exception During the markup, the Committee either addressed or considered for truck tractors registered in states that do not require tractors more than 150 filed amendments. Next step in the process is for to have a rear license plate. FMCSA agrees with the ATA petition the full House of Representatives to consider the bill on the House and is proposing a change that would eliminate the need for the floor. No date has been set for full House consideration, but floor rear license plate lamp on tractors registered in those states. The time may be scheduled in early November. other issues included in FMCSA’s proposed rule are: adding a Note: The House leadership election could delay full House definition of “major tread groove”; adding specific requirements consideration of this bill. when violation or defects noted on a roadside inspection report need to be corrected; amending Appendix G of the FMCSRs to APHIS to Issue Final Agricultural Fee Rule include provisions for the inspection of antilock braking systems, automatic brake adjusters, brake adjustment indicators, and speed- The Agricultural and Plant Health Inspection Service has restricted tires; and amending the periodic inspection rules (Part announced its intent to issue a final rule in the October 29, 2015 396) to eliminate the option for motor carriers to use a violation- Federal Register, increasing fees for agricultural inspection services. free roadside inspection report in lieu of a periodic or annual safety Effective December 28, 2015, APHIS is raising the per-crossing fee inspection. Comments are due December 7, 2015. For more from $5.25 to $7.55. APHIS will also raise the annual transponder information please contact Ted Scott at [email protected]. fee from $105 to $301.67. APHIS will also begin charging for treatment of shipments found to contain pests or forbidden plants. IRS Reports Business e-filing Up The fees will be phased in over five years, beginning at $47 per treatment on December 28, 2015 and eventually rising to $237 per The federal Internal Revenue Service says that the total number treatment on December 28, 2019. Because any carrier might be of corporate and partnership tax returns filed electronically in 2015 carrying prohibited plants or pests, all carriers are subject to APHIS exceeds the number so filed during the same period last year by fees when crossing the border. APHIS fees are assessed by U.S. some 9 percent. Altogether, nearly 8 million returns, amounting Customs officers. ATA staff continues to analyze the rule and a to well over three-quarters of all such returns, have been filed summary will be available for members later this week. electronically, according to IRS. There were increases in all categories, but partnership and large corporate returns showed the URS Postponed; URS Isn’t UCR! greatest proportionate increases. ~ State Laws Newsletter ~ On October 21, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced in the Federal Register the postponement and phasing in of its Uniform Registration System. The agency had Upcoming Events: published the final URS rule in 2013, and the rule has been in the works, more or less, for nearly two decades. When finally in effect, URS will replace several existing FMCSA systems, including those NATMI Class ~ for registering the authority of regulated motor carriers, the issuance of DOT numbers, and the filing of entities’ insurance coverage and • November 16 - 20 ~ Fleet Safety Certification Course agents for service of process. The recent notice says that most of the URS rule won’t be effective until September 30 or December Council of Safety Supervisors Meeting ~ 31 next year. However, new applicants for motor carrier authority or DOT numbers are to begin using the URS’s new on-line Form • November 19 ~ Revel (2nd floor of MoTA office) MCSA-1 on December 12, 2015. Be aware that despite the similarity in names, the Uniform Registration System is not at all the same thing as the Uniform Carrier Registration Agreement, the