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The President's Message A Powerful Voice • Member Driven • Best In Class MISSOURI MISSOURI TRUCKING ASSOCIATION M emo October 2018 • NO. 8 Welcome New Members The President’s Message: Thank you to all who attended and supported our 2018 Annual Quincy Mack Sales & Service Inc. Convention in Branson, MO. If you haven’t already, we encour- Mr. Larry M. Dietrich age you to take the time and give us feedback on our survey. P.O Box 3665 And kudos to the 2018 Convention Planning Committee – job Quincy, IL 62305 well done! (217) 224-2030 For those who weren’t able to make it, you missed quite a con- USXL vention! “Best one since I’ve been attending!” “Best in several Mr. Scott Kramer years!” “Great event, one of our better conventions!” and 1027 N. Service Rd. West “Make it warmer!” “Great work – well balanced between educa- Foristell, MO 63348 tional and networking events!” – Comments made by 2018 sur (636) 463-8200 vey respondents. Upcoming Events Thank You to Governor Mike Parson and his wife Theresa for coming to speak to our convention attendees! Governor Parson, for those who had not met him yet, left our audience buzzing with November 5-9 excitement and hope for the future of our state. As one who has known Governor Parson for a NATMI Training Seminar long time, it has been very refreshing to see “Governor Parson” hasn’t changed from the Mike, November 11 Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff, Representative, Senator and Lt Governor that many of us have known from Veteran’s Day his days in Hickory and Polk counties! Governor Parson was a frequent guest at trucking compa- nies in the SW Missouri area and spoke many times to our Springfield Area Motor Carrier Club in November 15 Safety Council Meeting his various official capacities throughout his career. November 22 Governor Parson’s speech to our attendees focused on his two priorities since taking office June 1, Thanksgiving 2018: (1) workforce development and (2) infrastructure investment. Governor Parson sees both December 4 of these issues as critical first steps for Missourians to make if we want to succeed in the future. DOT Compliance Seminar December 20 On the workforce development topic, Governor Parson highlighted the need for more drivers in Safety Council Meeting the industry and more technical and occupational opportunities for the younger generation. Spe- cifically, Governor Parson mentioned that it was ok to choose a career path that didn’t necessarily December 25 Christmas Day involve the time and debt of a college degree and highlighted the opportunities available within the companies and industry represented in the room. October 2018 MoMEMO Sponsored by: As you have seen in the past few weeks, Governor Parson has rarely made a recent public appear- ance without putting in a plug-in support of Proposition D. Governor Parson thanked the Missouri Trucking Association for its support of Proposition D and encouraged members to not only go out and vote in favor of Proposition D, but also commit to helping educate those around us about the need to “stop kicking the funding can down the proverbial road.” Thank you, Governor and Mrs. Parson, for your attendance at our Convention and for your efforts In This Issue to improve Missouri! Industry News................. pg. 2-5 Tom Crawford Govt. & Reg. News...........pg. 6-9 Around the States......... pg. 6-9 Technology & Maintenance.................pg. 10-11 Photo Album.....................pg. 14 MoTA President & CEO Governor Parson Visits Springfield To Urge Residents To Vote SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- When he took to the podium at Prime Trucking in North Springfield on Wednesday Mike Parson had one mission: Advocat- ing for Missouri's Proposition D "I want the voters to understand when they go to the ballot box, what prop- osition D represents," he said. The proposition represents a ten cent gas tax increase; one that would gen- erate revenue used to improve Missouri roads and bridges, a long time goal of the Parson governance. In fact, that affinity for infrastructure, Parson told us, was enough to out- weigh his appreciation for tax cuts. "Nobody wants to pay any more in taxes but the truth of the matter is, there is a responsibility government has," Governor Parson said. "And the high- way systems and the infrastructure is our responsibility of all Missourians." It was a message the governor continued to deliver as he moved over to the Missouri Job Center. "We're going to do a two and a half cents a year for four years for a total of ten cents," he said there. There the Governor explained the tax would (for the average driver) result in about an extra $1.25 spent at the pump each month. He also explained in detail the need for better roads and bridges. "We literally have bridges in the state of Missouri that have netting underneath it because of debris that falls off of it," he said. If the tax approved come November the governor says the state will be able to afford repairs or replacements to a thousand of those faulty Missouri bridges. As for whether taxpayers will approve the measure... "I hope at the end of the day they believe how important this is to the state and we move forward," Parson said. View Article and Video here ~ Ozark’s First 2 Arkansas Federal Judge Rules Sleeper Berth Time Is ATA Announces Finalists for 2019-2020 America’s Road 'Time-Worked' Team A federal district judge in Arkansas has ruled that a legal Drivers with 946 Years of Combined Truck Driving Experi- class of nearly 3,000 truck drivers is entitled to compensa- ence Advance to Final Round tion for time in the sleeper berth even though the drivers were signed out as off-duty. Arlington, Virginia – Today, American Trucking Associa- tions released the list of 34 professional truck drivers named The lawsuit, filed in 2016 against P.A.M. Transport Inc., al- as finalists for the 2019-2020 term of America’s Road Team. leged that the Tontitown, Ark., motor carrier had violat- ed the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Arkansas “ATA believes the men and women who work safely day after Minimum Wage Law. day to deliver our goods – truck drivers – are the best rep- resentatives of the trucking industry and we are inspired by The drivers alleged that for any given 24-hour shift, Depart- the finalists for the upcoming class of America’s Road Team,” ment of Labor regulations prohibit P.A.M. from excluding said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “Throughout the more than eight hours from compensation for time a driver evaluation process, we read and heard stories from truck spends in a truck’s sleeper berth. drivers about pride, courage, and selflessness – the kinds of stories we are excited to share with the public, media and P.A.M. disagreed, claiming that it is legally permissible to elected officials.” exclude all time from compensation that a driver spends in a sleeper berth, regardless of whether the amount of time America’s Road Team, a group of professional truck drivers exceeds eight hours. with superior safety records, was created in 1986 to repre- sent the trucking industry and is sponsored by Volvo Trucks. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks, calling Captains, with support from their companies, dedicate a few the dispute a “somewhat tangled web of statutes, agen- days each month to attend industry events, speak at schools, cy regulations, and agency interpretations of statutes and or meet policymakers on behalf of the trucking industry. regulations,” denied P.A.M.’s motions to dismiss the case. Brooks said that while Department of Transportation reg- The 34 finalists advance to the final round of the selection ulations prohibit commercial truck drivers from being on process, being held January 27-30 in Arlington, Virginia. A duty more than 14 hours in any 24-hour period, DOT reg- panel of evaluators, including industry officials and truck- ulations have little, if any “bearing on the matter at hand.” ing news media representatives will judge the contenders on their knowledge of the trucking industry, dedication to safe- “The DOT regulations aim to make our roads safe, while ty, ability to communicate the industry’s messages and over- the Department of Labor regulations aim to provide work- all safe driving record. The finalists, with a combined total of ers adequate compensation,” Brooks wrote. “The Federal 90 million safe-driving miles and 946 years as professional Motor Carrier Safety Administration believes that some truck drivers, are highway safety experts eager to share their motor carriers that have not understood the difference may experiences with the motoring public. miscalculate the minimum wage, placing the motor carrier in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The newly chosen 2019-2020 America’s Road Team will be announced on January 30 following a ceremony on Capi- “The judge in this case, through an idiosyncratic reading tol Hill in Washington. New Captains, after receiving their of a pair of Department of Labor regulations, arrived at the signature navy blue America’s Road Team blazer, will begin erroneous conclusion that motor carriers must treat all but working to share the industry’s message of safety, essentiality eight hours of time spent in a sleeper berth as time that and sustainability with the motoring public, media, business requires compensation under the federal Fair Labor Stan- groups, public officials and their fellow truck drivers around dards Act,” the country. Continue reading here Continue reading here ~Transport Topics News ~American Trucking Association 3 Tax Reform Delivers for Trucking and the American Economy Apple made big headlines this week as it announced a $350 billion investment in its U.S.
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