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CMCA - Sam Gillette
Memorial Blood Drive!
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
9am-10:40am and 12-2:30pm
For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Jo@cmca.com or 303-433-3375 x107. Be sure to sign up for an appointment - it only takes about 1 hour to save a life.
Give hope. Give life. Give blood.
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If this date doesn't work with your schedule and you would still like to donate at a Bonfils Blood Center, be sure to use code A996 which gives credit to the Sam Gillette Memorial account.
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Trucking Efficiency Bills Pass Legislature on Way to Governor
Two CMCA measures that will help to reduce the time and cost for many carriers and companies in the state are now on their way to the Governor for signature. HB-1061, which changes the definition of a commercial motor vehicle from 10,001 pounds to 16,001 pounds and HB-1105, which removes the requirement for a physical VIN verification or inspection before registering or titling a vehicle that is currently registered or titled in another CO county, or if it is a new vehicle purchased out-of-state, both passed out of the Senate on yesterday with a unanimous, 35-0 vote.
CMCA would like to thank our lobbying team,
Hicks & Associates for working so diligently on this matter. We also want to thank the Transportation Legislative Review Committee for working with our industry on topics like this, that make Colorado a more business-friendly environment for trucking.
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Safety Awards Banquet – Mark Your Calendar!
The annual Safety Awards Banquet will be held Friday, April 7th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Please consider joining us for this wonderful event.
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Registration and
Sponsorship forms. Thank you for helping to support Safety!
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DOT Inspector General Certifies DOT Report Showing No Safety Benefit to Restart Restrictions
Today, news broke that the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation has certified that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s
study of the 2013 hours-of-service restart restrictions met the requirements set out by Congress and that the study “did not explicitly identify a net benefit from the use of the two suspended provisions on driver operations, safety, fatigue and health.”
The impact of these findings, per the most recent Continuing Resolution, is that the two restrictions, which limited professional drivers to one restart period every 168 hours and required that period to contain two periods of between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., are permanently suspended, marking a significant victory for ATA and the trucking industry.
In a press release, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear said the IG’s finding “closes what has been a long, and unnecessary, chapter in our industry’s drive to improve highway safety. We knew from the beginning that these Obama administration restrictions provided no benefit to safety, and in light of the DOT’s findings – corroborated by the DOT Inspector General – it is good for our industry and for the motoring public that they will be done away with permanently as specified by language ATA lead the charge on including in the most recently passed Continuing Resolution.
“Congress repeatedly told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that rules of this nature must show a benefit to safety and this report clearly shows there was no benefit,” Spear added. “This marks the end of a long struggle, but hopefully the beginning of a new era of inclusive and data-based regulation.”
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5th Annual Colorado TopTech Skills Competition
April 22, 2017 at Lincoln Tech
The TopTech skills competition is open to all member and non-member technicians. Please encourage your technicians to participate. The overall winner in both the Professional and Student competitions will be eligible to participate in the National SuperTech Skills Competition in Orlando, Florida. Entry fee is $50 per contestant.
Click here for registration and sponsorship information.
Any questions, contact Tracy@cmca.com or 303-433-3375 x 103.
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New out-of-service criteria take effect in April
New and updated out-of-service criteria for commercial motor vehicles go into effect on April 1, 2017. Put together by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance of law enforcement and industry, the changes have been incorporated in a new edition of the OOS-criteria handbook. Few significant changes from years past have been made, but new out-of-service conditions related to the electronic logging device mandate’s December 18 enforcement are included. Other changes include out-of-service conditions related to Inactive U.S. DOT numbers and a number of clarifications intended to remove confusion over certain OOS violations. These books will be available for purchase through the CMCA. If interested, please contact Autumn at autumn@cmca.com or 303-433-3375, ext. 101.
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The Ray Smith Scholarship Application
for Vocational or Academic Studies
2017 – 2018 Academic Year
Completed applications MUST be received, in full, on or before 4:00 p.m. on April 22, 2017
Click here to download application
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2017 Truck Driving Championships
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Adams County Fairgrounds
9755 Henderson Road, Brighton
The winners of each category will be eligible to participate in the National Truck Driving Championships held in Orlando, FL in August.
"Facts for Drivers" Books are available - please call CMCA #303-433-3375 or just stop by the office.
Entry Deadline is Friday, May 19, 2017.
We will once again be collecting new, unused toys for Christmas Crusade for Children. Help out by bringing your toys to the CMCA Food Court. Toys may also be dropped off prior to the TDC at the CMCA Offices.
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Training Calendar -
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A complete list of
Training Classes and descriptions have been added to our website!
March 9, 2017 - Hours of Servvice/Log Audit Seminar (8am-Noon)
March 11, 2017 - Brake Certification (9am-Noon)
March 23, 2017 - Designated Employer Representative Seminar (8:30am-4:30pm)
Event Calendar -
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March 10, 2017 - Legislative Meeting (1:30-3:30pm). Held every other Friday at CMCA during the Legislative Session.
March 14, 2017 - Sam Gillette Memorial Blood Drive
March 15, 2017 - Board of Directors' Meeting (10am-Noon)
April 7, 2017 - Safety Awards Banquet
April 22, 2017 - TopTech Competition at Lincoln Tech
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