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REMINDER:
Scholarship Application Deadline Extended
Due to the closure of many schools and colleges, the deadline for applying for the Ray Smith Scholarship has been extended to June 15, 2020. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Patti Gillette at patti@cmca.com or visit our webpage for applications.
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CDOT adopts emergency rules allowing food trucks to obtain permits to serve customers at highway rest areas
May 7, 2020 - Statewide News - Rules implement Governor Polis’ executive order from May 2
The Colorado Department of Transportation issued emergency rules establishing a process for food truck operators to obtain permits to serve food at highway rest areas. Commercial motor carriers moving critical freight and goods across the country are lacking many of their usual options for food service throughout the country, including in Colorado. Read More...
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TRUCKING FAMILY LOSES FRIEND
Eric Parker, ATA’s Vice President of Membership Sales, passed away Monday. Eric, the son of Nancy and the late David Parker, grew up in the trucking industry, which is where he spent the last 31 years working. His passion, kindness and knowledge of trucking left a lasting impression on everyone he met. Eric’s humor, love of the outdoors and love for his family was contagious. Parker served as the NTA Regional ATA Representative and his father was a former NTA Chairman. During his college years, Eric started at JTI, Inc. in Lincoln as a driver manager and accountant. He stayed at JTI as it was acquired by US Xpress, and worked his way up to Terminal Manager in 2001. Eric’s career led him to Bullocks Express in Denver, Colorado to Jim Palmer and back to US Xpress until 2015. He worked at C.H. Robinson as a Senior Sales Executive prior to joining the ATA team. Eric truly enjoyed helping customers grow and getting their products delivered on time. He loved learning new things and gaining extensive knowledge of the industry. Eric joined ATA in November 2016 as a regional sales representative and in early 2019, was promoted to lead the membership sales team. Eric helped grow and shape our membership portfolio, and was a tremendous resource to our members. Eric grew up in Nebraska and moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2002. He loved the mountains and hiking with his family, and was an avid runner. Eric is preceded in death by his father David R. Parker in January of this year.
(Information provided by Chris Spear, President of ATA)
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 Western Slope "Virtual" Meeting
Thurs. May 28th ~ 8:30-9:30am
Please join us for the Colorado Motor Carriers Association Western Slope meeting over Zoom.
No Charge, but Advance Registration is REQUIRED.
Click here for Zoom link to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Greg Fulton - CMCA Update
- Daniel Greer, Eclipse DOT - presents Hours of Service Exemptions: Short Haul Exemption (100 Mile Exemption), Oilfield Exemption, Oversize Load Exemption, Adverse Driving Conditions, & Direct emergency assistance ~~ PLUS ~~ Upcoming FMCSA Hours of Service Regulations.
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ATRI Board Approves 2020 Top Research Priorities
Arlington, Virginia – The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved the 2020 Top Research Priorities as identified by ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee. ATRI’s RAC developed the list of recommended research topics at its meeting held in Atlanta in March, and the ATRI Board reviewed and approved the list of recommended topics at its recent meeting.
ATRI’s RAC selected research topics that examine workforce, infrastructure, legal, and operational issues, which align with multiple top concerns identified in ATRI’s annual Top Industry Issues Survey.
The 2020 ATRI top research priorities are: Read More... |
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NHTSA Click It or Ticket
Seat Belt Campaign
May 11- May 31, 2020
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May trainings will take place with reduced class sizes, social distancing, and the proper precautions taking place, including sanitizing and limited contact.
This includes:
May 14 - DOT Compliance and Essentials
May 16 - Brake Certification
May 19 - Drug and Alcohol classes (5 OPENINGS LEFT)
May 21 - Annual Vehicle Inspections/Appendix G (SOLD OUT)
May 27 - Disc Brake
Please contact Kate@cmca.com if you have questions or click here to register for upcoming classes. We will limit class size, so registering early is highly recommended!
N*E*W Webinars:
How to Use ZOOM Effectively WEBINAR
May 13 (10am-10:45am)
This webinar will teach you the basics of Zoom, a virtual meeting software. CMCA Members ONLY!!
No Charge, but Advance Registration is REQUIRED.
Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For more info, contact Kate@cmca.com.
OSHA and Trucking: The First 24 Hours WEBINAR
May 21 (9am-11am)
This webinar covers:
• Your Rights
• Regulatory Changes/Requirements
• Pitfalls & Common Mistakes
• Protecting Your Business
• Long-term Consequences
Cost: $50
Register Now
Visit our Website Calendar for an updated schedule!
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Employee Screening for COVID 19 Revised
Recently CMCA worked with the Governor's Office and other senior administration officials modify the employee screening process as outlined in the original Governor's Safer at Home Order. That order would have required companies to screen all employees daily on-site prior to starting the work day. and as part of that process take the temperatures of all employees and ask about any other symptoms that may indicate COVID-19.
For many of our companies this would have been very onerous, costly, time-consuming, and probably not even possible based on shortage of thermometers. Our team worked over the prior weekend with state officials and our members on the matter because many companies would have been required to implement the screening today. This culminated in a conference call on Sunday - 10 days ago where are members did a great job of outlining that our companies have been in the COVID environment for the past 45 days and already developed some best practices which have acted to protect their employees and customers. They further outlined issues and concerns with the policy as well as an alternative which placed the responsibility more on the employee to do a self-check for symptoms prior to coming to work along with some training of our supervisors on recognizing signs of symptoms of COVID in employees.
Based on that conference call meeting and additional discussion, the State agreed to change the screening policy and while it still states that "best practices would be to conduct on site, it now notes the following "
Best practice is to implement a temperature check station at the entrance to the business. If this is not feasible, employee will check for symptoms at home and report symptoms either electronically or on paper per the system created by the business" This language recognizes that for many of our businesses, on-site screening is not practical or feasible and instead allows for self-checks by employees. This change was in sync with our suggestions and we very much appreciate CDOT Director Shoshana Lew for her assistance and John Putnam with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
For greater guidance specific to different sectors about screening of employees for COVID-19 symptoms please Click Here.
Along with this, they have provided an updated sample symptom tracker.
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