Colorado Motor Carriers Association Newsletter Archive

Hot Sheet
A Weekly Publication of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association
May 2, 2023

SAFETY TIP:

CARRYING CHAINS ON I-70: CMV's driving on I-70 between
mileposts 133 (Dotsero) and 259 (C-470) from Sept. 1–May 31 must carry sufficient
chains at all times to be in compliance with the Colorado chain law.

Please remind your driver to carry and use chains in any weather conditions that call for them, and where required on Colorado's roads.

View Mtn Rules Chain Up Tips

In This Issue:

Welcome to our Newest Members

Colorado Clean Diesel Grant

Transportation and Logistics job Fair

Truck Safety Seminar

Safety Banquet Photos Available

Clay Shoot & Golf Tournament Registration Open

Nuclear Verdict Seminar with Doug Marcello, Esq.

Y I Buckle Up

Know Before You Go

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Thank you to our 2023 Corporate Partners:

Welcome to Our Newest Members

Big Game Towing and Recovery

Bosselman Tank & Trailer, Inc.

Cline Wood, a Marsh McLennan Agency

Connell Resources, Inc.

H & B Transport, LLC

Kenworth Truck Company

Leavitt Group Insurance

LTE, Inc.

Majalca Trucking

NBIS

Nextraq

Propel Insurance

RoadAware Safety Systems, LLC

Sherwin-Williams

Titan Solutions, LLC

Town of Kiowa

Trucking Tower

Wallwork Financial

The Colorado Clean Diesel Grant is now OPEN.

This program helps businesses offset the cost of replacing certain diesel equipment. The Program is currently making grants for:

Electric and hybrid/plug-in transportation refrigeration units (TRUs)
Electric and hybrid-electric bucket trucks
Electric construction equipment, including material handlers, mini-excavators, and backhoes
Hybrid-electric snow groomers
Electric lawn mowers
Electric terminal tractors
Electric farm tractors
Associated electrical infrastructure
Idle-reduction technologies

Grants Available for Clean Vehicles

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- CDPHE, has posted their Clean Fleet Vehicle & Technology Grant Program, which includes incentives, application process, and timeline. The online application will be available March 29, 2023. Link to the CDPHE Clean Fleet Vehicle & Technology Grant Programs page below to review the current program, download templets, and sign up to receive updates and alerts for this program. There will be some additional grants offered by the Colorado Energy Office for M/HD fleet infrastructure. Programs have not been released but you will find a link below to sing up for updates and alerts on grant funding.

Clean Fleet Vehicle & Technology Grant Program | Department of Public Health & Environment (colorado.gov)

Future Transportation Programs | Colorado Energy Office

Transportation and Logistics Job Fair

May 12, 2023

10:00am – 12:00pm

Adams County Workforce and Business Center

11860 Pecos Street
Westminster, CO 80234

We are hosting an in-person Job Fair to connect you with job seekers who are interested in a career in the Transportation and Logistics Industry or have the qualified experience you are looking for in a candidate. There is no cost to attend. You will get a table and two chairs for the event to put your information on about your open positions.

Please sign up now to reserve your table.

To register for this event: https://forms.gle/y59ae7VxfdqnWFBJ9

TRUCK SAFETY SEMINAR

May 3, 2023

9:00am

Colorado Mountain College Campus

107 Denison Placer Rd.

Breckenridge, CO 80424

Lunch Sponsored by Snowbridge Inc.

Join us for this free seminar for all companies and individuals using commercial motor vehicles. Regulatory speakers from Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Ports of Entry, and the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration will be presenting on rules and regulations and perform a hands on road side inspection demonstration.

Key topics: Issues in trucking and regulatory, drug and alcohol clearinghouse, entry level driver training (ELDT), Pre and post trip inspections, Port of Entry procedures, roadside safety inspection, and cell phone usage.

We encourage all CDL drivers, safety managers, fleet managers and company owners and representatives from private, commercial or government operated organizations to attend this seminar.

Required RSVP to ensure enough food for everyone, please contact tracy@cmca.com

Safety Banquet Photos Available

Photos from the Safety Awards Banquet are now available. Photos may be viewed at https://dkirkendorfer.photobiz.com. Choose April 14, 2023 to view the photo gallery.

Prices are:

4x5 - $15/image

5x7 – $17/image

8x10 – $20/image

Electronic copies - $60/image

To order, send your request to Patti@cmca.com. Please include photo number, size and quantity.

Clay Shoot & Golf Registrations Open

Sign up now for our Clay Shoot and Golf Tournament. Last year we sold out both events, so register early to claim your spots! Sponsorships are also available for both events.

Click here to register for Clay Shoot

Click here to register for Golf

Nuclear Verdict Seminar with Doug Marcello, Esq.

CMCA has scheduled a seminar with Doug Marcello on May 24^th. Doug is one of the top transportation attorneys and has helped companies across the country successfully ward off or mitigate large settlements and verdicts.

Join us to learn how you can prepare your company to minimize nuclear settlements and verdicts. Doug will share practical (and mostly painless) steps to set your company up to lead with safety and avoid common pitfalls that can lead to outlandish court decisions. No company is immune to these types of cases, and your company does not even need to be at-fault for these lawsuits to be filed.

This seminar will be held in-person and via ZOOM, to accommodate our members outside of the metro area. Click here to register.