Hot Sheet
A Publication of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association
April 20, 2021 |
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LAST CHANCE to APPLY for SCHOLARSHIPS...
Completed applications MUST be received in full by 4:00pm on April 30, 2021.
NOTE: Please share with your employees!
Scholarship recipients range from High School graduating seniors to returning College and Technical School students. Last year, 15 scholarships totaling $15,000 were awarded, including four for Diesel Technician training.
Annually, the Ray Smith Scholarship program helps fund continuing education / training for worthy students furthering their academic or technical training.
For more information on the program, visit our website.
Download an ACADEMIC scholarship application
Download a VOCATIONAL scholarship application |
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 Allied Conference
8th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot
May 21, 2021
Longmeadow Game Resort and Event Center
8604 County Road 6 ~ Wiggins, CO 80654
8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
10:00 am Shooting Starts
Eye and ear protection required
$130 Per Shooter - $480 Per Squad of 4
Registration fee includes 100 targets, ammunition, breakfast and lunch.
Sponsorships available.
View More Info/Register Now
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CMV Safety Summit - May 25-26
Registration is now open for the upcoming
Western Region Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit, May 25-26 in Denver, Colorado. The Summit will bring together representatives from law enforcement, driver licensing agencies, universities, and industry to share research and best practices to improve data quality and the collection and use of commercial vehicle (CMV) data. It will highlight ways states have worked to improve data quality, improve the ways they collect data, and/or new ways they are using the data to promote CMV safety.
The Summit is co-hosted with the Colorado State Patrol, and funding is provided through a cooperative agreement with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). There is no cost to attend.
Registration is available from the Summit website at www.ugpti.org/events/safetysummit2021/. You can indicate when registering if you plan to attend in-person or virtually.
Hotel/travel information is also available from the same site for those attending in-person.
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NEW! UCR Decision Tree
UCR has developed a new tool to assist potential registrants in learning whether they need to register under UCR. The UCR Decision Tree is available on plan.ucr.gov and is linked below for your convenience. Learn more
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2021 Truck Driving Championships June 5th
Save the date of June 5th on your calendar and plan to attend the 2021 Colorado Truck Driving Championships!
We are moving forward with this year’s event, and are looking for drivers to compete, volunteers to help work, equipment to utilize and sponsorships to help make the event one for the record books!
We aim to keep this event as fun and competitive as possible, while still following all COVID restrictions and best practices in place on June 5th.
Click here for more information
Please contact Patti if you have any questions at patti@cmca.com / 303-433-3375 ext. 104.
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2021 Upcoming Training Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, these classes and seminars will take place in-person pending any COVID changes in regulations.
Apr 22 - OSHA & Trucking (9am-Noon)
May 13 - Annual Vehicle Inspection/Appendix G (8am-Noon)
Jun 9 - DataQ's and How to be Successful Seminar (8:30am-11:00am)
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 Colorado’s CHAIN LAW REQUIRES Commercial Vehicles to have Tire Chains or an approved traction device in the vehicle from
Sept. 1 to May 31
while on the I-70 Corridor, from Dotsero (MM 133) to Golden (MM 259). |
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REMINDER: Construction season is here!!! Visit cotrip.org for more information.
Here are links to upcoming projects that may impact your travels:
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 Rocky Mountain Regional Safety Rendezvous
CMCA received information for the 2021 Rocky Mountain Regional Safety Rendezvous. This year, it will be held in McCall, Idaho July 14-16.
Click here to download the Agenda
Click here download the Registration Form
This event must meet certain registration levels in order to be held as scheduled, so please register NO LATER THAN May 10th. Since there was no RMRSR last year, we encourage you to attend this wonderful event in July.
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 This Earth Day, get on the road to improving your transportation efficiency by becoming an EPA SmartWay partner. Get access to the tools and resources you need to reduce your environmental footprint. Get started at www.epa.gov/smartway #EPASmartWay
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