Hot Sheet
A Weekly Publication of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association
June 27, 2023

SAFETY TIP:

BE SAFE when entering and exiting a truck. Always use three points of contact.

In This Issue:

Honor Our Veterans Through Wreaths Across America

Golf Tournament Sold Out-Sponsorships Available

CVSA focusing on brake linings, pads during Brake Safety Week

Driving Green Trucks Ahead at the Right Speed

Express Lanes Enforcement

Colorado Energy Office Grant Program

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Honoring our Veterans – One Wreath at a Time

Join CMCA in sponsoring wreaths to be laid on veterans’ graves to honor their service to our country.

The goal is simple, help raise awareness for WAA’s year-round mission to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom, while helping each raise funds to support for local programs important to the people of Colorado.

Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.

For more information or to sponsor a wreath please click here.

Golf Tournament Sold Out

Our Summer Golf Tournament is currently sold out of foursomes. However, if you want to put your name on the stand-by list in case a foursome drops off, please contact patti@cmca.com.

We have Sponsorships still available so there is still time to get your name out in front of our sold out crowd. For options, contact patti@cmca.com

CVSA focusing on brake linings, pads during Brake Safety Week

Brake linings and pads will be the focus of Brake Safety Week, which is scheduled for Aug. 20-26, according to an announcement from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

During Brake Safety Week, law enforcement officers will inspect brake systems and remove commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations from roadways until those violations are corrected. Throughout the week, CVSA-certified inspectors will conduct their usual inspections. However, they will be reporting brake-related inspection and violation data to the alliance.

Read the full article here from Commercial Carrier Journal.

Driving Green Trucks Ahead at the Right Speed

Truck dealers are all-in on electric commercial motor vehicles and want cleaner, greener, and safer trucks on our roadways. We’re doing our part to be ready for the coming electrification of commercial fleets.

However, we also understand that fleet owners have major factors to weigh when considering an investment in electric or alternative-powered vehicles. Medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers like me sell vehicles to businesses, and the ultimate question our customers ask is whether these vehicles can meet their needs and expectations. Commercial customers will adopt electric vehicles when the investment makes sense for them financially...

Read the full article from Transport Topics here, written by Scott McCandless, president of McCandless Truck Center.

Express Lanes Enforcement

Beginning June 21, the Colorado Transportation Investment Office (the government-owned business within CDOT that oversees Colorado’s Express Lanes) will begin enforcing safety laws on the I-70 Mountain Express Lanes.

The program encourages safe driving on CTIO’s network of Express Lanes by using sophisticated roadside technology to enforce Express Lane rules. Violators identified by this technology will be issued a civil penalty via mail based on the registered address of the vehicle’s license plate.

These violations include:
1. Driving in the Express Lane when signage indicates that it’s closed — except in an emergency or as an authorized emergency vehicle.
2. Weaving in and out of the Express Lanes and general-purpose lanes over the solid yellow line.
3. Driving in the Express Lanes in an oversized vehicle with more than two axles or exceeding 25 feet in length. This includes travel trailers, RVs, vehicles hauling boats or trailers, semi trucks, etc.

Enforcement will begin on June 21 with a month-long grace period. During the grace period, drivers will receive warnings in the mail when they are recorded committing a violation. Starting July 21, violators will be issued civil penalties starting at $75 for a first offense if paid within 20 days. After
20 days, the fine increases to $150. Learn more at expresslanes.codot.gov.

Fleet-ZERO Applications Are Due

June 30, 2023, 5:00 PM MST

This is a final reminder that this round of Fleet-ZERO will close next Friday, June 30 at 5pm MST.

Please make sure to submit your applications early to avoid any complications during time of submission.

This statewide grant program will enable fleets to transition to electric vehicles,reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, and advancing environmental justice in Colorado

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) opened its first round of applications for the Fleet Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity (Fleet-ZERO)
grant program on Monday. This innovative program is one of the first statewide initiatives in the nation to provide ongoing funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and infrastructure to support light-, medium-, and heavy-duty electric fleet projects. CEO will continue to award Fleet-ZERO funding over the next decade. The first year of the program received a combined total of $7 million in funding from the state’s Community Access Enterprise and the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.

All applications must be submitted online through the grant portal