The 5th Wheel
Government Affairs Update
 
 
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking comments on a series of questions to gauge how it should regulate the demurrage and detention billing practices of common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTO).
 
A formal list of 16 questions was provided as part of the FMC: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and California Trucking Association and the Harbor Trucking Association are in the process of drafting comments.
Do you know an exceptional commercial truck or motorcoach driver?
 
CVSA is now accepting nominations for its annual International Driver Excellence Award, an award that recognizes an extraordinary professional commercial motor vehicle driver and their commitment to public safety.
 
The 2022 IDEA recipient (and a guest) will receive airfare to Rapid City, South Dakota, along with a two-night stay at the conference hotel, to attend the CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition where the winner will be acknowledged at the awards luncheon and awarded a check for $2,500 and a crystal trophy.
 
Group Asks for Personal Conveyance Limits
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has petitioned FMCSA for a second time to more clearly define the term “personal conveyance” in hours of service regulations. It is asking the agency to add a maximum distance or time limit to the rules.
 
Read more in this PrePass blog.
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CTA Highlights
 
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The TUFSOB scholarship program provides financial support towards furthering the educational goals of trucking's next generation and the industry’s future leaders. Any allied/carrier members and CTA staff members can nominate a student to receive scholarship awards through the TUFSOB program.
 
 
Application deadline: By 5pm on Friday, April 1, 2022
 
 
 
 
Entry forms are now available for the 2022 California Truck Driving Championships! Send your best drivers to compete in one of the regional competitions for a chance to go on to the National Competition.
Southern Competition
Saturday, April 30
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana
Northern Competition
Saturday, May 21
FedEx Freight
West Sacramento
State Finals
Sunday, May 22
FedEx Freight
West Sacramento
 
 
Entry Form Deadline: Friday, March 25.
 
Sponsorship Opportunities
 
Show your support of these great drivers through sponsorship and see YOUR company name and logo travel the U.S. Sponsorship includes all 3 events - South Regional, North Regional & State Championships. For your logo to make it on the shirt and signage, you must register your sponsorship by Friday, March 25.
 
 
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Southern California Gas Company
Unit and Statewide Events
 
 
 
 
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | 9-11am
 
Pricing | CTA Member: $99 | Non-Member: $149
 
One of your drivers is involved in a major collision involving a family in a minivan. There are major injuries. As the Safety Director, you have become the Claim Administrator and must work with management, law enforcement, insurance companies, attorneys, and eventually a jury in court.

We will look at some of the steps you need to take to collect records and document the incident post-accident from the perspective of the accident investigator, insurance adjuster, and transportation attorney.
This is not an accident investigation/reconstruction class but provides the safety manager insight into how to systematically work through the collision crisis aftermath.
 
 

 
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Hilton San Diego Bayfront | April 23-26, 2022 
 
CTA members receive a discount for access to NTTC’s 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibits, a cannot-miss event for tank truck industry leaders. The Annual Conference provides the tank truck industry the opportunity to collaborate and take action on the high-level issues facing the industry through its committees and sessions, while showcasing industry suppliers, and providing invaluable networking opportunities. 
 
Speakers include: Keynote - Inky Johnson, FMCSA Acting Administrator Robin Hutcheson, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello, California Trucking Association's Shawn Yadon, and ATA Chairman Harold Sumerford, Jr.
 
Early Registration rates available through March 25, 2022.
 
 
For NTTC Member Rates, Use coupon code "ECTA22" before March 25 or coupon code "RCTA22" after March 25.
 
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