Dates set for CVSA’s annual Operation Safe Driver enforcement blitz.
Oct.15-21
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Tuesday August 15th
Upcoming Seminar on Understanding & Complying with the Electronic Log Book Mandate
HUB Truck Rental Corp. in partnership with The Trucking Association of NY (TANY), will be offering a seminar on the upcoming ELD mandate at no cost to our leasing customers. The government has set the ELD compliance date for December 2017. Which means you and your team only have a few months to learn the rules, find out if your operation needs to comply, research the ELD options, train your drivers and office staff, and outfit your trucks with this technology.
This session will address the following:
- Why congress passed the ELD law.
- FMCSA’s complex rules, and how to simplify them for your drivers and staff.
- Dozens of practical, real world operational issues and challenges trucking companies face during the ELD implementation.
- How to prepare for and address the challenges.
Date: Tuesday, August 15th
Time: 2:00 – 5:00p.m.
Where: HUB Truck Rental Corp. 99 Allen Blvd, Farmingdale NY, 11735.
*RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, SPACE IS LIMITED*
To register, contact - Christopher Gawarecki
Email – cgawarecki@hubtruck.com
Office - 631-391-1053
By the fall of this year, all NYS MTA bridges & tunnels will be going cashless. The cashless tolls will use E-ZPass, and vehicles without it will be billed by running the vehicles license plate, and will be charged the cash rate without the E-ZPass discount.
New Yorkers who receive three toll violations over the course of five years will have their registration suspended. Keep in mind that when a vehicle with a suspended registration travels over a NYS MTA bridge or tunnel, an alarm will trigger in the law enforcement officers vehicle, alerting him or her of the violator.
Click here to see the rate differences between the E-ZPass and cash rate
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DARK TINT?
Effective January 1, 2017, NYS Governor Cuomo signed into law that all vehicles (including trucks), must now be checked for dark window tinting when undergoing the vehicles annual NYS inspection. For more information about the NYS window tinting regulation.....
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Penalties Boosted for Toll Evaders
Both the New York State Thruway Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are increasing the penalties for non-payment of tolls, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York State Bridge Authority are reviewing their policies.
The penalty for non-payment of tolls on such major facilities as the Tappan Zee Bridge will jump to $100 but remain at $50 for the Thruway in general.
At the MTA, the higher penalty will apply to the Bronx-Whitestone, Triborough, Throgs Neck and Verrazano-Narrows bridges and at the Brooklyn-Battery and Queens-Midtown tunnels.
The lower penalty will apply to the Henry Hudson, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial and Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial bridges.
UNITED CARRIER REGISTRATION
(UCR)
Please be aware that if you receive notification from a DOT compliance company informing you to file your annual UCR agreement, you can file yourself avoiding additional expenses at the following link:
UCR FEE SCHEDULE
- $76 for 0 to 2 Vehicles
- $227 for 3 to 5 Vehicles
- $452 for 6 to 20 Vehicles
- $1,576 for 21 to 100 Vehicles
- $7,511 for 101 to 1000 Vehicles
- $73,346 for 1001 or more Vehicles
IF YOU RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE FMCSA...
DON'T THROW IT AWAY!!!
Correspondence sent to your place of business that specifically identifies an alerted Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) and outlines possible consequences of continued safety problems. The warning letter provides instructions for accessing carrier safety data and measurement as well as a point-of-contact. This is an early warning sign that if ignored, could lead to a DOT audit!
NON-CDL MEDICAL CARD REGULATION
In most cases, operating a Non-CDL vehicle for commercial use, requires a driver to carry a DOT medical card. Find out if your driver is required by using the link below from the NYSDOT!!!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE IF YOU NEED A MED CARD
BUT....WHAT ABOUT THE HUT?
The NYS Highway Use Tax is required for any truck, tractor or other self-propelled vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 18,000lbs. This tax is imposed on motor carriers that operate on NYS public highways (excluding toll-paid portions of the NYS Thruway). The tax is based on mileage traveled and is computed at a rate determined by the weight of the motor vehicle and the method that you choose to report the tax.
The NYS HUT tax return must be filed on a quarterly basis, starting with the calendar year when you began operations in NYS. If your preceding calendar years total highway use tax is more than $4,000.00, you will be reclassified to a monthly filer. If your prior calendar year’s total tax is $250.00 or less, you may request permission to file once a year. The most convenient way to file is online, and the link is as follows:
http://www.tax.ny.gov/
DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE!
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS!
To register for a free FMCSA Portal account
Click here
The portal account will provide you with access to your company's safety rating with the D.O.T.
HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR MCS-150 RECENTLY?
FAILURE TO COMPLETE A TIMELY UPDATE CAN RESULT IN THE DEACTIVATION OF YOUR USDOT NUMBER AND A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $1000 PER DAY BUT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. A VERY COSTLY "OUT OF SERVICE" VIOLATION.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO UPDATE ONLINE
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USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR WEBSITE ENTRANCE IS
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