On March 6, news broke that the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation has certified that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s study of the 2013 hours-of-service restart restrictions met the requirements set out by Congress and that the study "did not explicitly identify a net benefit from the use of the two suspended provisions on driver operations, safety, fatigue and health."

As some of you may have heard there has been enforcement activity on the Overweight Corridor recently. CTA recently was made aware of this and since that time has been working with Caltrans, CHP and other stakeholders to try and find a workable solution.

Register for the April 4 Port of Oakland tour and lunch. Save the date for the Bay Area Unit’s 49th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser: Aug 21, 2017, at Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo.

Please join the Central Valley Unit for a presentation on Electronic Logbooks. A representative from EROAD, Inc. will be discussing the ins and outs of the ELD mandate and what you need to do and when.

The Steering/Planning Committee has planned a breakfast meeting today, March 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in Gilroy. For more information please contact Shelly Hardcastle, (916) 373-3591 or shardcastle@caltrux.org.

The Kern Unit will have a unit meeting on Thursday, March 16. The meeting will be held at Hodel's in Bakersfield. "Understanding Your Responsibilities under FMCSA and its Purpose" is the topic of the meeting. Greg Bragg, State Program Specialist for FMCSA will be the guest speaker. Click here for more information and to register. 

The Steering/Planning Committee has planned a breakfast meeting tomorrow March 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in Ontario. For more information contact Jeff Sturch at 916-373-3592 or jsturch@caltrux.org.

The Steering/Planning Committee has planned a meeting today March 14 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Ripon. For more information please contact Shelly Hardcastle, (916) 373-3591 or shardcastle@caltrux.org.

The Steering Planning Committee has planned a conference call meeting on Wednesday, March 22. For more information contact Jeff Sturch at 916-373-3592 or jsturch@caltrux.org.

Fleets with drivers who currently use paper logs need to transition their drivers to electronic logs by December 18, 2017. This change isn't as easy as most people think and the more you plan for the transition, the more successful it will be. That's why we created the Practical Guidance for ELog Success: From Ideas to Plan seminar.

This year 29 companies are being honored at the Annual Fleet Safety Awards Banquet for their award-winning safety efforts. The Annual Fleet Safety Awards Banquet will be held Wednesday April 5, 2017 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento in conjunction with CTA’s Spring Executive & Policy Committee Meetings at CTA Headquarters.

Tuesday, March 21 join the Northern Safety Council at this lunch event that will feature David Birchman from the California DMV’s Commercial Driver License Policy Section in a discussion regarding driver medical certificates.

S/P Committees, Unit Meetings, the CTA Allied Conference Annual Golf Tournament, Washington DC Advocacy Trip, and much more are taking place in the next two weeks! Review our events and register for any that you are interested in attending. We appreciate your involvement and membership!

CTA’s Policy Committee meetings and the Executive Committee meeting are being held in Sacramento, April 4, 5 & 6. The meetings kickoff with a reception the evening of Tuesday, April 5 to which we’ve invited legislators from the Capitol to attend.

Tuesday, March 21 join the Northern Safety Council at this lunch event that will feature David Birchman from the California DMV’s Commercial Driver License Policy Section in a discussion regarding driver medical certificates.

If you transport goods on the I-80 corridor, specifically operating EB and WB IE: Colfax/Nevada border please read the following information... A few CTA members recently brought to our attention issues associated with the many days that I-80 (specifically EB and WB IE: Colfax/Reno) was closed due to inclement weather conditions.

K.K.W. Trucking participated in the B.R.A.K.E.S. Advanced Teen Driving classes on Saturday, 2/25 and Sunday, 2/26. K.K.W. Trucking does a module on truck safety, getting up close and personal to a truck and trailer, letting the public sit in the driver’s seat, so they can experience the blind spots our drivers experience, or "See what we don’t see".

Webinar on Thursday, March 30th at 10:00 AM PST. Using an ELD is mandatory but using an electronic tax solution is voluntary – On-board recording devices, vehicle tracking systems or other electronic data recording systems may be used in lieu of or in addition to handwritten trip reports for IFTA fuel tax and weight mile tax reporting.

CTA members receive a 6% filed rate discount on their workers compensation insurance from Berkshire Hathaway and Avitus/Insured Solutions. Your current agent can access these programs by indicating you are a CTA member and sending your submission to Berkshire Hathaway and Avitus/Insured Solutions.

How can CTA make your day a little bit less stressful?   Let CTA handle all of your DMV transactions, from PTI’s, Renewals, duplicate stickers and registration cards and much more.  For an exclusive CTA discount contact  Tina Ferguson at (916) 373-3525 or tferguson@caltrux.org  for more information.