Registration is now open for this year's Trucking Day on May 8, 2018. Trucking Day begins in the morning at The Sawyer Hotel with morning sessions on pending legislation and policy issues important to California's trucking industry. Hear from key elected officials and respected political insiders.

On Feb. 13, 2018 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a notice announcing a public meeting to identify any regulatory barriers in the existing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to the testing, compliance certification and compliance verification of vehicles with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and certain unconventional interior designs. The meeting will be in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. EST.

On Feb. 12, 2018, the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a notice announcing a public meeting to discuss DOT’s Automated Vehicles (AV) 3.0 document, which will provide a framework for automation in the surface transportation system and describe DOT’s multimodal approach to the safe rollout of AVs. The objectives of the public meeting are to get feedback on the draft AV 3.0 framework and identify priority federal and non-federal activities that can accelerate the safe rollout of AVs. The meeting will be in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2018, from 1-4 p.m. EST.

Brian Annis, 48, of Sacramento, has been appointed secretary of the California State Transportation Agency, where he has served as acting secretary since 2018 and was undersecretary from 2013 to 2018. Laurie Berman, 57, of San Diego, has been appointed director of the California Department of Transportation.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) will conduct a public meeting at the time and place noted below to consider the adoption of the South Coast On-Road Heavy Duty Vehicle Incentive Measure (South Coast Incentive Measure). If adopted, CARB will submit the South Coast Incentive Measure to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP).

The meeting is on Thursday, March 29 and will be a lunch meeting in Fresno. A representative from the California Highway Patrol will be presenting to the Unit on important ELD information and requirements. Register here 

Bay Area, Central Coast, Central Valley, Kern, Los Angeles/Orange, Redwood Empire, Sacramento, San Bernardino/Riverside, San Diego/Imperial, San Joaquin, Sierra Cascade, and Tri-County. Find information on your unit!

Register for next month's Special Safety Council Meeting: In-Depth Terrorism Awareness/Fusion Center Training. Back by popular demand, Kurt Carpenter, Field Intelligence Officer with TSA, will be giving an in depth four hour training on Basic Terrorism Awareness/Fusion Center Training with an overview of terrorism/major crimes. The training will take place on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at CTA Headquarters in Sacramento. Register here

Back by popular demand, the California Highway Patrol will be presenting on the ELD mandate at the Southern Safety Council Meeting. The meeting is on Tuesday, March 13 from 12:00 - 1:30pm and will be held at JJT Logistics in Ontario. Register Here  

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View the CTA calendar of events. The CTA calendar showcases all events provided by the California Trucking Association.

CTA’s Fleet Safety Professional of the Year award is a program designed to recognize truck fleet safety managers whose accomplishments are truly outstanding. The nominee must be a full-time employee who is responsible for directing the safety activities of a commercial vehicle fleet. In this capacity, the fleet safety manager must be responsible for the implementation and administration of the company’s safety program.

Each year the Truck Driving Championships is hosted in Southern and Northern California. Over 700 drivers compete to see who will go on to the National Truck Driving Championships. Show your support by sponsoring this great event! Your sponsorship is good for all 3 events: Southern Regional, Northern Regional and State Finals!

Do you need a Vin Verification? We have Vin Verifiers ready to provide these services anywhere in California for CTA Members. To schedule an appointment or to find out more about these services please contact Tina Ferguson at tferguson@caltrux.org or (916) 373-3525.