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JUST 1st. July * USA - Laws covering heavy trucks
On Thursday, July 1, a variety of new state laws that affect truckers are slated to be implemented
Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -June 30, 2010: ... Among them are laws that allow heavier trucks, prohibit indemnification agreements. ticket quotas, cell phones, texting bans, teen prohibitions, seat belts, drinking and driving, and others...
* A Florida law permits heavy trucks to be able to run 8,000 pounds heavier on non-interstate highways.
* In Iowa, a new law prohibits trucking contracts from including provisions that require indemnification or holding harmless shippers from loss or damage caused by the shipper or the agents of employees of the shipper.
* In Iowa, the new rule also prohibits drivers under 19 from talking on their cell phones. While the teen driving provision will be enforced as a primary offense, the texting ban is limited to a secondary violation. For the first year, offenders will get off with a warning. After that they will face fines that start at $30.
* In Iowa, a new law will increase speeding tickets at all levels. Higher fines will also be put on nearly all moving and non-moving violations.
* An Indiana law allows people to keep unloaded firearms in their vehicles. Employers are prohibited from enforcing any policy banning employees from having a firearm in their vehicle while at work. Weapons must be kept in locked vehicles and out of sight... The law also prohibits the confiscation of lawfully held firearms during declared disaster emergencies...
* Indiana’s rules for teens to get driver’s licenses are being upgraded. Applicants must be 15 years old and 180 days to be eligible for a learner’s permit, if they completed a driver’s education course. Previously, teens could apply on their 15th birthday.
* A new Kansas law emphasizes the use of seat belts. Law enforcement is now allowed to pull over drivers who are not buckled up. Previously, the law required police to have another reason to pull over a driver, such as speeding.
* Kansas’ law will be implemented this week with violators also getting off with a warning until Jan. 1. At that time, offenders would be fined $60. The state’s youngest drivers are already prohibited from texting while driving.
* Intent on making travel on Wisconsin roads safer for motorists, truckers and others, a new law toughens rules on drinking and driving.
* Officers in Michigan will begin enforcement of a new law on Thursday. Violators would face $100 fines. Repeat offenders would be on the hook for $200.
* In Virginia, the existing “move over” law is being tweaked to include such vehicles as tow trucks and certain Virginia Department of Transportation vehicles. Previously, the rule applied only to police, fire and rescue vehicles with blue or red flashing lights. It now applies to vehicles displaying amber-colored flashing lights as well.
* The Georgia law affects all drivers. In addition, anyone under 18 will be prohibited from using a cell phone while heading down the road. Violators would be fined $150 with one point added to their driver’s license.
* The Nebraska law calls for violators to face $200 fines. Repeat offenders would face $300 fines while subsequent offenses would result in $500 fines. Each violation would assess three points against a person’s driver’s license.
* In Wyoming, the law calls for violators to face $75 fines.
* On July 13, Kentucky law enforcement can start issuing citations. The Louisiana ban takes effect in mid August while Connecticut won’t start enforcing a rule until Oct. 1. Wisconsin will round out the list of states taking action on Dec. 10... While more and more states jump on board with new laws to limit driver distractions, the U.S. Congress is considering an enticement for other states that haven’t acted as quickly...
* Massachusetts. DOT lifts Boston’s daytime hazmat traffic ban: Beginning Thursday, July 1, hazmat trucks will be able to enter Boston during the daylight hours again.
* California - Deadline July 1 for CHP’s STAR awards: Only one day remains to sign up for the California Highway Patrol’s safety program to recognize nine California motor carriers in the truck and bus industry who are making safety their top priority in their daily operations... STAR stands for Safe Transportation Achievement Recognition, and the deadline for applications is Thursday, July 1...
* USA - Hazmat fees due Thursday, July 1
Washington,DC.USA -LLM - 30 June 2010: -- The July 1 deadline is here for fees owed to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration by truckers hauling hazmat. Thankfully, small-business truckers didn’t see a huge fee increase... While large motor carriers now face registration fees that are more than two-and-a-half times higher than in the past, the fees for small motor carriers remained essentially unchanged... Large motor carriers will now pay $2,575 – up from $975. Small motor carriers, which are companies with less than $25.5 million in annual revenue, still pay $250...
* California - CARB drayage rule extension expires today, July 1, 2010
Sacramento,CAL,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -July 1, 2010: -- Trucks given an extension to comply with CARB’s port drayage rule until June 30 lost that buffer on July 1...Written by the California Air Resources Board, the state Port Drayage Rule prohibited trucks with 1993 or older engines from entering ports and intermodal rail yards beginning on Jan. 1, 2010. Also taking effect New Year’s Day, trucks with model year 1994-2003 engines are required to be equipped with a CARB-approved diesel particulate filter... This past winter, CARB granted some truck owners an extension if they could prove they were working to obtain new engines or particulate filter retrofits... All trucks that visit California ports are required to sign up with CARB’s Drayage Truck Registry...
* Oklahoma - Lock ’em up: Oklahoma law impounds certain uninsured vehicles
Oklahoma City,OK,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -July 1, 2010: ... A new law in Oklahoma will soon have more uninsured vehicles heading straight for the impound lot. Gov. Brad Henry signed the bill into law authorizing law enforcement to impound certain vehicles driven by uninsured motorists. It takes effect Nov. 1... National figures show 1-in-6 drivers do not have liability insurance; in Oklahoma, it is estimated the ratio is 1-in-4... The new law takes advantage of a four-year-old system in the state that gives law enforcement instant verification of liability insurance status. Approved by state lawmakers in 2006, the system was created by the insurance industry and the state...
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