After 6 months of consistent gains, the trucking industry sees 1,400 jobs lost at first of year.

Carriers no longer receive a NYHUT decal for the cab of their trucks however the registration requirement is still very much in place.

This Highway Heavy Use tax runs from June through July for all trucks over 55,000 lbs GVW. This summer, get your paperwork ready by contacting Logistec/TTS and requesting the required Application and Service Listing forms.

For the first time last week the price of diesel fuel crossed the $4 price mark. For week ending April 25, 2008, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel soared 8.4 cents to yet another record high of $4.143.

Some states will begin its 2008 UCR enforcement as early as May 1, 2008. All states however will begin its enforcement by June 1, 2008.

Starting December 16, 2009, any motor carrier that fails to comply with any one of the 16 deficiencies list by the FMCSA will cause the carrier to automatically fail the safety audit.

On September 3, 2009, the FMCSA published a Notice of Rulemaking on the 2010 UCR Fee Schedule…much to the transportation industry’s dismay.

The FMCSA has ruled that starting December 2009, Intermodal Equipment providers must maintain proper USDOT safety specs and inspections on their chasis.

Each motor carrier that is required to report fuel taxes should retain five years of fuel tax records. Usually carriers will only maintain four years of past fuel tax records for IFTA audit purposes.

All carriers with severe hours-of-service violations will be forced to install EOBR’s (electronic onboard recorders) in their vehicles.