December 1, 2014: MCM Weekly Newsletter |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Dec 8 Legislative Tour Begins
Schedule of Tour below
Dec 9 Helena Chapter Safety Meeting
11:30am-12:30pm
Location, Speaker, Topic TBA
Dec 10 Billings Chapter Safety Meeting
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location, Speaker, Topic TBA
Dec 16 Missoula Chapter Safety Meeting
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jokers Wild
Speaker: Tim Garland, Les Schwab Tire
Topic: What happens when a truck tire comes off a tractor trailer and
the damages that can occur at at 65 mph. Tim will explain why this happens
and how to prevent it.
Dec 25 MCM Office Closed Christmas Holiday
Jan 1 MCM Office Closed New Years Holiday
Jan 5 Share The Road
Billings Senior High
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Jan 6 Share The Road
Skyview High, Billings
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Jan 6 Board Meeting
Jorgensons Inn, Room 156
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Hotel Reservations TBA
Jan 6 Safety Meeting
Jorgensons Inn, Room 156
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Jan 12 Share The Road
West High, Billings
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Legislative Tour Schedule
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Plan on attending one of our legislative receptions scheduled around the state. Motor Carriers of Montana has again partnered with the Montana Contractors Association to provide members an opportunity to speak with their newly elected legislators. Please see the schedule for time and location and RSVP to Katie at MCM 442-6600, as soon as possible.
Monday, Dec. 8.....................................Great Falls
Titan Machinery
1215 38th Street North
Social - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec 10...............................Missoula Western States Truck Centers
3760 North Reserve Street
Social 0 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 15 ....................................Bozeman
RDO Equipment
258 Laura Louise Lane
Social - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16....................................Billings
Tri State Truck & Equipment
5250 Midland Road
Social - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 17................................Butte
La Quinta
1 Holiday Park Drive
Social - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec 18.....................................Helena
Bert & Ernies
361 North Last Chance Gulch
Social - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Coat Drive
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Cummins NW is conducting a coat drive and we'd like to reach out to you for support. As many of us experience throughout the year we are asked for monetary donations but all that is being asked of you is to spread the word and clean out those closets! They are looking for coats, jackets, hats, gloves/mittens, etc for adults and children of all ages. All that is required is the motivation to sort through the items you no longer use or need and drop them off at Cummins NW or contact Joe Coyne and they will pick them up! Deadline for this is December 15.
If you wish to make a monetary donation please make checks out to Cummins Northwest (memo: coat drive).
If you have any questions please feel free to call Joe at Cummins. Thank you!
Joe Coyne
Cummins Northwest
Office 406-728-1300 ext. 4408
6900 Kestrel Dr. #20
Missoula, MT 59808
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2014 State Chain & Snow Removal Laws
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We have gathered information from each state and alphabetically listed each state's chaining requirements.
Click here for State Chain Laws
Click here for Snow Removal Laws
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ATA Reminds Drivers to Retain Medical Cards
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ATA reminds all carriers that drivers must retain a paper copy of their medical examiner's certificate until January 30, 2015. This is necessary since some states are still unable to append medical certification information to a driver's Motor Vehicle Record (MVR). Others are facing significant backlogs which have delayed the updating of MVRs beyond the required ten days. As a result, drivers are being cited by law enforcement at roadside for not having their medical qualifications up to date despite having submitted the required information to their State Drivers Licensing Agency (SDLA).
In January of 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration addressed this concern by issuing a rule requiring drivers to retain the paper copies of their medical examiner's certificate until January 30, 2015. Carriers are encouraged to retain a copy of the FMCSA issued rule (available here) to mitigate potential confusion at roadside, and to use if challenging a roadside citation. If available, drivers should also retain any receipt provided by the SDLA at the time they submitted their med card. Contact P. Sean Garney at sgarney@trucking.org.
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CVSA Joins Chorus Seeking Removal of CSA Scores
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has joined the call with a broad coalition of motor carriers for Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to remove from public view carriers' online Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Safety Measurement System scores.
CVSA Executive Director Stephen Keppler called the request to take down public scores "a matter of tremendous importance to commercial motor vehicle law enforcement."
Keppler called the CSA program a good program with tremendous potential that has raised the trucking industry's level of safety awareness.
However, CVSA "recognizes and appreciates" concerns raised by motor carriers that include uneven enforcement practices among state law enforcement and the relationship between carriers' safety scores and crash risk, Keppler said in a Nov. 14 letter to Foxx.
"Since the collective crash rates of fleets with SMS scores above threshold are higher than those below, the SMS is useful as an enforcement prioritization tool," the letter said. "On the other hand, since the SMS scores are a poor indicator of an individual fleet's propensity to be involved in a future crash, their utility in providing the public with information about fleets' safety performance is limited."
In August, 10 vehicle trade associations, including American Trucking Associations, petitioned Foxx to stop posting the scores for public view.
The group cited a February Government Accountability Office report that found significant statistical problems with SMS scoring.
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Be Ready. Be Buckled. Kids' Art Contest
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The "Be Ready. Be Buckled." art contest focuses on urging truck, bus and all drivers to buckle up to saves lives and reduce injuries. Children with a relationship to individuals or organizations in the trucking and bus industries can participate as per entry requirements. Artwork that best illustrates "the importance of commercial motor vehicle drivers buckling up" with the overarching message "Safety Belts Save Lives" will win the grand prizes in each of the two age categories. Contest ends Friday, February 28, 2015. All submissions must be postmarked no later than
Friday, February 28, 2015. Contest runs through Friday February 28, 2015. Results decided by April 1, 2015.
An awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 3-9, 2015) celebrations aimed at increasing awareness about work safety - being safe on the job.
Download your entry form today.
2014 Winning Artwork
First grader Annie Yu from Edison, New Jersey, is the grand prize winner of the Kindergarten through second grade age group for the 2014 "Be Ready, Be Buckled" art contest."
Third grader Heather Li from Orlando, Florida, won top honors in the third through sixth grade age group for the 2014 "Be Ready, Be Buckled" art contest.
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UPS Your Wishes Delivered
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During the holiday season, so many of the packages we deliver at UPS begin with a wish. UPS is responsible for delivering millions of packaged wishes during peak season through hard work, great care, and dedication.
With this in mind, UPS has launched Your Wishes Delivered, a campaign designed to invite the public to share their wishes during the holidays. For every wish shared on
ups.com/wishes or via social media channels like Twitter or Instagram using #WishesDelivered, UPS will donate $1 to one of three charities: The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, The Salvation Army, and Toys for Tots Literacy Program (up to $100,000). So far, the campaign has been met with very positive public sentiment and involvement in social media.
You can help in two important ways:
1) Spread the word by liking, sharing, and commenting on the campaign stories we've posted on UPS social channels.
-Facebook*: UPS Delivers Wishes
-Twitter*: Share a Wish Using #WishesDelivered
-YouTube: UPS Delivering Wishes Video
2) Submit your own holiday wishes to support this good cause at the UPS wishes Delivered site: http://ups.com/wishes
Thank you for sharing and supporting the cause during peak season. And be on the lookout for updates coming soon that spotlight UPSer stories and some very special wishes delivered.
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Free Safety Workshops
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The Gift of Safety: Safety Workshops 
Now that the holiday season is quickly approaching, why not give yourself a free gift, the gift of safety, by attending one of our December safety workshops.
Topics include:
First Report of Injury (FROI): When an employee gets hurt, the first thing to do is seek medical attention. The second thing to do is file a first report of injury (FROI) with the employer's workers' compensation carrier. A FROI is a document all employers are legally obligated to file if an employee gets hurt on the job. In this session participants will learn why it's so important to file a FROI as quickly as possible and how to correctly fill it out.
As OSHA Turns: In January 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will change the current reporting requirements for accidents. This includes changes to OSHA's partially exempt list for recordkeeping. In this section we'll discuss the reporting changes, as well as the criteria OSHA uses to decide which business is inspected and how to prepare for the inspection.
Watch, Share and Be Safe: The web and social media have transformed the way we find and view information and entertainment. In the world of safety resources it's no different. In this part of the workshop we'll introduce you to a number of safety websites and social media outlets that will prove to be valuable tools for workplace safety.
Dates and Locations of Workshops
December 9 - Butte - La Quinta Inn and Suites
December 10 - Bozeman - Holiday Inn
December 11 - Miles City - Sleep Inn and Suites
December 12 - Billings - Big Horn Resort (New Location)
December 16 - Kalispell - Hampton Inn
December 17 - Missoula - Best Western Grant Creek Inn
December 18 - Helena - Holiday Inn Express
December 19 - Great Falls - Holiday Inn
Workshops take place from 8:30-Noon. To register go to safemt.com. For more information call Kirk Smith at 800-332-6102.
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Mark Your Calendar
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Montana ESGR & Montana Department of Labor Workforce Services Offices Job Fairs 2015
Early Entry Military, Military Spouses and Vets
Employers will be hiring
Billings Jobs Jamboree
March 18, 2015
METRA PARK Billings Montana
Contact Trisha Glenn 406-655-6081 TGlen@mt.gov Registration online now
Great Falls Community Job Fair
March 24, 2015
Great Falls, MT
Montana Expo Park Exhibition Hall
Great Falls Job Service Contact Barbara Hardy (406) 791-5816 bhardy@mt.gov
Southwestern Montana Job Fair
March 25, 2015
Butte Montana
Location to be determined
Job Service Manager Butte Marilyn Ohman (406) 494-0300 mohman@mt.gov
Bozeman Community Job Fair
April 8, 2015
Gallatin County Fairgrounds Bozeman, MT
Bozeman Job Service Contact Debbie Berg (406) 582-9200 dberg@mt.gov
Bozeman Job Service Contact Debbie Berg (406) 582-9200 dberg@mt.gov
Miles City Job Fair
April 8, 2015
A small job fair but closer to energy jobs in North Dakota
Miles Community College Miles City, MT
Miles City Job Service contact Cindy Erickson (406) 232-8349 cerickson@mt.gov
Helena Community Job Fair
April 9 2015
Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds Helena MT
Helena Job Service Contact Carol Rule (406) 447-3215 crule@mt.gov
Flathead Valley Job Fair
April 16, 2015
Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell, MT
Flathead Job Service Contact Bill Gilbert (406) 758-6240 wgilbert@mt.gov
or Roberta Diegel Business Resource Consultant Flathead Job Service (406) 758-6273 rdiegel@mt.gov
North Western Montana's Largest Career Fair
April 21, 2015
Missoula, MT
Hilton Garden Inn
Missoula Job Service Contact Wolf Ametsbichler (406) 728-7060 wametsbichler@mt.gov
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Save The Date RMRSR 2015
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