August 31, 2015:  MCM Weekly Newsletter
 

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept 8    Board of Directors Meeting
              Salon A - Hilton Garden Inn, Missoula
              12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
             
Sept 8     Safety Council Meeting
               Salon A - Hilton Garden Inn, Missoula
               3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
                
Sept 9-10      76th Annual MCM Convention
                      Hilton Garden Inn, Missoula

Sept 16           Driver Appreciation Day 
Convention Registration Materials Now Available



Motor Carriers of Montana 76th Annual Convention

We would like to invite you to our 76th Annual Convention September 8-10 in Missoula "The Garden City".  This will be a great opportunity to visit with leaders in the industry from around the country and Montana. This networking opportunity gives you a needed break from the daily grind and the opportunity to network and compare notes with your peers.  MCM has provided a great venue of educational sessions as well as an opportunity for golfing one of Western Montana's best kept secret, The Ranch Club.  For those non-golfers Jyl has again put together a great opportunity to tour some of Missoula's best kept secrets in addition to lunch at one of Montana's newest microbreweries, The Lolo Peak Brewing Company. It will all end with a BBQ and fun and games at the Ranch Club golf course.  Hope to see you there.
Mike O'Dore                                                                        Barry "Spook" Stang
                                                          
MCM President, Diversified Transfer and Storage          MCM Executive Vice President
76th Annual Convention Golf Sponsorships Available

For only $100, your company can sponsor a hole at the 76th Annual Cnvention Golf Tournament.  Specialty holes including longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin are also available for $250.  For each hole sponsored, you will receive a 24" x 18" sign posted on the course. Other items needing sponsorships are golf refreshment cars and lunch. Donation of golf balls, tees and towels would also be appreciated. Please indicate on the Sponsorship form if you are interested.

Deadline for sponsorship is September 1.
 

Golf Hole $100 
     Specialty Hole $250


TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ __________
 

Please make check payable to:  MCM, 501 N. Sanders #201
                                                   Helena, MT 59601
Phone (406) 442-6600 Fax: (406) 443-4281

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ATA Critical of Organized Labor's Claims About Hair Testing for Drug Use
In a letter to congressional transportation leaders, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said critical claims made by organized labor groups about the use of hair specimens for drug testing of commercial drivers are based on "false notions and outdated science."

"Every day, thousands of hair tests are performed worldwide within both the private and public sectors," Graves said in an Aug. 24 letter. "Many Fortune 500 companies like General Motors, Kraft Foods, Shell Oil and British Petroleum use hair testing to identify drug users before they enter their operations.

"Also, dozens of large U.S. trucking companies likes J.B. Hunt Transport, Knight Transportation, Maverick Transportation and Schneider National Carriers conduct hair testing as part of their drug-use prevention programs."

Several transportation groups and key unions on Aug. 20 sent a letter calling on transportation leaders in the House to reject a provision in a multiyear highway bill that would allow the use of hair testing for commercial drivers.

"These legislative proposals arbitrarily grant motor carriers the ability to use this unsubstantiated method of testing," wrote the AFL-CIO's transportation division with 17 other groups. "It is widely known that hair specimens can test positive for a drug that its donor was merely exposed to but never actually ingested."

The labor groups' letter also said hair testing is racially biased.

Accredited hair-testing laboratories employ robust washing processes, now standard in the industry, to rid samples of external contamination, Graves said. He noted the racial bias claim is "also without merit," saying the Transportation Research Board published a synthesis of research on drug and alcohol testing in the truck and bus industries, including a review of alternative specimens.

Graves said hair testing is an effective tool for identifying drug users due its long detection window and because it is difficult for donors to beat.

"For instance, Schneider National Carriers, one of the largest for-hire trucking companies in the United States, identified 2,066 driver applicants who had used drugs based on hair test results; only 182 of them had tested positive on urine tests," Graves wrote. "Hence, 1,884 drug users could have been driving for Schneider if they had not implemented a hair testing program for pre-employment screening."

Reprinted with permission Transport Topics

Seeking Volunteers for Truck Driver Appreciation September 16
The MCM sponsored Truck Driver Appreciation events will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the westbound and eastbound Mossmain scale between Billings and Laurel and Muralt's Truck Stop in Missoula.  This annual event will provide lots of great food and prizes.
 
Any MCM member interested in helping with the Billings location may do so by placing your name in each hour segment that you can commit to. 
Lunch and water will be provided.  Wear your company clothing so drivers can see who is making this happen.  Call Frank at 406-697-0133 with any questions you may have.

Driver Appreciation

September 16, 2015 Volunteer Registry






Time
Location
Name
Company
Task
10:00-11:00
Westbound
Frank Molodecki
DTS
Set up
 
Westbound
 
 
Set up
 
Westbound
 
 
Set up
 
Westbound
 
 
Set up
11:00-12:00
Westbound
Frank Molodecki
DTS
Serve
 
Westbound
Kathy Kuck 
RCT 
Serve
 
Westbound
Teresa Ehrlick 
RCT
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
12:00-1:00
Westbound
Frank Molodecki
DTS
Serve
 
Westbound
Kathy Kuck 
RCT 
Serve
 
Westbound
Teresa Ehrlick
RCT  
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
1:00-2:00
Westbound
Frank Molodecki
DTS
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
 
Westbound
 
 
Serve
2:00-2:30
Westbound
Frank Molodecki
DTS
Clean up
 
Westbound
 
 
Clean up
 
Westbound
 
 
Clean up
 
Westbound
 
 
Clean up

Time
Location
Name
Company
Task
10:00-11:00
Eastbound
Kevin Brandt
ODFL
Set up
 
Eastbound
Ben Figg
ODFL
Set up
 
Eastbound
 
 
Set up
 
Eastbound
 
 
Set up
11:00-12:00
Eastbound
Kevin Brandt
ODFL
Serve
 
Eastbound
Ben Figg
ODFL
Serve
 
Eastbound
Jeanette Sittner 
RCT 
Serve
 
Eastbound
Jennifer McCollum 
 RCT
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
12:00-1:00
Eastbound
Kevin Brandt
ODFL
Serve
 
Eastbound
Ben Figg
ODFL
Serve
 
Eastbound
Jeanette Sittner 
RCT
Serve
 
Eastbound
Jennifer McCollum  
RCT  
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
1:00-2:00
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
 
Eastbound
 
 
Serve
2:00-2:30
Eastbound
 
 
Clean up
 
Eastbound
 
 
Clean up
 
Eastbound
 
 
Clean up
 
Eastbound
 
 
Clean up