Raise the gas tax if necessary but don't impose a mileage tax

MTA President, John Hausladen, was the featured speaker at a recent meeting of the Civic Caucus.  He argued in favor of existing taxing mechanisms to support maintenance.  Hausladen rased his point amidst growing public concern that the current systems for funding roads and bridges are dates and insufficient to meet future needs in an age of improving gas mileage. Read More...

Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing, And Notice of Hearing If 25 or More Requests For Hearing Are Received Proposed Rules Governing Training and Certification of Over-Dimensional Load Escort Drivers, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7455. Read More...

E-MANIFEST BORDER CROSSINGS SOON TO BE MANDATORY FOR CARRIERS ENTERING CANADA

By now, carriers that run the route between the United States and Canada should be familiar with the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) program where manifest data must be supplied to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at least one hour prior to arrival at the border.

What they may not know is that they will have to do the same for shipments going into Canada beginning in mid-late 2011. Carriers will have to transmit their cargo and conveyance data to Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) as part of the third stage of Canada’s Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) program.
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Unified Carrier Registration Program (UCR) Enforcement for 2009 will begin on January 1, 2009

2010 UCR registrations are not being accepted. At this time all information to finalize registration is not complete.
You will be notified by your base state when it is time to register or you can check back on our website for an update.

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Handheld Cellular Phone and Text Messaging Laws

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