September/October 2019
INSIDE THIS EDITION:
Tire Safety
Improving Wheel End Safety Practices
Guest Column by Jim McCurdy, Maine Commercial Tire
Business
Group Formed
Proposed Improvents
to HOS Rules
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Maine Motor Transport
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MMTA Past Chairmen Brian Parke, Editor
and Lifetime Directors
MMTA Officers 2018-2020
* Olen E. Butler 1946-47
Chairman: Ed Therrien, United Insurance, Presque Isle
Cumm**in GPsaeurlalIlEdn.AtM.eeCrrornlielal tional l Mack1199&4478--V4489olvo Vice Chairman: Alan Reed, PAF Transportation, Scarborough
* Stewart M. Taylor 1949-50 Secretary: Shawn Moore, R.C. Moore, Inc., Scarborough
Caterpi*l lGaurylFE. Dautnotonn /Fuller l Detro19i5t0D-51iesel Treasurer: Duane Graves, Pottle’s Transportation, LLC, Bangor
* Mark W. Ginn 1951-52 Executive Committee: Evan Keefer, Kris-Way Truck Leasing, Inc., S. Portland
State Vice President, ATA: Chelsea Demmons, Pottle’s Transportation, LLC, Bangor
* Harry L. Milliken 1952-53 Alternate State V.P., ATA: Brian Bouchard, H.O. Bouchard, Inc., Hampden
Budget Committee: Duane Graves, Pottle’s Transportation, LLC, Bangor
* Philip C. Gox 1953-54 Governmental Affairs Committee: Barry Pottle, Pottle’s Transportation LLC, Bangor
Membership Committee: Brian Bouchard, H.O. Bouchard, Inc., Hampden
F. Gilbert Congdon 1954-55 Special Events Committee: Todd Cotier, Hartt Transportation Systems, Bangor
Nominating Committee: Jim McCurdy, Maine Commercial Tire, Bangor
* H. Merrill Luthe 1955-56
Galen L. Cole 1956-57
Henry W. Saunders 1957-58
Richard S. Clement 1958-59
Dwin A. Gordon 1959-60
* H. Blaine Sanborn 1960-61
William G. Hepburn 1961-62
* C.L. Fox, Sr. 1962-63
George W. McNear 1963-64
* H. Blaine Sanborn 1964-65
* David W. Harmon 1965-66
* Gerald A. Cole 1966-67
Herbert E. Ginn 1967-68 Directors
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Jeff Castonguay - Hartt Transportation Systems (2020)
* Harry L. Milliken 1969-70 Mark Chamberland - RF Chamberland (2021)
Roland Crawford - Timberland Trucking (2020)
* F. Emmett O’Connor 1970-71 FOR-HIRE CARRIERS Chelsea Demmons - Pottle’s Transportation, LLC (2020)
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David Watson - PM Construction (2021)
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* Arthur W. Hicks 1981-83
* Virgil E. Beane 1983-85
George L. Parke 1985-87
* David L. Cole 1987-88
William Duddy 1988-90
* Clifton E. Halacy 1990-92
Mark A. Hutchins 1992-94
Donald B. Wiswell 1994-96
Pieter van Voorst 1996-98
Mert Brown 1998-00
Tom Keefer 2000-02
Barry Pottle 2002-04
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Brian Bouchard 2006-08
John Lightbody 2008-10
Jim McCurdy 2010-12
Chris Huff 2012-14
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because they want to protect things they have worked hard to build. Regardless
of the reason, sometimes there is a disconnect between the time the insurance is
purchased and the utilization of its protections. I’d like to use this edition’s Chairman
Page to talk a bit about the importance of reporting claims promptly.
I was surprised how many reasons I came up with to report claims promptly. Here
they are in no particular order:
• Prompt reporting provides an opportunity for claims professionals to offer
suggestions that may help reduce your loss.
• Prompt reporting allows adjusters an opportunity to get to the scene and
collect information.
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Prompt reporting allows your claims professional to work directly with
back on the job in some capacity. The longer a person is off of work, the harder it is to get them back to
work.
• Delays can worsen an employee’s condition if proper medical treatment is not swiftly pursued.
• Delays can hurt morale, and bring about doubt that an injured worker’s employer is properly invested
in their personnel.
• The Maine Workers’ Compensation Board imposes strict deadlines that can produce significant fines if
they are not met.
A few more things to consider is delineating who in your business is responsible to report and how they make their
notifications. Is your insurer set up to be notified online? By email? With a phone call? If you need credentials
to access their reporting system, it is imperative that you have everything set up before you need it – the proper
prior planning principle.
Then there is the issue of documentation. Do you have telematics data that needs to be downloaded to send to
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your insurer? Who in your facility is responsible for that? Have you set up a supervisor report to document the
incident, as well as an employee report for them to articulate their recollection of the event? And, maybe most
importantly, you need to identify and communicate to all those who can be perceived as a supervisor to let them
know about their responsibility to handle questions/reports accordingly.
While there is no way to recognize each and every scenario your company may run into with claims, it is important
to take away from this article the need to be prepared and the importance of prompt reporting. If you do nothing
else, reach out to your insurer to set up relationships with your claims management team prior to having a claim.
These are industry professionals who can help you develop a plan and implement it if the time comes.
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FMCSA PROPOSING PERMANENT AND EXPANDED VERSION OF THE 2017
CRASH PREVENTABILITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Reprinted from ATA’s Dispatch
The new program, announced earlier this month, seeks to passengers, etc.);
adjust the crash types used in the original program as well as • In a crash involving a driver ‘‘under the influence,” even
remove crashes deemed “not preventable” from the Safety
Measurement System scoring methodology. if the CMV was struck by another vehicle involved in the
crash and not by the individual under the influence; or
The agency proposes combining two of the crash types: those • Involving a driver operating in the wrong direction, even
resulting from infrastructure failure, falling trees, rocks and if the CMV was struck by another vehicle involved in
debris; and those with falling cargo or equipment from another the crash and not by the driver operating in the wrong
vehicle. They also have suggested changing the “motorist under direction.
the influence” crash type to “individual under the influence” to
include pedestrians and bicyclists. FMCSA will continue to display crashes in SMS with notations
of “not preventable,” “preventable” or “undecided” – but
Furthermore, the agency is looking to add eight additional will remove crashes with the non-preventable determination
eligible crash types, including when the CMV is struck: from the SMS Crash Indicator BASIC calculation. Additionally,
FMCSA will note the non-preventable determination in the Pre-
• On the side in the rear by a vehicle from another lane; Employment Screening Program.
• By a vehicle that failed to slow or stop in traffic;
• By a vehicle that failed to stop at a traffic control device The removal from the SMS calculation will be effective for
crashes on or after August 1, 2019, however, the effective date
(e.g., stop sign, red light or yield sign, etc.); is subject to delay based on comments received as a result of
• By a vehicle that was making a U-turn or illegal turn; FMCSA’s notice. The comment period is now open until October
• By a driver who experiences a medical issue that causes 4, 2019.
the crash; For the FMCSA press release and a link to submit comments, go
• By a driver who admits falling asleep or admits to to www.mmta.com/crash-preventability.
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NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PUBLISHES
HOURS OF SERVICE PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND INCREASE
FLEXIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVERS
FMCSA Press Release
August 14, 2019
Contact: FMCSA Public Affairs
Tel.: (202) 366-9999
Email: [email protected]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety on
America’s roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
“This proposed rule seeks to enhance safety by giving America’s commercial drivers more flexibility while maintaining
the safety limits on driving time,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
“FMCSA wants drivers and all CMV stakeholders to share their thoughts and opinions on the proposed changes to hours
of service rules that we are putting forward today. We listened directly to the concerns of drivers for rules that are safer
and have more flexibility—and we have acted. We encourage everyone to review and comment on this proposal,” said
FMCSA Administrator Raymond P. Martinez.
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First adopted in 1937, FMCSA’s hours of service window, provided the driver takes 10 consecutive
rules specify the permitted operating hours hours off-duty at the end of the work shift.
of commercial drivers. In 2018, FMCSA • The Agency proposes to modify the
authored an Advanced Notice of Proposed adverse driving conditions exception by
Rulemaking (ANPRM) to receive public extending by two hours the maximum
comment on portions of the HOS rules to window during which driving is permitted.
alleviate unnecessary burdens placed on • The Agency proposes a change
drivers while maintaining safety on our to the short-haul exception available to
Nation’s highways and roads. In response, certain commercial drivers by lengthening
the Agency received more than 5,200 the drivers’maximum on‑duty period from
public comments. 12 to 14 hours and extending the distance
limit within which the driver may operate
Based on the detailed public comments, FMCSA’s
proposed rule on hours of service offers five key from 100 air miles to 150 air miles.
revisions to the existing HOS rules:
FMCSA’s proposal is crafted to improve safety on the
• The Agency proposes to increase safety and Nation’s roadways. The proposed rule would not increase
flexibility for the 30 minute break rule by tying the driving time and would continue to prevent CMV operators
break requirement to eight hours of driving time from driving for more than eight consecutive hours without
without an interruption for at least 30 minutes, and at least a 30-minute change in duty status.
allowing the break to be satisfied by a driver using
on duty, not driving status, rather than off duty. In Addition, FMCSA’s proposed rule on hours of service
regulations is estimated to provide $274 million in
• The Agency proposes to modify the sleeper-berth savings for the U.S. economy and American consumers.
exception to allow drivers to split their required 10 The trucking industry is a key component to the national
hours off duty into two periods: one period of at economy—employing more than seven million people and
least seven consecutive hours in the sleeper berth moves 70 percent of the nation’s domestic freight.
and the other period of not less than two consecutive
hours, either off duty or in the sleeper berth. Neither The public comment period will be open for 45 days.
period would count against the driver’s 14‑hour
driving window. The Federal Register Notice, including how to submit
comments, is available here: https://www.fmcsa.dot.
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From The President’s Desk...
A message from MMTA President and CEO, Brian Parke
Readers of MMTA news publications know about the workers to feed and
disappointing outcomes from this past legislative clothe their families,
session. Without re-litigating the issues or the build homes, buy cars,
identifying the players involved, it became abundantly and pay for health care.
obvious that there was an advocacy void that needed to They also generate the personal income taxes
be addressed. Now that the first session is over, plans that support public schools, police, fire, and other
are being made to fill that void. local, county, state, and federal services.
The Maine Jobs Council is a group that has been created Another core principle of the Maine Jobs Council is
by many of the same players that were involved in to push for Maine to develop a comprehensive plan
the recent workers’ compensation legislation battle in order to support the concept of foundational jobs.
who wanted to do something to fill the advocacy void The group believes that plan should include the
mentioned above. The core principle of this new following criteria:
organization is to support the creation and maintenance
of FOUNDATIONAL JOBS. • Proper training of Maine’s workforce requires
a comprehensive educational plan that meets
Foundational Jobs Defined: the needs of the 21st Century economy and
integrates education at all levels and ages
All jobs are useful, but some are foundational. (K-12, community colleges, apprenticeships,
Public sector jobs are dependent upon private sector internships, UMaine, private colleges, and
jobs that generate tax revenue. Service sector jobs adult education). Maine needs an increased
are also dependent on jobs in manufacturing, focus on the skills needed by those who are
construction, transportation, energy, farming, not going to four-year colleges.
fishing, and forestry. These latter jobs are
foundational because they support everything else. • Maine has to win the competition for jobs
and investment with other states. The state’s
Foundational jobs make new things, add unique overall costs for taxes, energy, and health
value, or bring new, outside money into Maine. care should be the lowest of the New England
These are jobs that pay higher wages, enabling states, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and Maryland.
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• Maine needs to develop allies to work with on non-
and follow a long term trucking issues so we can
strategic plan that focus our main efforts on
supports foundational jobs what we do best; advocate
by incorporating these for sound public policy
principles to create jobs relating to highway safety
and a tax base that works for all Mainers. and transportation in Maine. That doesn’t mean
MMTA won’t weigh in on non-trucking issues that
As a new organization that will rely on voluntary impact the economy. But it does mean we can be more
membership, the Maine Jobs Council has its challenges effective in a supporting role on these issues with the
ahead if it is to accomplish its mission. As of now, Maine Jobs Council leading the way.
the group is exploring if there is enough support
from small and mid-sized Maine companies to reach With this in mind, I am asking that you consider pledging
critical mass – to hire someone to provide logistical your support for the Maine Jobs Council by filling out
and informational support for policies and legislation, an online pledge form at www.mainejobscouncil.
to send out communications and do all of the things com. While we feel this new effort will strengthen
necessary to successfully fulfill its mission. In order to advocacy activities in Augusta, we won’t know for
determine if this new group will be possible, the MJC sure unless we get enough support from the Maine
is asking companies and individuals if they would be business community.
willing to financially support such an endeavor if critical
mass is met. The dues structure, pledge form and If you have any questions about the Maine Jobs
additional information on the proposed organizational Council, please do not hesitate to contact me.
management/communications/advocacy plan can be
found on their website at www.mainejobscouncil.com.
The MMTA’s reason for being so involved in developing
the Maine Jobs Council is simple. We need additional
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ATA HAILS RELEASE OF PROPOSED HOURS-OF-SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
Federation Looks Forward to Helping to Strengthen Core Safety Regulation
Arlington, Virginia — The “In the 15 years since the last
American Trucking Associations major revisions to the hours-of-
has hailed proposed changes to the service, we as an industry have
hours-of-service rules as a way to learned a great deal about how
improve safety on our nation’s highways these rules impact our drivers,” said
while providing additional flexibility for ATA Chairman Barry Pottle, president
professional drivers. of Pottle’s Transportation. “The valuable
experience and data we’ve gained over
“Secretary Chao and Administrator Martinez are that time will make it easier to provide
to be commended for their commitment to an open flexibility for drivers to get additional rest and
and data-driven process to update the hours-of-service find parking while keeping our highways safe.”
rules,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “We
look forward to studying and understanding how these “ATA intends to fully review these proposed changes so
proposed changes will impact our industry so we can we can shape a strong rule for our drivers, our industry
provide relevant data and information to strengthen and and the motoring public,” Spear said.
support a good final rule that bolsters safety and provides
drivers needed flexibility. EDITOR’S NOTE: MMTA members are
strongly encouraged to submit comments for
The rule, released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety the NPRM. Please call us if you have any
Administration today, proposes several changes to the questions or visit www.mmta.com/hos-nprm.
hours-of-service rule, but maintains the regulation’s
core principles.
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MMTA Big Wheels Keep on Turnin’….
GUEST
COLUMN By Jim McCurdy, CEO/Founder - Maine Commercial Tire
And they “roll-on” whether attached to a truck or Tire and wheel
not. While travelling along our highways watching assemblies are so
opposing traffic, we don’t give much thought to commonplace that
dodging a flying wheel assembly. But a recent and they are taken for
heart wrenching tragedy brings wheel-end safety granted by those
into sharp focus for all of us who perform tire who move around
maintenance. them. It’s a little-
known fact that OSHA requires safety training for
I have spent fifty years in the tire business and have anyone who “inflates, deflates, installs, removes
seen and heard of some scary and short-sighted or handles” truck tire assemblies.
practices. Some examples? I’ve been in many truck
garages with no safety cage for tire inflation. That means anyone who bolts an assembly to a
hub should have documented training!
I witnessed a teenage girl sitting on a freshly
mounted tire while she held the inflation chuck on We all expect the mechanic who is rebuilding
the valve stem. In New Bedford I saw the outline of an engine to know the torque specifications for
a man’s body in the dust on the ceiling of a truck attaching a head to a block. There are also very
garage where it had impacted when a tire exploded specific torque values to attach a wheel to a hub,
while he leaned over it. but I suspect many who mount wheels do not
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know the value nor do they understand the Here are some of the causes of a wheel departing a
danger posed from over-torqueing a wheel vehicle:
stud.
• Incorrect torque (too much is as bad as too little);
So, what can be done to improve wheel end • Dirty mating surfaces between the wheel faces;
safety practices? My suggestion is to start from • Ice on the wheel face;
“the outside in” – in other words educate those • Too much paint on the mating surfaces;
who least interact with mechanical operations. • “Previously” stretched studs from too much
Drivers, basic level shop employees, people
who may not have been schooled in the torque;
specifics of wheel attachment requirements. • Enlarged bolt holes from previous mis-mounting;
One example is the driver who notices his • Low air pressure to the air gun; and the sneaky
tire is dramatically underinflated and simply
attempts to re-inflate it to 100 psi. This can one,
have disastrous and even fatal consequences. • Two techs working on the same wheel position,
On the professional truck tire service level, we
regularly inspect parked fleet vehicles with each thinking the other torqued the assembly.
one of our checks being the condition of the
bolt circle. Are there rust streaks indicating And this doesn’t address the potential for an entire
potentially loose fasteners? Is the disc face dual assembly to depart the vehicle caused by axle or
showing cracks? These are things a driver can bearing maintenance issues.
look for while at a rest stop
or a fueler can spot while In our business we have had company drivers who,
walking past. when told their wheel mounting surface is cracked,
tell us “just put it back on, we’ll change it back at
Of course, this approach is
“wheel end safety lite”. The the shop”. This is seemingly not much to
other action that should be worry about until that moment when it
investigated by truck fleets all goes sideways. At best: it’s a few extra
is the formalized training hours of downtime. At worst, it results
required by OSHA for those in tragedy, and lawsuits, and sleepless
who regularly “inflates, nights, unnecessarily impacting families
deflates, installs, removes and draining resources. It may even result
or handles” truck tires. in the complete loss of livelihood and
This safety training may be ownership of the business.
available from tire dealers who offer the TIA
(Tire Industry Association) training syllabus. To answer the obvious question, we usually
This training can usually be accomplished at put a safe used wheel on - at no charge - to
the fleet location. get the truck home.
Running a tire at highway speeds while Responsible wheel end maintenance is more than the
underinflated by as little as twenty pounds simple act of bolting a wheel to a hub. It carries with
can create enough heat in a tire to cause it it the weight of respect for your driver, your company
to separate catastrophically. This will spread and those using the roads your equipment travels
tire fragments in the travel lane and may even over. Irresponsible wheel end maintenance is the same
cause some property damage and downtime, as strapping a 200-pound unguided missile onto the
yes… side of your truck and sending it down the road. A
mechanic’s error may launch a wheel assembly over
However, a wheel-off is an entirely the highway divider and into a pine tree, or it may ruin
different level of safety threat! the life of a family.
This is serious business; we all need to
do our part.
This article, plus video supporting the 17
importance of tire safety can be found on our
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FLEET SAFETY AWARD PROGRAM MMTA
APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE – TAKES 5 FLEET
SAFETY
MINUTES OR LESS!!! AWARDS
It’s that time a year again when MMTA members can apply for one of the two prestigious Fleet Year Company
Safety Awards, sponsored by Great West Casualty. The awards are given out each year at the
MMTA’s Annual Banquet, our industry’s largest event of the year with over 500 expected to attend. 1990 Clifford W. Perham/Shaw’s
The application process for the award is stress-free and takes only five minutes. An MMTA 1991 Union Camp Corporation
staff member will then visit with each applicant to verify accident and mileage data for each 1992 Hartt Transportation Systems, Inc.
submission. This audit is quick and easy and it serves as a great opportunity for you to get to 1993 Road & Sea Transport
know the MMTA staff and discuss safety issues before, during, or after the audit. Depending 1994 Parkeway Transport
upon the size of your company, the entire process takes 45 minutes at the most. 1995 Emery Waterhouse
Members who are selected for Phase II, which will determine crash ratio within a mileage 1996 Pottle’s Transportation Inc.
category, must prepare a more detailed application for review by an independent panel comprised 1997 H.O. Bouchard Inc.
of representatives from various highway safety stakeholders. The submissions are redacted 1998 Dysart’s Transportation Inc.
and deliberated in person by the panel so that the safety program stands on its own merit, and 1999 H.O. Bouchard Inc.
not on company reputation. 2000 Lynch Logistics dba Central Maine Transport
While this process is more time consuming than the initial application, it is a great opportunity to 2001 Lynch Logistics dba Central Maine Transport
review and fine tune your company’s safety program. This process will benefit your overall safety 2002 Currier Trucking Corp – under 3 million
culture as it requires a thorough review of how you manage safety at your company. Policies, H.O. Bouchard Inc. – over 3 million
procedures, and programs are more than just binders on a shelf. They require implementation, 2003 Emery Waterhouse – under 3 million
review, and practice to be effective. MMTA’s Safety Awards Program is an excellent way to Pottle’s Transportation – over 3 million
measure your program’s effectiveness and celebrate your staff’s work and accomplishments. 2004 Frank Woodworth – under 3 million
We encourage all members to apply. We have heard in the past that some members did not apply R.C. Moore – over 3 million
because they felt that one crash may keep them out of the running for an award and it would 2005 H.O. Bouchard - under 3 million
be a waste of time or effort to fill out the application. We can assure members that it is not a Hartt Transportation Systems Inc. - over 3 million
waste of time even if you are ultimately not selected to continue to Phase II of the process. 2006 Maine Energy Inc. – under 4 million
The only thing you might have to lose is 5 minutes of your time to apply and the time it takes Pottle’s Transportation - over 4 million
to meet with MMTA staff to review the one page application. All time well spent. 2007 Emery Waterhouse – under 4 million
Members are encouraged to download the application online at www.mmta.com/ Hannaford Trucking – over 4 million
fleetsafetyawards. Please feel free to contact Tim Doyle at MMTA should you have any questions. 2008 Superior Carriers – under 4 million
We look forward to seeing you during the audits and we encourage you to attend the Annual Clifford W. Perham/Shaw’s – over 4 million
Banquet scheduled for January 2019 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. 2009 Portland Air Freight – under 4 million
Clifford W. Perham/Shaw’s – over 4 million
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 2010 Superior Carriers – under 4 million
WalMart Transportation – over 4 million
DID YOU KNOW? 2011 Bayside Transportation – under 4 million
WalMart Transportation – over 4 million
There have been 24 different Grand Champion 2012 Poland Spring Bottling – under 4 million
winners since 1990! Clifford W. Perham/Shaw’s – over 4 million
2013 J&S Oil Company - under 4 million
WalMart Transportation – over 4 million
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Hartt Transportation Systems, Inc. – Over 4 million
2016 Dead River Company – Under 4 million
R.F. Chamberland – Over 4 million
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Frank
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Company Name:
Address:
Telephone Number: Fax Number:
Email (mandatory):
USDOT Number:
Number of power units (Tractors and/or Trucks):
Miles traveled from July 1 to June 30 of the current year:
Number of recordable accidents (INCLUDING
those you think should not be considered when
determining your Accident Frequency Ratio):
Number of drivers:
Signature:
Title:
Deadline for submission is the first Friday in September.
Submit to: [email protected] FOR COMPLETE
- OR - RULES AND
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