US Regulatory Compliance - What’s New South of the Border  

The AMTA is hosting a half day Presentation by Bruce Holmes the Montana Division Administrator of the US Department of Transportation.   Bruce will explain what the industry needs to know regarding current and changing DOT issues and how they affect Canadian Trucking into the US.  Please direct any questions to Bud Rice at 403-214-3434, or E-Mail budr1@amta.ca .

The Seminar will be held on May 6^th , 8:30 AM to Noon, at the Red Deer Lodge ( Waskasoo Ballroom) and starts with  a Deluxe Continental Breakfast and concludes with a question and answer session.   
The following topics will be addressed:

• Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 - The purpose of the CSA 2010 initiative is to develop more effective and efficient methods for FMCSA, together with industry and state partners, to achieve its mission of reducing commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes, fatalities, and injuries. This will be going into effect for Alberta carriers in May 2009.
  
  Key Features of CSA 2010 are to:
  
  Increase the opportunity to have contact with more carriers and drivers;
  
  Use more and better data to improve performance measurements for identifying high risk  carrier and driver behaviors; and
  
  Apply a wide range of interventions to correct these high risk behaviors before they become chronic and habitual.

• Ensuring your USDOT data is correct, and the process for correcting or challenging data
  

• Changes to USDOT rules, and the effects on Canadian companies
  
  New Entrant Rule
  
  Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers and for Motor Carriers and Drivers  Operating Intermodal Equipment
  
  Enforcement of Insurance Requirements for Motor Carriers Transporting Vehicles –
  Use of GPS Technology to verify records of duty status
  
  * any other rules/policies that may affect carriers

• Open forum, Q&A USDOT rules and applicability to Canadian Companies
  

 Registration - $70+gst per person for AMTA Regulatory Affairs Partnership members and $100+gst per person for non-members.

Registration:

Please complete the following form in full. When done, click on the submit button at the bottom of this page.

Please contact the AMTA Edmonton office at: (780) 448-7456 or toll free at: 1-877-448-7456 or by e-mail to: amys1@amta.ca  to CONFIRM that we have received your registration and if you require further information. 

Registration Form