July/August Edition of the MMTA News Magazine

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1974 Boy Scouts of America assign “Truck Transportation” to their list of merit badges

1979 US Senator Ted Kennedy introduces federal legislation to abolish collective ratemaking in the trucking industry

1984 First weigh-in-motion scales installed in Maine - concerns expressed about accuracy and that they not be used for enforcement

1988Shippers’ Night location moves from Verrillo’s to the Holiday Inn By-the-Bay; MMTA Office moves from Hallowell to Western Ave in Augusta

1995 Mainer Mark Corriveau is crowned Grand Champion at National Truck Driving Championships

1999 MMTA membership exceeds 1,000 threshold

2005Last MMTA Convention held at the Black Point Inn; Highway Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) signed by President Bush - the last highway bill to be signed

2008 I-295 from Gardiner to Topsham closes for three months for complete re-build

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SPECIAL EDITIONA look back at the Trucking Industry and the MMTA

PLUS:TDC & PTSC CompetitionsFinal Legislative Update

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Brian Parke, Editor

MMTA Officers 2012-2014 Chairman: ChrisHuff,HannafordTrucking,S.Portland ViceChairman: EvanKeefer,Kris-WayTruckLeasing,Inc.,S.Portland Secretary: ShawnMoore,R.C.Moore,Inc.,Scarborough Treasurer: DuaneGraves,Pottle’sTransportation,LLC,Bangor ExecutiveCommittee: JimMcCurdy,MaineCommercialTire,Bangor StateVicePresident,ATA: ChrisHuff,HannafordTrucking,S.Portland AlternateStateV.P.,ATA: DaleHanington,HarttTransportationSystems,Bangor BudgetCommittee: DuaneGraves,Pottle’sTransportation,LLC,Bangor GovernmentalAffairsCommittee: BarryPottle,Pottle’sTransportationLLC,Bangor MembershipCommittee: BrianBouchard,H.O.Bouchard,Inc.,Hampden SpecialEventsCommittee: NateLewis,WalMartTransportation NominatingCommittee: JimMcCurdy,MaineCommercialTire,Bangor

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When it was suggested that we do a feature in the magazine on some of the things that have happened in the trucking industry since the MMTA (technically the Maine Truck Owner’s Association) was formed in 1946, I loved the idea. From humble beginnings in a small Portland office to our prominent office building in Augusta that everyone can see from the interstate, there have been a lot of things that have happened in the trucking industry and the MMTA has been right in the thick of it.

Our crack research team at the association has pulled together quite a bit of information from old MMTA magazines, boxes of pictures taken from the old Shippers’ Night and conventions, as well as anecdotes and interviews from some of the MMTA’s senior leadership who remember the days of deregulation and smoke-filled backroom deals at the legislature. Contributing greatly to the feature is a reprint of a 1986 story about the association’s history written by then MMTA Executive Director Richard “Dick” Jones who winds us through the beginnings of the PUC rating authority back in 1934 through the structure change from the MTOA to the MMTA in 1978. There seemed to be no better time than the present to reflect on our past.

As a precursor to the historical feature, it seems fitting to honor the memory of MMTA icon Virgil Beane, who passed away on May 2, 2012. It’s hard to put into words the leadership that Virgil demonstrated throughout his career, from his days at Cole’s Express where I first met and worked with him, to his days at Hannaford Trucking where I am fortunate to be following in his footsteps. George Parke, a former MMTA Chairman and close friend of Virgil’s, has agreed to let us modify the eulogy he gave at Virgil’s funeral – a nice tribute and great insight from someone who knew Virgil best.

The trucking industry has lost an inspirational leader, who gained prominence nationally through his service as Chairman of both the Maine Motor Transport Association and the American Trucking Associations. We have lost a strong supporter who was always looking for new and different ways to grow the MMTA by compelling other industry leaders to get involved in the association. We have also lost a visionary who always seemed to be thinking about long-term strategies for his employer, the MMTA and the industry. Virgil was always moving ahead and expected everyone around him to do the same.

More importantly, however, is the loss felt by Virgil’s family and friends. He touched many people during his long and dynamic life and will be missed deeply by those who knew him best. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter Rachael and her family.

Finally, this edition of the magazine also features the competitors and winners from this year’s Truck Driving Championships and Professional Technician Skills Competition held in Bangor on May 19th. These professionals are to be congratulated on their desire to display their skills and proficiency, all in the interest of highway safety. Thank you to all who competed, attended and sponsored these successful events!


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EEOC PublishEs baCkgrOund ChECk guidanCEBy Ben Johnson, FleetScreen

Two circumstances in which the EEOC believes employers will consistently meet the “job related and consistent with business necessity” defense are as follows:

The employer validates the criminal conduct screen for the position in question per the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (if data about criminal conduct as related to subsequent work performance is available and such validation is possible); orThe employer develops a targeted screen considering at least the nature of the crime, the time elapsed, and the nature of the job (the three “Green factors” identified in Green v. Missouri Pacific Railroad, 549 F.2d 1158 (8th Cir. 1977), and then provides an opportunity for an individualized assessment for people excluded by the screen to determine whether the policy as applied is job related and consistent with business necessity.

In some industries such as child care workers, bank employees and port workers, employers are subject to federal statutory and/or regulatory requirements that prohibit individuals with certain criminal records from holding particular positions or engaging in certain occupations. Compliance with federal laws and/or regulations is a defense to a charge of discrimination. The Best Practices section of the Guidance lists a dozen recommendations for employers to follow.

The Guidance can be obtained via the following link: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently published its Enforcement Guidance on employer’s use of arrest and conviction records in making hiring decisions. The guidance was published on April 25th. The new Guidance replaces a 1987 EEOC Policy Statement regarding Conviction Records and a 1990 Policy Guidance on the Use of Arrest Records.

In issuing the guidance, the EEOC cited concerns that employers use information obtained during criminal background checks to illegally discriminate against employees and job applicants in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Summary Section of the EEOC guidance includes the following points:

The Guidance addresses disparate treatment and disparate impact analysis under Title VII. The Enforcement Guidance premise is that criminal records or arrest information obtained during background checks cannot be used to screen applicants or current employees unless the conviction is related to the field of work in which the candidate is seeking employment.A violation may occur when an employer treats criminal history information differently for applicants or employees, based on their race or national origin (disparate treatment liability).An employer’s neutral policy (e.g., excluding applicants from employment based on certain criminal conduct) may disproportionately impact some individuals protected under Title VII, and may violate the law if not job related and consistent with business necessity (disparate impact liability).

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On Wednesday, June 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a briefing schedule in ATA’s HOS challenge, and in the challenge brought by Public Citizen. ATA’s opening brief will be due July 24. In that brief, ATA will explain that FMCSA acted improperly by:

requiring the 34-hour restart provision to include two consecutive 1am-5am periods and limiting its use to once per week; requiring that the mandatory 30-mintue rest break include no on-duty activity; andnarrowing the exceptions for 150-air mile drivers so as to subject them to the rest break requirement.

Also on July 24, Public Citizen will file its brief contending that the agency should have reduced the daily driving limit to 10 hours and eliminated the restart altogether. All briefing in the two cases – including ATA’s opposition to Public Citizen’s challenge, and the amicus briefs of 15 organizations supporting ATA’s challenge and opposing Public Citizen’s – will be completed by November 21. While oral argument will likely follow shortly afterwards, the court has not yet set a specific date, making it difficult to predict when a final decision is likely to be handed down

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MOTOr CarriErs askEd TO WEigh in On Csa

ATRI has launched its second annual motor carrier survey to identify Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) impacts on trucking operations, as well as carrier perceptions and attitudes toward FMCSA’s maturing regulatory program. This survey, which specifically seeks trucking company input, will be compared and contrasted with last year’s CSA research – where ATRI received responses from a representative sample of approximately 700 fleets (report available online at www.atri-online.org).

Motor carriers are encouraged to provide confidential input on CSA through ATRI’s survey, available online at www.atri-online.org. The aggregated and anonymized results of the survey will be available later this year, accompanied by findings from ATRI’s surveys of other stakeholder groups impacted by CSA, including thousands of commercial drivers, shippers and the enforcement community.

FOr-hirE CarriErs askEd TO ParTiCiPaTE in OPEraTiOnal COsTs

surVEY The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) continues to solicit motor carrier input to update its 2011 Operational Costs of Trucking report. The brief on-line survey asks for-hire carriers for cost information associated with operating a truck for one mile or one hour in 2010 and 2011. In combination with the previous Operational Costs of Trucking reports, the results of this survey will yield four full years (2008 – 2011) of trucking cost information derived directly from fleet operations. This research provides carriers with an important benchmarking tool and government agencies with an accurate dataset for infrastructure improvement analyses. For-hire motor carriers are encouraged to provide confidential operational cost data through ATRI’s survey, available online at www.atri-online.org. The results of this survey will be available later this year.


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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing changes to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) (http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/sms/) to improve the Agency’s ability to prioritize its workload. In keeping with its commitment to continually improve the SMS, and to do so in an open and transparent manner, FMCSA is now providing additional time for motor carriers to preview their data under the proposed improvements and to provide feedback.

FMCSA recommends that Motor carriers should log in and see where they stand based on the refined methodology. The SMS Preview gives motor carriers time to take the following actions:

Improve safety compliance by diagnosing issues and taking action to correct organizational problems, train drivers, or take other appropriate measures to improve safety;Request corrections to any inaccurate data; in particular, motor carriers should focus on ensuring that information related to placardable Hazardous Materials inspections is correct; andProvide feedback to FMCSA about refinements they think should be made before the changes are implemented.

The SMS Preview comment period has been extended to July 30, 2012. FMCSA will review comments and make any necessary changes prior to

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TruCks The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (docket number NHTSA-2012-0065) to require original equipment manufacturers to install electronic stability control (ESC) systems on all new class 7 & 8 tractors. ESC systems are designed to reduce rollover and mitigate severe under and over steer conditions that lead to loss of control crashes. NHTSA believes that ESC systems would prevent between 1807 to 2329 crashes, 649 to 858 injuries, and 49 to 60 fatalities annually while generating positive net benefits. NHTSA estimates that the average cost of ESC is $1,160 per unit.

NHTSA plans to hold a public hearing in the summer of 2012 and will accept comments to the rulemaking at the hearing and through mid-August 2012.

implementation. Carriers can access the SMS Preview through two FMCSA websites:

Visit the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Website (https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMSPreview/) and log in with an FMCSA-issued U.S. DOT number and a personal identification number (PIN), orLog in to the FMCSA Portal (https://portal.fmcsa.dot.gov/login) and select the “CSA Outreach” link.

On the CSA Website’s Resources page, visitors can access a foundational document http://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/Documents/SMS_FoundationalDoc_final.pdf) that provides additional information about this first set of SMS changes. A Federal Register Notice (https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-12634) outlining the changes is also available for review. Written comments regarding the changes can be filed to the Federal Docket Management System (http://www.regulations.gov/), Docket ID Number FMCSA-2012-0074.

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Trucks carrying hazardous materials will be banned from traveling through Boston during most of the daytime under a policy approved by Massachusetts state officials last week, the Boston Globe reported.

The decision follows a years-long fight between the city and the industry over hazmat trucks that travel through Boston.

Responding to a petition from American Trucking Associations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration overturned Boston’s previous ban on daytime hazmat moves in 2010, plus its ban on hazmat trips through the city that did not start or end there.

FMCSA said at the time that Boston did not follow proper procedures in instituting the ban.

A consultant concluded in a study last year that Boston should ban hazmat trucks all day.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino praised last week’s decision by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, calling it a “victory for the people of Boston,” the Globe reported.

MassDOT will consider extending the ban through the night, the Globe said, citing a statement from Menino’s office.

FMCsa PublishEs MEdiCal EXaMinEr rEgisTrY rulE

On April 20, 2012, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule establishing its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME). According to an implementation schedule published on FMCSA’s official NRCME website, on May 21, 2012 the agency will begin the process to allow accredited private companies to test and certify medical examiners for inclusion on the NRCME. Beginning May 21, 2014, all medical certificates must be issued by a certified medical examiner and contain his/her Medical Examiner Registration Number. Medical certificates issued before May 21, 2014 will still be valid until their expiration, even if that date is after May 21, 2014. On that date, motor carriers will also be required to verify that a medical certificate is valid by checking a driver’s medical certificate against the examiner’s registration number in the NRCME. Even after being examined by an examiner registered in FMCSA’s database, a driver will still need to transmit a copy of the medical certificate to his or her state licensing agency. ATA has long advocated that, both to reduce fraud and possible processing errors, medical examiners should transmit this data directly to the licensing agencies for inclusion in the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS). ATA has urged FMCSA to issue a proposed rule that would require medical examiners to send such information and States to be able to directly add it to a CDLIS record. Based upon the Department of Transportation’s regulatory agenda, FMCSA is scheduled to publish a notice proposing such a rule change in August 2012.

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The Maine State Police adopt the federal motor carrier safety regulations each year. With the adoption, changes to the interstate regulations, not excluded by a State amendment, are picked up by the adoption and apply to intrastate non-hazmat carriers in addition to all of the interstate and intrastate hazmat carriers. Maine does adopt some of the regulations with State amendments, which is why Maine non-hazmat motor carriers who operate within 100 air miles are exempt from hours of service and from having to have a medical card. This year’s adoption is in process and carries with it a couple of significant changes that are supported by the Association.

The first significant change is the cell phone ban. With the adoption, all drivers of commercial motor vehicles (as defined by Part 390.5) will be prohibited from using a hand held cell phone. Hands-free phones will still be allowed, provided their use conforms to the regulation summarized below:

The final rule prohibits CMV drivers from holding, dialing, or reaching for a hand-held cellular phone. This includes all push-to-talk functions. Hands-free use of a cellular phone is allowed. The ban does not prohibit or restrict the use of CB’s, GPS, or fleet management systems.

Dialing – As defined by FMCSA, a driver is allowed to initiate, answer, or terminate a call by touching a single button on a mobile telephone or on a headset. This action should not require the driver to take his or her eyes off the road. Reaching – FMCSA banned reaching for a cellular phone or hands-free device that is done in “an unacceptable and unsafe manner.” Examples of this behavior would be reaching for a cellular phone on the passenger seat, under the driver’s seat, or into the sleeper berth. To be in compliance with the rule, a driver must have a cellular phone and/or hands-free device within “close proximity” to his or her person. Driving – The term “driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, traffic control device, or other temporary delays. “Driving” would not include operating a CMV when the driver has moved the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.

Driver and Motor Carrier Penalties – Under the final rule, CMV drivers who are convicted of a hand-held cell violation twice within a three year period will be disqualified for 60 days. If convicted for a third violation within three years the driver will be disqualified for 120 days. Drivers will be subject to federal civil penalties of up to $2,750 for each offense. Motor carriers that allow their drivers to use hand-held cell phones while operating a commercial motor vehicle face a maximum civil penalty of $11,000 per violation.

Employer Liability – Within the language of the rule, FMCSA states that “no motor carrier shall allow or require its drivers to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a CMV.”

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In the preamble, FMCSA interprets the regulatory language to mean that motor carriers are responsible for the actions of its drivers, regardless of whether or not such actions are sanctioned by the motor carrier. FMCSA will hold employers accountable if the employee was doing his or her job, carrying out company business, or otherwise acting on the employer’s behalf when a violation occurs.

State Requirement – States will be required to adopt the final regulations within three years of enactment as a condition of receiving full Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funding. It will initially apply to all interstate carriers and intrastate HM carriers.

Exemptions – The final rule does not apply to drivers engaging in harvest operations. The proposal also allows hand-held cell phone use by drivers for emergency purposes.

Model cell phone policies are available on our homepage www.mmta.com

A second significant change with the adoption includes the incorporation of a new Maine law prohibiting drivers of commercial motor vehicles from using Methadone. Prior to the passage, Maine law did not make it clear that drivers of commercial motor vehicles were prohibited from using methadone.

The new law, which was supported by MMTA, is a direct result of the efforts of Lisa Ronan whose husband Shannon was killed in a crash in 2009. Shannon, a UPS driver, was struck by a bucket truck while waiting to make a left turn on Route 302 in Naples. The driver of the bucket truck, who was prescribed methadone, could not be charged with a crime as a result of the crash.

The new law requires Maine to adopt a portion of the medical card requirements in Part 391.41 making a commercial driver medically disqualified if prescribed a schedule I drug, an amphetamine, a narcotic, or any other habit forming drug. While the amendment still exempts intrastate 100 air mile drivers from having to obtain a medical card, Maine will now adopt Part 391.41(b)(12)(i).

In addition to a violation of the federal regulations, the use of methadone by a commercial driver will also carry a penalty under Maine law of up to $1000 and six months in jail.

Note: The prohibition of Part 391.41 in the federal regulations takes place with the adoption on June 23, 2012, while the Maine law making it a crime for commercial drivers to operate while taking methadone takes effect on July 1, 2012.

As always, feel free to contact any of the MMTA staff if you have questions regarding the regulations.


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bMV sEnds FOllOW-uP Mailing TO MainE Cdl driVErs

The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles has recently sent out a second mailing to all CDL drivers regarding the CDL/Med Card Link. The information they included is very self-explanatory and should help in the event members are still receiving questions from drivers.

More information, including the self-certification form, is also available on MMTA’s homepage at www.mmta.com. Below is the guide they included in the mailing.

WC TrusT dEClarEs laTEsT rEFund – 19 YEars

in a rOW!

The Board of Trustees for the MMTA Workers’ Compensation Trust is proud to announce the most recent surplus refund declaration, the 23rd refund in 19 consecutive years, this time for a total of $1.5 million. Undoubtedly, this announcement comes as welcome news in an otherwise uncertain economy, but members of the group continue to realize that it reflects persistent commitment to being proactive with issues that impact workplace safety. Participants of the program have done an outstanding job focusing their efforts on their unique risks, which has produced significant returns from their long-term investment in the Trust.

MMTA Workers’ Compensation Trust Refund Facts:

TOTAL 2012 REFUND: $1,500,000FUND YEARS: 2007, 2010 & 2011AVERAGE REFUND AMOUNT: over $20,000% 2012 PREMIUMS RETURNED: over 35%GRAND TOTAL TRUST REFUNDS 1993-2012: $21.8 millionWCT MEMBER SATISFACTION: Priceless.

For more information on qualifying and joining the MMTA Workers’ Compensation Trust, please contact Brian Parke at [email protected].


2012 FLEET SAFETY AWARDS & SAFETY DIRECTOR OF THE

YEARThe 2012 Maine Motor Transport FleetSafetyAwardinformationhasbeenreleasedandpreliminaryinformationcanbefoundonourwebsiteatmmta.com.Onceeligibilityis satisfied, companies must submit anapplicationbySeptember7,2012inordertobeassignedtoamileagecategory,wherestatisticswilldeterminewhetheryouplaceinthetopthreewithinthatcategory.

If so, we will verify the information forthesecarrierswhowillthencompeteforoneofthetwocovetedGrandChampionAwards(over4millionmilesandunder4millionmiles)throughanadditionalsubmissionthatisduebyOctober12,2012.

The entire purpose of this program is tohonor the safest motor carrier membersand we hope everyone will participate.Forcompleterulesandeligibility,aswellas to download all the necessary forms,pleaseseeourwebsiteatwww.mmta.com/fleetsafetyawards.

WearenowalsosolicitingnominationsfortheSafetyDirectoroftheYear.Thisawardispresentedannually to themotorcarriersafety professional whose professionalqualifications, safety program, andachievementsaredeemedmostoutstanding.The award is sponsored by Great WestCasualty Company, and administeredby the Safety Management Council ofthe MMTA. The nominations will bejudged by the Fleet SafetyAward panelcomprised of representatives from theMaineStatePolice,FederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministration, and Bureau ofMotorVehiclesandtheindividualwillberecognizedattheMMTAAnnualBanquetonJanuary10thattheHolidayInnBy-The-BayinPortland.

Forrules,eligibilityandnominationform,gotowww.mmta.com/safetydirectoraward.

4. Participation in professional and safety organizations, including MMTA Safety Council.

5. Cooperation with government authorities who have regulatory control or affect the operation of the motor carrier.

6. Innovative safety programs.

As a condition of the application, MMTA reserves the right to verify any and all information contained in the application. All information contained in the application will be kept confidential.

HOW TO NOMINATE A SAFETY DIRECTOR

Any person or organization, including oneself, may submit an application on the form provided.Application materials will be available online at mmta.com or by calling Maine Motor Transport Association at 623-4128.

The nomination deadline is October 1 of each year.

All mileage and recordable accidents are for the time period between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS

The application must be completed in its entirety and submitted by October 1. Please fill out each part and label it for easy reference. Additional sheets and supporting documentation may be added to the application as appendices.

Questions concerning the application should be directed to Tim Doyle at MMTA.

Part I : Nomination Form

Part 2: Professional Qualifications: Attach resume detailing work experience, education, training, and awards received. Be sure to include all positions held and dates of employment. Also include job description and duties for each position.

Part 3: Motor Carrier Safety Rating: Attach current copy of the safety rating from FMCSA.

Part 4: List all professional and safety organization in which you participate and detail any positions held within those organizations. Include dates of participation.

Part 5: Innovative Safety Programs: Describe, in detail, your company’s safety program. Please include how you qualify drivers and ensure compliance with federal and state law.

Detail any safety program within the company that you administer, or started. Include any writings, publications, or articles that you have authored that are related to motor carrier safety.

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PROGRAMThe Safety Director of the year award is presented annually to the motor carrier safety professional whose professional qualifications, safety program, and achievements are deemed most outstanding.The award is sponsored by Great West Casualty Company, and administered by the Safety Management Council of the Maine Motor Transport Association.

Nominations are solicited from members of the Maine Motor Transport Association through newsletters, Maine Motor Transport News, and MMTA.com. The nominations will be judged by the Fleet Safety Award panel comprised of representatives from the Maine State Police, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES1. To recognize safety directors who have set a high standard of excellence within the trucking industry.

2. To promote safety and advance the level of training and professionalism within the industry.

3. To improve media and public image toward the trucking industry.

AWARDEach year, the award recipient will be announced at the MMTA Annual Banquet and presented with an award sponsored by Great West Casualty Company. With the award comes industry recognition for the safety director and his/her employer.

ELIGIBILITYNominees must be full time employees of a member of Maine Motor Transport Association, and responsible for administering the safety activities of a trucking company.

This award may not be presented to the same recipient more than once. Nominations that are unsuccessful in any given year may be resubmitted in subsequent years.

SELECTION CRITERIAEntries will be screened by MMTA Staff for completeness and eligibility. Qualified nominations will then be forwarded to the selection committee for final selection. Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Professional qualifications.

2. Experience.

3. Motor Carrier’s Safety Rating.

Maine Motor Transport AssociationSafety Director of the Year

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Name of Individual Being Nominated

Name of Motor Carrier

The above named safety director is nominated for the Maine Motor Transport Association Safety Director of the Year award. The nominee has responsibility for the safety activities for the company named above. The nominee is of high moral character and has made significant contributions to safety for the company and within the trucking industry.

All of the statements contained in support of this nomination are true. It is understood that MMTA reserves the right to verify any of the information submitted as part of this nomination.

The Motor Carrier agrees that if the nominee is selected, the motor carrier and safety director will attend the MMTA Annual Banquet to receive the award.

Name of Person submitting nomination

Company

Title

Signature and Date

Maine Motor Transport AssociationSafety Director of the Year

Nomination Form

Maine Motor Transport AssociationFLEET SAFETY AWARDS

ELIGIBILITY AND RULESThe 2012 Maine Motor Transport Fleet Safety Awards is intended to honor the safest motor carrier members.

ELIGIBILITY

To participate in the MMTA’s 2012 Fleet Safety Awards, you must comply with the following:

1. Your company must be a MMTA member in good standing at the time.

2. Your trucking company must operate in Maine.

3. You must agree to have pertinent records audited by MMTA staff or an independent, objective auditor of MMTA’s choosing (see details under Phase II ‑ Verification and Auditing).

SELECTION

Companies submitting applications for the Safety Awards will be placed in one of the following categories according to the miles traveled:

Group 1 …………………. Up to 1,000,000 miles Group 2 …………………. 1,000,001 – 4,000,000 milesGroup 3 ………………… 4,000,001 – 9,000,000 milesGroup 4 ………………… More than 9,000,000 miles

Once the companies have been assigned to the proper group, the top three companies in each group will be selected to compete for the Grand Champion Awards. All companies that are selected to continue will be presented a plaque (1st‑3rd

place in each group).

Two (2) Grand Champion Awards will be presented at the MMTA Annual Banquet. One award will be presented to those within Groups 1‑2 and the other will be presented to those within Groups 3‑4.

PHASE I Entry Application SubmissionDeadline: September 7, 2012

All mileage and recordable accidents are for the time period between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

All divisions and/or subsidiary companies are to be included with the parent company’s application unless the division(s) and/or company(ies) are also separate and distinct members of the MMTA.

Phase one requires you to complete the 2012 Fleet Safety Award Application and Entry Form and send it (via fax or mail) to the office of the Maine Motor Transport Association. The entry must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 7, 2012. The application is to include all company and contact information, the accident and mileage information. The application should contain all accidents regardless of fault. (See note below). The application must also be signed acknowledging that all information is correct to the best of the individual’s knowledge and agreeing to all obligations and awards program rules.

The U.S. DOT Recordable Accident is defined as follows:

An “accident” required by DOT to be recorded is defined in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 390.5 as: An


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occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a highway in interstate or intrastate commerce (as defined in 390.5) that results in:

(1) A fatality;

(2) Bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or

(3) One or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident, requiring the motor vehicle(s) to be transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle.

The term “accident”, as defined in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 390.5, does not include:

(1) An occurrence involving only boarding and alighting from a stationary motor vehicle; or

(2) An occurrence involving only the loading or unloading of cargo.

Based on each company’s entry, MMTA will notify the top three companies of each of the four groups with the best 2012 Accident Frequency Ratio (number of accidents divided by the miles traveled) based on miles traveled during the reporting period (see application form for group sizes). Up to twelve companies will be invited to participate in Phase II ‑ Verification and Auditing.

Note: If a company feels as though an accident or a number of accidents should not be considered in their Accident Frequency Ratio due to clear and convincing evidence that shows the absence of fault on the part of the company or their driver, they may provide the auditor with additional information. Such information shall include, but is not limited to, the police report of the accident in question, any report by the insurance company accepting liability for any portion of the accident, as well as any other evidence that may be pertinent. The auditor will only subtract an accident from the Accident Frequency Ratio if there is no question as to the fault of the accident – any uncertainty at all in this regard will necessitate the accident’s full consideration in the Ratio.

PHASE II Verification and AuditingIf you are selected to participate in Phase II, it is highly recommended that you begin Phase III – the Grand Prize Entry ‑ right away to allow plenty of time. The deadline for the Grand Prize Entry is October 12, 2012.

The individual conducting the audit will contact the top three companies of each group to set up a date and time to meet at the company to verify and audit the following information:

1. Mileage for your entry will be verified against the quarterly International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) mileage reports on file at your company. The mileage that should be used is from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Visiting auditors will simply review the total mileage and verify that mileage against the total mileage on your entry form.

2. The number of DOT recordable accidents will be verified by comparing the company’s accident register as required by Section 390.15 (b) of the FMCSRs with a copy of a recent Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) report that has been run subsequent to June 30, 2012 covering accidents between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. The Company Safety Profile (CSP) report is to be provided by the applicant and can be ordered at http://www.safersys.org/CSP_Order.asp.

Should an auditor determine that an error was made in accurately completing the entry form, he/she will notify the appropriate representative of the Maine Motor Transport Association. Should that entry be disqualified, the next best entry will be selected and placed in line for one of three plaques in the respective group.

A Word About Confidentiality

The auditor assigned to verify your entry will schedule the audit with the person submitting the entry. Auditors will not copy or distribute any information obtained during the auditing process. When verifying mileage and/or accident data, the auditor will be prohibited from photocopying or reproducing any information obtained during the audit and is only there to verify the data supplied on the entry form.

Based on successfully completing Phase II, companies will be invited to participate in Phase III ‑ Grand Champion Entry. We highly recommend you start Phase III before the invitation to participate to allow yourself plenty of time.

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PHASE III Grand Champion EntryDeadline: October 12, 2012

The Grand Champion Award is the highest safety honor presented to a member of the Maine Motor Transport Association. Each year, MMTA will recognize two carriers judged to have the most outstanding safety record and safety program. Carriers with annual mileage of 4 million miles or less will compete for one Grand Champion Award, while carriers with annual mileage over 4 million miles will compete for a separate Grand Champion Award.

How To Prepare Your Entry

Please follow the guidelines below when preparing your entry. Note that page 1 will be the title page and pages 2‑17 should describe the company’s overall safety program and policies as they relate to the areas listed below.

Entries are limited to 17 pages or less with no exceptions. Be sure to type using a 10‑12 point font size.

Descriptions of each area are limited to two single‑spaced, 8‑1/2” 11 “ typewritten pages.

Unused space may not be used elsewhere in the entry. For example, if the description of your company’s training procedures only requires one‑and‑a half pages, you may not use the extra half‑page to make another area longer. By following the guidelines below, your entry will be a maximum of seventeen pages in length, but can be shorter if necessary. No appendices, documents or other supporting material will be considered.

Any entry not following these rules will be disqualified.

Page 1 Title page with the following information:a.) Company nameb.) Addressc.) Telephone numberd.) Fax numbere.) Name, signature and title of the person submitting the entryf.) The entry must also contain the name, signature and title of company executive, president or owner with his or her verification that all information contained in the entry is true and correct to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief.

Page 2‑3 Safety Program Organization

Page 4‑5 Employee Driver/Independent Contractor Selection Procedure

Page 6‑7 Training

Page 8‑9 Supervision

Page 10‑11 Accident Investigation

Page 12‑13 Inspection and Maintenance of Equipment

Page 14‑15 Outside Activities and General Highway Safety

Page 16‑17 What Makes Your Safety Program Shine Above the Rest (This section is designed to express anything that does not naturally fit in any of the other sections).

Judging will be based on thoroughness of programs and policies. Especially important are company efforts to exceed minimum state and federal safety requirements. By reading an entry, a judge should be able to determine the content and effectiveness of a company’s over‑all safety program.

Return Grand Prize Entries To: Maine Motor Transport AssociationAttn: Fleet Safety AwardPO Box 857 Augusta, ME 04332‑0857

By E‑mail (preferred):[email protected]

‑ OR ‑

PLEASE NOTE: except for page 1, entries must have all references to the company and specific personnel redacted prior to submission to ensure anonymity with the impartial judges.


Company Name:

Address:

Telephone Number: Fax Number:

Email (mandatory):

USDOT Number:

Number of power units (Tractors and/or Trucks):

Miles traveled from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012:

Number of recordable accidents (INCLUDINGthose you think should not be considered when determining your Accident Frequency Ratio):

Number of drivers:

Signature:

Title:

Deadline for submission is September 7, 2012.

Submit to: [email protected]

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Maine Motor Transport Association Attn: Fleet Safety Award PO Box 857, Augusta, ME 04332-0857 or fax to 207-629-5184


2012 PHASE I APPLICATION FORM

FOR COMPLETERULES AND

ELIGIBILITy, GO TOwww.MMTA.COM/

FLEETSAFETyAwARDS



Legislative UpdateTruCk driVEr OVErTiME laW EnaCTEd – nEW sTandard

gOEs inTO EFFECT On augusT 19Th

The second regular session of the Legislature has finally adjourned, which means one particularly important piece of legislation regarding Maine’s conformance with federal truck driver overtime standards will become effective on AUGUST 19, 2012.

LD 1685 – An Act to Conform Maine Law to Federal Law Regarding Payment of Overtime to Truck Drivers and Driver’s Helpers.

Before passage of LD 1685, Maine forced many of its interstate trucking companies to document the fact that the rate of pay they pay their drivers is “reasonably equivalent” to minimum wage and overtime over 40 hours worked. The MMTA’s contention during pursuit of this bill is that Maine should bring its truck driver overtime regulations into line with 47 other states, which follow the federal law, so that our businesses do not face higher costs, greater regulatory burden, more administrative complexity, and greater legal risk in Maine than compared to other states.

You may remember that this issue came to the forefront in 2001 when unwarranted lawsuits were filed challenging our industry’s reliance upon an Attorney General’s written opinion from the 1960’s that the Federal overtime exemption applied to Maine interstate trucking companies. Given the political realities at the time, a group of stakeholders led by the MMTA forged compromise legislation that adopted the complex and time consuming “reasonable equivalent” standard that LD 1685 sought to change.

Governor LePage signed LD 1685 on May 21, 2012 after successful enactment in the full legislature.

So the question we now turn to, is how will this new law affect your company? Generally speaking, if you didn’t need to comply with the equivalent overtime method, then nothing changes for your company. However, we have heard from a few folks who weren’t in compliance, or didn’t know they needed to comply.

Step 1. Does your company operate in interstate commerce?

If the answer is no, then this new law doesn’t apply to you (nor did the old “reasonable equivalent” standard) and you must follow Maine’s hourly and overtime regulations.

Interstate commerce means your drivers cross state lines (into NH or Canada) or the movement of the goods they carry furthers an interstate movement. Readers should be clear that utilization of Maine’s 100 air mile exemption has nothing to do with application of driver overtime – the standard we are talking about here only deals with interstate commerce. To be cautious, we realize there may be legal nuance involved here, so we recommend consulting an attorney if you are not completely clear

about the definition of interstate commerce as it applies to your specific situation.

Step 2. How do you pay your drivers?

If your answer was yes in Step 1 and your company does operate in interstate commerce, you may be able to utilize the federal overtime exemption for your drivers and driver’s helpers. If you pay by the trip, by the mile, by the load or any method other than by the hour, you do not have to do anything further relative to overtime. You don’t need to analyze whether they are making at least minimum wage, you don’t need to pay them a separate rate for time worked over 40 hours, you don’t have to track how many hours they work in Maine for wage and hour purposes like you had to do under the “reasonable equivalent” standard. The federal law (49 United States Code, Section 31502) allows you to be exempt from paying overtime for work over 40 hours.

The Exception.

As with most things, there is one very important exception to this new Maine law. If your answer was yes in Step 1, your company does operate in interstate commerce and you pay your drivers and driver’s helpers by the hour, then you must follow Maine’s wage and hour laws that require you to pay time and a half wages for work performed over 40 hours a week. You always retain the option of changing your method of pay from hourly to an alternative method (by the trip, by the mile, by the load, etc.) at all times, as we firmly believe that market factors will protect driver compensation.

For those who want to continue to pay by the hour and are currently complying with the “reasonable equivalent” standard, our suggestion is to look at your equivalent overtime analysis that you have done within the past 2 years and, before you calculated your uniform rate of pay you developed the base rate for the average work units per hour. This is the figure you can consider using for your hourly driver rate since this should represent the straight portion of the hourly rate that went into your calculations.

This new law also made it clear that its effects does not apply to drivers and driver’s helpers who are represented for purposes of collective bargaining by a labor organization certified by the National Labor Relations Board or who are employed by an entity that is party to a contract with the Federal Government or an agency of the Federal Government that dictates the minimum hourly rate of pay to be paid a driver or driver’s helper.

Again, this new law does not go into effect until AUGUST 19, 2012. Should you have any question about driver overtime, please do not hesitate to contact us.



addiTiOnal inFOrMaTiOn On nEW indEPEndEnT COnTraCTOr laW

In the last edition of the Maine Motor Transport News, we reported on the passage of a new law set to take effect at the end of this year regarding the differentiation between employees and independent contractors. The guidance in that article (Independent Contractor or Employee – page 20, May/June 2012) was somewhat ambiguous about which predetermination form to use. After speaking with Maine Workers’ Comp. Board Executive Director Paul Sighinolfi about this issue, we have additional information to share.

For the period between now and through December 31, 2012:

Use the trucking-specific Predetermination form (WCB-265) and the Certification Statement if your company contracts with an owner-operator providing transportation services.Use the general Predetermination form (WCB-261) if your company hires an outside contractor for services that are not transportation-related. However, if you are in the construction industry, there are different rules to follow.

After December 31, 2012 there is likely to be a new Predetermination form that conforms to the new independent contractor law. It is also likely that any Predeterminations that have been approved in 2012 but have not yet expired on December 31st will need to be re-submitted to the WCB. The MMTA will keep members posted of the developments in this regard and we will also be participating on the working group to develop the new form.

If you have any questions or you would like copies of either Predetermination form, please contact Brian at [email protected].

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APPLICATION FOR PREDETERMINATION OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS

TO ESTABLISH REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION

STATE OF MAINEWorkers' Compensation Board 27 STATE HOUSE STATIONAUGUSTA, ME 04333-0027

TEL: (207) 287-7074 FAX: (207) 287-7298 TDD: (207) 287-6119

APPLICANT:

NAME

ADDRESS NUMBER AND STREET

CITY STATE ZIP

TELEPHONE NUMBER

I, ______________________________________________(applicant), hereby request a predeterminationpursuant to 39-A M.R.S.A. §§ 105 that the relationship between the above-named applicant and thefollowing individual or company is that of contractor/independent contractor within the definition ofindependent contractor contained in 39-A M.R.S.A. §§ 102(13).

POTENTIAL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

NAME

ADDRESS NUMBER AND STREET

CITY STATE ZIP

TELEPHONE NUMBER

THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE PRODUCED IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS SUCH AS BRAILLE,LARGE PRINT AND AUDIO TAPE.

WCB-261(3/97)

STATE OF MAINE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD

27 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0027

1 TEL: (207) 287-7071 FAX: (207) 287-5413 TTY: (877) 832-5525

or toll-free in Maine only (888) 801-9087

APPLICATION FOR PREDETERMINATION

OPERATOR – FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION or

COURIER & MESSENGER SERVICES

NOTICE The predetermination process is voluntary under the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act. If you are injured you can still file a claim for benefits with the Board—you do not give up any

rights under Maine’s Workers’ Compensation Law by filing this Predetermination. You may have other rights as an employee under Maine law. Approved predeterminations are valid for one year from the date of approval.

Pursuant to section 105 of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act, _________________________ (Applicant-Operator) requests a predetermination by the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board that the Applicant is an independent contractor in accordance with section 114 of the Act.

Operator Name:

Operator d/b/a (if applicable):

Operator physical address:

Operator mailing address:

Operator telephone: Operator email address:

Note: Information provided on this form, not otherwise confidential, may be shared with other state and federal agencies.

The State of Maine does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its

programs or activities. This material can be made available in alternate formats by contacting the Workers’ Compensation Board ADA Coordinator.

WCB 261 (4 pages) WCB 265 (3 pages + Certification Statement)

IN NEXT MONTH’S EDITION:MAINE TRUCK PAC GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS


TrUCKInG aSSoCIaTIon hISTory By Dick Jones (Re-printed from the April, 1986 edition of the MMTA News)

At some point in time prior to 1934, and probably not very much more than a year or two earlier, an entity known as the Commercial Motor Vehicle Association of Maine came into being. Documents would indicate that this entity performed as the rating authority for the first Maine Public Utilities Commission required trucking rates in 1935.

Evidence suggests that there were several locations of the CMVA, in Portland, Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor. Those involved in putting together the first schedules of rates, Harry Carney, George Bowles and Roscoe Halladay, did so from their prior experience with establishing shipping rates for rail or ship lines.

Because of the lack of documentation concerning this association prior to 1951, I looked around for one or more old timers to sit down with in an attempt to get as much historical data on paper as was possible for this, our 40th anniversary.

I called Gerald Cole for help and he said he’d be most willing and would call Harry Milliken and ask him to join us. The three of us met in Portland, at the Cumberland Club, a locale used by this Association for Board meetings in years past.

These gentlemen recalled a group getting together in 1933-34, at the Worster House in Hallowell, for the purpose of bringing the so-called Portland-Lewiston and Bangor groups together. Prior to this time these groups were often at odds with one another.

Besides Gerald and Harry, they recalled that Allie Cole, Ed Dysart, Forrest Moore, Harold Moore, Mark Ginn, Cornelius Fox, Ike Beamis, Clarence Duran, Lawrence Cliff, George Fogg, Lynn Porter, Walter Graves, George Jewett, Olin Butler, Gilbert Congdon and Guy Haskell were present at this meeting that resulted in the Commercial Motor Vehicle Association of Maine (CMVA) being formed.

The CMVA first settled in Portland in 1934. In 1937 we know it was in Lewiston and back in Portland in 1938, ending up in Augusta in 1941. Roscoe Halladay was apparently the first Manager (1934-37). George Bowles followed in 1938, with Harry Carney being on the job by 1941. A Frank McCartle was Manager when the CMVA, in 1946, was split into two groups, the Maine Truck Owners Association (MTOA) and the Maine Motor Rate Bureau, which was managed by John Gardiner at that time.

To partake in the rate filings of the CMVA, a carrier had to be a member. In 1935, there were approximately 130 common carriers in Maine.

The first Freight Classification by the Maine Public Utilities Commission was effective on 9-15-33. The first rules and regulations governing common, contract and interstate carriers were effective on 7-6-35. About these dates there can be no question, as Harry Milliken came to our meeting with copies of both, as well as every copy of the rules and regs published since.

The process for obtaining operating authority often made adversaries of Gerald and Harry and other carriers, but both made it clear there were some very strong friendships after working hours, some lasting to this day.

Gerald and Harry both told of their long involvement with the Joint Labor Board connected with Local 340 of the Teamsters. Harry was Chairman for 20 years. This group, made up of three from labor and three from management, resolved all labor disputes in Maine.

1946 - Association Founded - called the Maine Truck Owner’s Association

1947 - Construction of the Maine Turnpike begins

1948 - First Truck “Roadeo” competition

1949 - Maine Truck Owners Insurance Trust formed

1950 - A convention was held at Mount Kineo Hotel, June 29-July 1, rates were $12.00 per day, including meals

1951 - MTOA sponsors legislation requiring mandatory fines for “overloading” with graduated fines ranging from $10 to $500

1952 - Hannaford Bros. Co. celebrates 50th anniversary and open a new warehouse on Cross Street in Portland.

1953 - The Maine Turnpike starts construction on 66 mile stretch from Portland to Augusta on its way to “Fort Kent”. Forecast that it will be paid for by 1973.

1954 - U.S Post Office Department, issues a special 3 cent postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the American trucking industry

1955 - Mud-flap law passes legislature to reduce the spray of water and mud to improve highway safety

1956 - ICC issues long-awaited brake regulations for tractors and trailers

1957 - Size and weights debated at Statehouse - industry seeks gross weight limit of 60,000 lbs and 50’ in overall length

1958 - Governor Muskie convenes special commission to improve highway efficiency

1959 - MTOA Members run a “Welcome Wagon” load of Maine products to Alaska to welcome them to statehood

1960 - Mandatory accident reporting threshold for property damage claims increases from $100 to $250

1961 - MTOA offices move from Masonic Building in Portland to larger space on Congress Street

1962 - MTOA forms Pension Trust for members

1963 - Truck height in Maine increases from 12.5’ to 13.5’

A LOOK BACK...

at the MMTA and the Maine trucking industry20


A LOOK BACK...From its formation in 1946, the MMTA was supported by dues and assessments when necessary and on occasion, non-domiciled carriers were asked and responded with financial support. Dues were believed to be at the rate of $5 per truck.

Investigation and our discussion turned up the fact that the listing of Past Presidents in the Maine Motor Transport News has been in error. We have verified the order of early Presidents from early issues of the NEWS. Olen E. Butler was the MTOA’s first President (1946-47). He was followed by Paul E. Merrill (1947-48), Gerald A. Cole (1948-49), Stewart M. Taylor (1949-50), Guy F. Dunton (1950-51) and then the sequence as it has appeared for years. This issue of the NEWS has the correct order of our Past Presidents.

Known variously as Executive Secretary, Assistant to the President, General Manager and Executive Director, the first to hold the position was William P. Shapleigh (1946-58). Shapleigh was followed by Robert E. Filliettaz (1958-60), Torben K. Anderson (1960-65), Warren Hoyt (1965-68). Edward Hough, then General Counsel, was acting General Manager from January 1968, to June 1968, when Eugene Coffen took over (1968-78), Paul Sova (1978-81) and finally myself in November 1981. Ed Hough, an Attorney, was with the MTOA from September, 1956, through January, 1973. Stay around long enough and the past returns. It seems to me that having a staff attorney or one on a retainer and very much available is fast becoming a necessity once again.

The first Association Convention was held on June 5,6 and 7, 1960, at the Poland Spring House, with some “300 truckers, friends and guests” in attendance.

The first truck Roadeo was held in 1948.

In 1959, the Association ran a Welcome Wagon load of Maine products to Alaska to welcome them to statehood. These goods were auctioned off by Alaska’s Governor with the $17,000 in proceeds going to the All Alaska Crippled Children Committee. The 16 Mainers who were in attendance were given royal treatment by the Alaskans. At one point their plane landed about a mile out of town and all except Harry Milliken, recovering from a heart attack, began walking into town. On the way the group was passed by Harry, who had hired a dog sled taxi to take him to town. In 1984, several members of the original group returned to help Alaskans celebrate their 25th anniversary. Gerry Cole, Blaine Sanborn, Dwin Gordon, Merrill Luthe, Henry Saunders and Dr. Carmen Petapiece made both trips.

In 1978, the name Maine Truck Owners Association was dropped and our current name came into being. Both Gerald and Harry assured me, after some four hours of discussion, that if the facts herein are not an accurate reflection of past events and dates that there are very few who will be able to call us to task. I wish to thank both gentlemen for all of their years of dedication to the trucking industry and their continuing willingness to help whenever the opportunity presents itself.

maIne moTor TranSPorT neWS hISToryRe-printed from the April, 1986 edition of the MMTA News

The forerunner of this magazine was titled “Maine Trucking News” and the first issue was published in February, 1951, 35 years ago. It was published the first of every month and the subscription rate was then $2.00 annually.

The Maine Truck Owners Association, as we were known then, was presided over by Guy Dunton who was also President and Treasurer of Chase Transfer.

An ad in the first magazine for Northeast Motors, Inc., shows that it was located at 550 Forest Avenue in Portland, the current site of Sanborn’s Motor Express headquarters.

It was interesting to note that the Legislative Roundup in the first magazine notes the anti-trucking sentiments that show up in legislation from time to time, but spells out several pieces of legislation that the Association was sponsoring toward improving trucking’s image:

1. Providing five uniformed inspectors to enforce MPUC regulations.

2. Requiring the name and address of owners on vehicles.

3. Requiring MPUC permits for carriers operating through Maine.

4. Requiring mandatory fines for overloads.

The Association office was at 415 Congress Street in Portland.

The gross weight allowed on a single axle in 1951 was 22,000 pounds, It is 22,400 pounds on Maine highways other than Interstate now and only 20,000 pounds on the Interstate when gross weights are 73,280 pounds or less. Highway stress, we hear today, is caused by the application of axle loadings and the formulas all compute from ESAL’s (Equivalent single axle loadings), and one can see that not much has changed with regard to the single axle limit in a very long time in Maine.

A 2-axle truck was limited to 32,000 pounds gross weight in 1951. Today it is 34,000 pounds.

A 3-axle unit was limited to 51,000 pounds and today that is 54,000 pounds.

Tire loadings were limited to 600 pounds per inch width manufacturer’s rating. This remains the same.

The MTOA had two legislative counselors in 1951, Robert B. Dow of Norway and Randolph A. Weatherbee- of Bangor.

The name of the predecessor of the Maine Motor Transport Association and the Maine Truck Owners Association was the Maine Commercial Motor Vehicle Association.

Waldo Pray was editor of the Maine Trucking News and Bill Shapleigh was Executive Secretary in 1951.

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Turning point by Kathryn Buxton

The 1980s were a turbulent and challenging time for the trucking industry – and for the Maine Motor Transport Association.

It was Henry Ford, the automobile tycoon, who said “the only history that is worth a tinker’s dam is the history we made today.” Over the 66 years since the Maine Motor Transportation Association was formed (originally as the Maine Truck Owners Association), there has been a lot of history made – day after day – for Maine and for the commercial freight industry.

And it was the turbulent days of the 1980s – that marked the era of federal deregulation of the commercial trucking industry – that forged the organization as it is known today. During that time, the membership grew from a handful of large, mostly union carriers to hundreds of non-union trucking firms. The nature of the organization also changed, from an association primarily focused on advocacy to an entrepreneurial organization that provides a broad range of services to its members. At the wheel during that time were a group of visionary leaders who guided the organization and its members through the industry transformation. Their mark on the organization and on the industry, is still very evident today.

In the beginning

Before there was the Maine Turnpike and the federal interstate highway system, there was the Maine Motor Transportation Association. The organization – originally known as the Maine Commercial Motor Vehicle Association – was founded in 1946 by a group of trucking firms. The original members were interested primarily in advocating for increased state and federal funding for highways to improve access for commercial freight carriers to communities throughout Maine.

Back then railroads played a big part in moving goods. The best airports belonged to the military. Maine roads had suffered significant neglect as a result of World War II. But as the nation moved away from a wartime economy, the roads and highways improved, and the state turned more to trucks to haul freight.

Galen Cole’s father, Albert J. “Allie” Cole was founder of Coles Express and a legend in the Maine trucking industry, and he was one of the charter members of the new organization. Galen Cole remembers his father’s efforts to encourage investment in modern highways that could provide year-round access to all reaches of the state. In fact, the elder Cole’s efforts to encourage state investment in highways preceded the founding of MMTA by almost 20 years.

“My dad was the first person to snow plow the roads north of Bangor

1964 - MTOA Members assist in in caribou-relocation by bringing 24 caribou from Newfoundland to Mt. Katahdin

1965 - David Harmon, Hunnewell Trucking of Portland, becomes youngest elected MMTA President at the age of 32

1966 - American Trucking Associations’ float wins Grand Honors at the Tournament of Roses Parade

1967 - Association introduces a bill to refund taxes on fuel used on the Maine Turnpike - seen as double-taxation combined with tolls

1968 - Trucks haul 25% of nation’s freight and 61% of the freight value

1969 - Railroad industry caught in a widespread effort to fraudulently enter into anti-truck campaign through the use of fronting organizations and individuals

1970 - MTOA-sponsored Little League team wins fifth straight Senior Division Championship

1971 - Highway YIELD sign changes color from black/yellow to red/white

1972 - Chairman of NTSB challenges truck drivers to lead by example when it comes to seat belt use

1973 - ATA fights Congressional attempts to use highway funds for mass transit subsidies

1974 - Boy Scouts of America assign “Truck Transportation” to their list of merit badges

1975 - Maine adopts 10% weight tolerance on state roads

1976 - Cumberland County Civic Center built in Portland

1977 - Interstate carriers no longer required to display their state’s PUC number on the sides of their trucks

1978 - Maine Truck Owner’s Association name changes to Maine Motor Transport Association

1979 - US Senator Ted Kennedy introduces federal legislation to abolish collective ratemaking in the trucking industry

1980 - President Carter signs gas rationing bill into law

1981 - Deregulation increases competition in trucking industry - more carriers enter the market

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and he did it so he could make deliveries all winter long,” said Cole who was elected president of the organization in 1956. Cole said that, in the early days, deliveries of fresh food and other essentials from Coles Express made year round life in northern and eastern Maine much easier. Allie Cole and others had lobbied the Maine State Highway Commission as early as the late 1920s to plow the roads and make other improvements to open up commerce throughout the state.

By the 1940s, when the Maine Commercial Vehicle Owners Association was getting started, Galen Cole said, the big issue was modernization. The war was over and the nation was poised for the unprecedented economic boom. Maine’s commercial haulers did not want the state to miss out on that economic development potential.

“In the 1930s and into the 40s, half of the roads in northern Maine were impassable because of mud,” said Cole who began working for the family business in the early 1940s as a driver at the age of 16.

extended reach

As post-war demand for commercial freight grew, leaders of the trucking industry and other Maine businesses influenced the Maine State Legislature to expand the role of the State Highway Commission. Division offices were established through the state, beginning with Presque Isle in 1948. Three years later, offices were opened in Ellsworth, Bangor, Rumford, Waterville, Rockland, and Portland. The legislature funded the commission’s first full-time chairman in 1953. On the national level, the U.S. Congress passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 that created the interstate highway system, leading the way for a trucking industry boom.

In those early years, the industry was tightly regulated, just as the rail and airfreight industries had been, under the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. For more than three decades, Maine trucking was dominated by a handful of major carriers – such as Coles Express – with dedicated, tightly regulated carrier routes that reached almost every community in Maine. Shipping rates were

‘Into the free enterprise system’Excerpted from President Jimmy Carter’s statement at the signing of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980:

“I have today signed into law S. 2245, the Motor Carrier Act of 1980. This is historic legislation. It will remove 45 years of excessive and inflationary government restrictions and red tape. It will have a powerful anti-inflationary effect, reducing consumer costs by as much as $8 billion each year. And by ending wasteful practices, it will conserve annually hundreds of millions of gallons of precious fuel.

All the citizens of our nation will benefit from this legislation. Consumers will benefit, because almost every product we purchase has been shipped by truck, and outmoded regulations have inflated the prices that each one of us must pay. The shippers who use trucking will benefit as new service and price options appear. Labor will benefit from increased job opportunities. And the trucking industry itself will benefit from greater flexibility and new opportunities for innovation.

The heart of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 is its call for prompt and sweeping change of the regulations that have insulated the trucking industry from competition since 1935. No longer will trucks travel empty because of rules absurdly limiting the kinds of’ goods a truck may carry. No longer will trucks be forced to travel hundreds of miles out of their way for no reason or prohibited senselessly from stopping to pick up and deliver goods at points along their routes.

The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 will bring the trucking industry into the free enterprise system, where it belongs. It will create a strong presumption in favor of entry by new truckers and expanded service by existing firms. It will build upon progress the Interstate Commerce Commission has begun to make in opening opportunities for minorities, for women, and for all truckers who are eager to provide good service at a competitive price.

…It will phase out most of the antitrust immunity that has allowed rate bureaus to fix prices. It will eliminate red tape and encourage price competition by allowing trucking companies to price their goods within a zone of reasonableness not subject to ICC review, and it immediately ends antitrust immunity for all rates set through that zone. The premise of the rate-zone provision is that increased competition between truckers will prevent abuses of this pricing freedom. I expect the ICC to implement this legislation effectively and promptly to ensure the vigorous competition needed to make greater pricing freedom work in the interest of shippers and consumers…

Read more at the American Presidency Project: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=44689#ixzz1yWcwbpl4

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creating a greater emphasis on MMTA membership; Dick Jones hired as MMTA Executive Director

1982 - MMTA Moves its office from Portland to 51 Water Street in Hallowell; Membership dues increase slightly - 168 members.

1983 - Fuel taxes increase 10¢ (5¢ state and 5¢ federal)

1984 - Coles Express union strike ends after 546 days; First weigh-in-motion scales installed in Maine - concerns expressed about accuracy and that they not be used for enforcement

1985 - Efforts by local municipalities to tax trailers that are engaged in interstate commerce successfully fought

1986 - Maine Truck PAC Established

1987 - First TDC to run 2 driving courses; MMTA membership reaches 300 mark

1988 - Shippers’ Night location moves from Verrillo’s to the Holiday Inn By-the-Bay; MMTA Office moves from Hallowell to Western Ave in Augusta

1989 - Hazardous communications law goes into effect predicated on the concept that employees have the right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they work with

1990 - Extension of I-95 north of Houlton promoted by MMTA

1991 - Workers’ Comp. Trust begins operations

1992 - Dick Jones retires, Dale Hanington replaces him as MMTA’s Executive Director

1993 - Maine enters the International Registration Plan

1994 - The title of MMTA President is changed to Chairman at the annual meeting; Virgil Beane becomes Chairman of the American Trucking Associations

1995 - Mainer Mark Corriveau is crowned Grand Champion at National Truck Driving Championships

1996 - MMTA celebrates 50th anniversary of service to the trucking industry

1997 - Electronic tolling (Transpass) implemented on the Maine Turnpike

1998 - MMTA Mobile Safety Unit placed into service to train CMV

determined by state rate bureaus, much like public utility rates are established today,

“When I joined, it was a lot of big, family-owned companies and hardly any nationwide carriers,” said former St. Johnsbury executive Bill Duddy who served as president (now referred to as chairman) of the organization in 1988. “Because of interstate trucking regulations, carriers couldn’t go to certain states. The ICC parceled out the routes and the industry got together and set the rates.”

‘every man for himself’

Duddy described the industry landscape as made up of mostly union less-than-load (LTL) carriers. All began to change during the 1970s and 80s, when the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations oversaw a major overhaul of federal regulation of the rail, air and motor carrier industries. In 1980, Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act, which was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on July 1 that same year. That changed forever the trucking industry in Maine, opening the doors to full-blown competition. Truck entrepreneurs flooded the highways. By 1988, the number of carriers registered to haul freight for hire in Maine shot from 1,200 to 8,320.

George Parke, who served as the organization’s president in 1985, remembers the period as an exciting time.

“It was every man for himself,” said Parke who had worked for Coles Express, but left in 1974 to start Parkeway Transport. He said that he, like many other independent-minded Maine entrepreneurs thrived under the new rules. “I liked to control my own destiny, so I started my own company like so many others at the time.“

Few of the old, pre-deregulation carriers were able to hang on. Coles Express was one the of last to remain standing. “After deregulation, Coles survived for about 10 years, but it was different to say the least,” recounted Cole. “We were the last major Maine-based general freight carrier.” After a bitter, 18-month strike by the Teamsters Union, the company became a non-union shop in 1983. But remaining competitive in the new market, caught between small local carriers and national trucking firms that enjoyed the economy of scale, proved challenging. Coles was sold to a national company, Roadway Services Inc., in 1993.

rethinking its role

The radical overhaul of federal trucking regulations had a profound effect on the Maine Commercial Vehicle Owners Association, MMTA’s forerunner organization. The newly deregulated industry was a bit like the Gold Rush with thousands of new trucking businesses springing up – all hoping to take advantage of the regulatory changes. After 34 years, the question for the trade association was how to survive – and

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capitalize on – the changes sweeping the industry.

The board of directors began to look around for someone who could lead the organization through these changes. All eyes settled on Dick Jones, a retired Maine State Police officer and former head of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine. According to the Bangor Daily News, Jones brought a “quiet determination” to see to it that everyone wishing to join the organization would be equally represented and that representation of the MMTA as a whole was made known to those representing the state.

From the start, Jones had an eye for opportunity. As former commander of the truck-weight detail of the Maine State Police, Jones recognized the opportunities deregulation would have for the industry – including increased competition and more trucks on the road.

“I had started a small business representing trucking companies from out-of-state wanting to register in the state, and [then president] Arthur Hicks came to me and asked if I’d be interested in the position,” said Dick Jones.

“Arthur didn’t expect me to continue the business, but I said that if I could have a secretary, we could expand the business a great deal and that could be a good way to get new members,” remembered Jones.

That was just one of Jones’ innovations, according to George Parke.

“Dick Jones was very entrepreneurial. He had the idea to make this a service organization that supported our members’ businesses. So eventually, we were providing all sorts of supporting services – drug testing, driver log books, discounted Turnpike tolls. . .”

Jones, for his part, was quick to acknowledge the importance of the MMTA board’s leadership, including legendary industry figures such as Cole, Parke, Hicks and Virgil Beane who served as president in 1983 and went on to become the only Mainer to head the national trade organization, the American Trucking Associations.

finding a new home

Thanks to membership drives, enrollment in 1986 increased to 200, 300 in 1988 and about 460 in 1990. Membership was divided into three categories: carriers that are for-hire, hauling freight for other companies; private carriers which account for the bulk of trucks moving goods on Maine highways; and associated businesses such as truck dealerships, insurance firms, and companies selling tires and truck parts.

To support all of the new services being offered to this newly diverse

Jim McCurdyMMTA Chairman

2010-2012

Bill DuddyMMTA Chairman

1988-1990Dale & Jean Hanington

Convention 1989

Bob Farrington, Irvin Smith, Ken Beal, Brian BouchardShippers’ Night - December 1990

Barry & Suzanne PottleMMTA Convention

John Lightbody & Virgil Beane

Warren LewisHannaford Trucking

Billy HarttHartt Transportation Services

MMTA Building Committee 1995Cliff Gray, Mark Hutchins, Jeff Shostak (builder), George Parke, Dale

Hanington, Don Wiswell, Ken Stafford

Harold & Brian BouchardDon Lewis, John Austin, Barry Pottle, John Kirk, Matt Bodine

MMTA’s Original Mobile Safety Unit

George Parke & Virgil Beane - 1985Arthur Hicks

MMTA Chairman 1981-1983

Construction of MMTA’s Current Office Building - 1995

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drivers and teach the public about the trucking industry

1999 - MMTA membership exceeds 1,000 threshold

2000 - Maine Turnpike widening (south) project begins

2001 - Multiple lawsuits filed against Maine trucking companies claiming overtime due - legislation is later passed mirroring Washington State’s “reasonable equivalent” method

2002 - FMCSA establishes minimum requirements for new entrants into the trucking industry

2003 - MMTA members get ready for the “new” hours-of-service regulations that go into effect at the end of the year

2004 - Maine adopts mileage-based exit-numbering system on the interstate; Maine Turnpike Authority rules prohibiting trucks from the far left lane (on three-lane highways) go into effect

2005 - Last MMTA Convention held at the Black Point Inn; Highway Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) signed by President Bush - the last highway bill to be passed

2006 - Mississippi Trucking Association sends MMTA picture of the Biloxi Lighthouse (currently displayed in the MMTA conference room) for member’s $37,000 donation to the Katrina Hurricane Recovery Fund; 53-foot trailers now allowed on all Maine roads (unless posted to the contrary) for the first time; Maine team wins National Truck Driving Championships

2007 - TWIC card introduced for drivers who need unescorted access at a port

2008 - I-295 from Gardiner to Topsham closes for three months for complete re-build

2009 - MMTA honors first female Driver-of-the-Year: Deborah Seelow, Hartt Transportation Systems

2010 - Dale Hanington retires, Brian Parke replaces him as President & CEO

2011 - WCT declares largest premium refund since program began in 1991 - $2.1 million; Senator Collins secures provision allowing 6-axle 100,000 lb. trucks to travel on all federal interstates in Maine for 20 years

membership, the organization staff began to grow and was soon looking for a new home. For a short while after Jones came on board, the offices were based in Portland. But soon, it became apparent that Jones needed to be closer to the action. He rented office space in Farmingdale, so he could be closer to the state offices where he frequently went to register new members with the state.

“Often to register trucks and get the plates we were selling, I had to drive back and forth from Portland to Augusta a couple of times a day. We chose Farmingdale because it was so handy,” said Jones.

MMTA continued to grow, and the association bought an old home near Western Avenue in Augusta, which it quickly outgrew and added an addition. After continued expansion, the MMTA board decided it was time to invest in a more permanent headquarters, moving to its current address in 1995.

Back office operations

The key innovation that Jones and MMTA board members made was to establish the organization as a sort of back office operation that could provide true support to the businesses large and small that were signing up.

One big selling point that Jones and the board was sure to promote was all of the extra services that MMTA could provide its members, many of them very small businesses that could not afford to hire staff to manage compliance functions like safety and drug testing. And all of this created more revenue for the organization that has supported its other activities.

“Safety training has been a big part of it, and teaching people how to comply with rules,” said George Parke. “It certainly created an opportunity for our members and for our organization to grow.”

During the time of intense growth, the list of services also expanded to members and non-members to include:

Facilitating the acquisition of licenses, fuel stickers, and permits from any state in the country (the trucker’s equivalent of ‘one-stop shopping”)

Providing information and training on safety issues

Establishing a program to help freight carriers implement a new federal drug-testing law

Acting as an agent for Maine’s long-term trailer-registration program.

The MMTA, of course, continued to represent the trucking industry before the Maine Legislature, Congress and state agencies. That

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VIRGIL BEANE, 79, LONGTIME TRUCKING LEADER IN MAINE; FORMER CHAIRMAN OF ATA & MMTAReprinted from Transport Topics

Virgil Beane, former American Trucking Associations chairman and longtime Maine trucking leader, died May 2 at the age of 79.

Beane, who served as ATA chairman in 1994-95, is the only native Mainer to lead the trucking industry at the national level, the Maine Motor Transport Association said.

Born in 1932 in Solon, Maine, Beane spent the largest part of his trucking career at Hannaford Bros. Co., a food retail chain in northern New England, where he led the company’s private carrier subsidiary, Hannaford Trucking Co.

He joined Hannaford Bros. in 1973 as vice president of warehousing and distribution.

When he retired in 1992, Beane was president of Hannaford Trucking Co. and senior vice president of Hannaford Bros. At that time, he was in charge of three distribution centers, a product recovery center, two warehouses and the trucking subsidiary, which is based in South Portland, Maine.

During his tenure at Hannaford, Beane transformed the company’s trucking operations, said Dick Brown, a former Hannaford driver who worked for Beane, starting in 1978.

“Virgil turned us into a premier trucking company,” said Brown, who now handles special projects for the company. “Virgil would have nothing but the best.”

Hannaford, which had been renting and leasing trucks, upgraded its fleet and put its drivers in “sharp” uniforms, he said.

In addition to private carriage, the company also began offering for-hire services for about 20 years, hauling freight such as paper and siding, Brown said.

Beane bonded with the company’s drivers and brought his family to driver-organized outings, he added.

“He had a smile for everybody,” Brown said. “His door was always open.”

Hannaford is now a part of Belgium-based food retailer Delhaize Group.

Before coming to Hannaford, Beane worked for 10

Eulogy by George Parke

Virgil Beane touched many people’s lives in many different ways. For some it was a small way and for others it was in a profound way. Reflecting on the turnout at the funeral, I saw a lot of people in that profound category.

Anyone who knew him has a “Virgil” experience to share. As I relate a few of mine, I hope that triggers pleasant memories of yours.

I met Virgil over 45 years ago as an entry-level employee at Cole’s Express where Virgil was a senior executive. I was painting the back end of a trailer, which was pretty grubby work, and Virgil came by in a shirt and tie. Typical Virgil, he stopped and introduced himself and we chatted. Little did I know he would become at different stages, my boss, co-worker, mentor, and my best friend.

Over the years, I got to see what made Virgil tick.

He was a people person. He saw the best in people and motivated them to be better and accomplish more than they would have ever thought possible. I watched him take terminal managers who thought they were average and get them to manage like superstars. He was constantly praising and if criticism was necessary, he had the ability to turn it into a non-threatening learning experience.

Virgil was a great boss and he believed more in offering a “carrot” rather than the “stick” for motivation. Once when a particular company goal had been achieved, he took all his supervisors and their wives to a country and western concert

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years at Coles Express Inc., a carrier based in Bangor, Maine.

He began as office manager, became vice president of operations and finally rose to executive vice president, with responsibility for all operating departments, including sales, traffic, fleet maintenance and operations.

Beane also was a driving force for Maine’s state trucking association.

He served as MMTA chairman from 1983 to 1985, was a lifetime member of the association’s board of directors, served on its executive committee, was a charter director of the Maine Truck PAC and helped MMTA establish its scholarship fund, the association said.

MMTA CEO Brian Parke said Beane was committed to getting members engaged in the association, both at MMTA and ATA.

“Virgil was a guy who always got things done and always got the best out of people,” he said.

Parke said MMTA’s membership rolls, which were in the 200-to-300 range in the mid-1980s, have now grown to nearly 1,200.

“That’s due in large part to the respect Virgil brought to the table,” Parke said.

MMTA’s conference room was dedicated to Beane in 1995 “to honor his unselfish dedication to the trucking industry,” MMTA said.

Beane was preceded in death by his wife, Priscilla. He is survived by his three sons, Michael, Kevin and wife, Terri, and Dan Beane; daughter, Rachel Thibeault, and husband Richard; and grandchildren, Alexandra, Emily and Kelsey Beane, and the soon-to-be-born Priscilla Thibeault. He is also survived by his ex-wife, Janice (Berry) Beane-Root.

at the Bangor Auditorium as his way of thanking them for a job well done. In case you didn’t know, he was a great fan of country music. He truly believed that working as a team was best and was not afraid to reward good results. At Cole’s, he was always bringing in motivational speakers and sending supervisors to self-help organizations like the Dale Carnegie public speaking course.

Virgil believed in family. When my wife Ann went to the hospital to deliver our son Brian, Virgil and his wife Jan took care of our other son Brett. Not often can you get your boss and his wife to babysit and I don’t think I ever paid the going rate of $2.00 per hour.

Employees, friends and their families used to gather at their house for Football games and Virgil and his family always made us feel welcome. Our sons and their 3 sons were right there in the mix.

Virgil was tough, especially when it came to dealing with the Teamsters Union. In any negotiations, Virgil was the best prepared, most articulate, knew the facts, argued passionately, and wouldn’t back down guy in the room. Both at Cole’s and Hannaford, Virgil took positions during negotiations that management above him thought he could not pull off. Through that famous Virgil determination and irrefutable logic, he prevailed more often than not. Very few people would bet against him in an argument and if you ever tried, you know what I mean.

Virgil was unconventional. As Operations Manager for Cole’s Express he wrote a lot of memos and became concerned that his supervisors were not reading them. So in one lengthy memo, he inserted the words “call me immediately and don’t tell anyone.” For those few who caught those words and called, he gave each of them $25. The rest were highly embarrassed but I guarantee they all read his memos word for word after that.

Classic Virgil getting his point across in a different but effective way.

Virgil was persuasive. From the time he worked for Cole’s in the 1960’s until the present, he was involved with the Maine Motor Transport Association. From a two person organization located in the back of a paint store to one of the most respected, highly visible associations in Maine, Virgil was involved. Once he served two years as Chairman, he “persuaded” others to take leadership positions. He just would not take no for an answer and believed it was your duty to give back. He was relentless and there are many members of the MMTA that can attest to that. In fact, I delivered his eulogy as a result of his power of persuasion when we last talked.

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JoSePh hoey o’donnell 1932-2012Reprinted from the Bangor Daily News

CHARLESTOWN, N.H. - Joseph Hoey O’Donnell passed away June 5, 2012. He was born April 4, 1932, in Houlton, to G. Christopher and Florence O’Donnell. He was the oldest son to a family that would grow to 15 children.

He moved to Foxboro, Mass., in 1946 attending Foxboro High School forging friendships that remain strong to this day. There he met Helene Barry and they married in 1955, eventually having seven children together. His father, Chris, was a respected stable owner of O’Donnell’s Farm and from there grew Joe’s passion for horses. Joe became one of the youngest harness racers in the sport and showed great talent winning more than 100 races in his short career. He was so popular that when drafted during the Korean War, the Boston Herald American wrote an article on the loss to harness racing.

Upon his return from the service he began his career at O’Donnell’s Express, “The Pioneer Line,” a trucking company founded by his father in Houlton, which grew to 12 terminals servicing the Maritimes and New England. He was the youngest president of Maine Truck Owners Association, serving three successful terms. He worked closely with business and government leaders on transportation issues local, national and international. In 1973, in the wake of deregulation of the transportation industry, the decision was made to sell the family business. He then went on to have more successes with his warehouse/distribution companies, actually being the first distributor of Reebok Sneakers.

Upon his retirement from the transportation field, he settled in Old Orchard Beach and worked as a realtor agent for Sand Castle Realty. He became more involved in AA, which he joined in 1974. He was instrumental in expanding the Big Book Step Study Program in the Portland area and was a mentor, friend and lifeline to many in the program. He felt strongly that AA had saved his life and wanted to give back. He moved to New Hampshire in 2004 and remained very active in AA until recent years as his health declined.

In his final years, he found great comfort in the company of his family and they will miss him dearly. He was the former husband of the late Helene (Barry) O’Donnell; loving father of Mary O’Donnell of Charlestown, N.H., Anne Marie Niethold and her husband, Richard, of Sharon, Mass., Kerry Binney and her husband, Jonathan, of Walpole, N.H., Barry O’Donnell and his wife, Sherri, of Windham, Erin Sheedy of Attleboro, Mass., Alice (O’Donnell) Dryden of North Attleboro, Mass., and Christopher O’Donnell and his wife, Michaela, of Attleboro, Mass.; and brother of Lawrence, Patrick, Shawn and Michael O’Donnell, Colleen Broughton, Bridget Bordeiri, Evelyn O’Donnell and Theresa Creedan. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

To light a candle in his memory, please visit the funeral home website at www.robertsandsonsfuneral.com.

Virgil could keep a secret. How else could I know him for over 45 years and not find out until after he passed away that his middle name was “Elroy”? Shame on me, I never asked. I would have guessed the “E” stood for ‘Energetic.”

Virgil did meet his match when Pricilla came into his life. She had a zest for life that left Virgil in awe. She matched his determination, logic and energy level – if the truth be told, she probably exceeded it.

Virgil was one of the least “handy” men I ever knew. Pricilla, on the other hand was one of the “handiest” women I ever knew. When they used to go camping, Pricilla would tell him to go sit in a chair and she would get everything all set up and he would comply. That was the only time I saw Virgil play the role of the “helpless male” to his advantage.

During those years with Hannaford, with Pricilla by his side, he attained some of his greatest professional success. Rising to the top of The American Trucking Associations as Chairman was perhaps his finest moment. No other person from Maine has ever been so honored. During that period in his life, becoming a father to Rachel and with Pricilla, taking her to all the trucking conventions brought joy into his life beyond measure. These were the best of times for Virgil and losing Pricilla was the worst.

The Virgil stories I have heard from many others are similar to mine. He was a kind and generous man who always saw with clarity, the right thing to do – and did it. In my journey through life I know I am a better person for the influence Virgil had on me. It has been my privilege to call Virgil my friend.

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willingness to go to bat for the industry goes back to the earliest days when members were fighting for establishment of a modern highway system. During the 1970s and 80s, it was a matter of fighting for a more business-friendly atmosphere.

“In 1978, Maine obviously had a terribly anti-business attitude,” said Bill Duddy, who noted that through the years defining issues have included employee drug testing and truck weight restrictions.

Jones also “went into business” with the Maine Turnpike Authority, working out a program within the agency’s commercial discount program. This enabled many small trucking companies that were not eligible for the deepest toll discounts to save considerably by banding together as one organization.

“I said to the Turnpike, ‘Bill us for all of those small companies, the MMTA will pay you and we will take care of collecting,’” said Jones. “Because of the volume, we were able to give members, a lot of them small companies, the lowest rate and we split the savings. “

After the Maine Legislature passed workers compensation insurance reform in 1992, the MMTA formed its own workers compensation trust and has been able to refund millions of dollars to members.

Jones, who stepped down as head of the organization in 1992 to head the organization’s workers comp trust for several years and who is now retired, is proud of the innovations made during his tenure at the MMTA.

“We did quite a lot,” said Jones. “It was good to see a worthy organization afford the things we were doing.”

A LOOK BACK at the MMTA and the Maine trucking industry

MTOA Pioneers Gerald Cole, Mark Ginn, Howard Sanborn, Neal Fox

Original MMTA Workers’ Comp. Trust TrusteesGeorge Parke, Barbet Mason, John Babb, Paul Cottrell

Consolidated Freightways and RC Moore Units

Richard ‘Dick’ JonesMMTA Executive Director

1981-1992TDC Winners Randy DeVault and

David Littlefield

John Thut, MMTA Honorary ChairmanRon Hutchins with the

original Mobile Safety Unit

Dick Jones, Virgil Beane, George Parke - October, 2008

MMTA Receptionist Pat Gagneretired in 2012 after 30 years of

service to the MMTA

Quick facts• MMTA current membership is 1,202

• In 2011, there were 4,760 trucking companies operating in Maine

• In 2010, trucking companies created and supported 32,850 jobs directly or indirectly in Maine –one of every 15 jobs in the state

• Wages from those exceed$1.3 billion

• Trucks transport 90% of all manufactured tonnage in the state, approximately 133,469 tons per day

Sources: Maine Motor Transportation Association; Maine Department of Transportation

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Into the future

Both Dale Hanington (1992-2010) and Brian Parke (2010-present) who have succeeded Jones as MMTA’s president and chief executive officer, have continued in Jones’ footprints, closely following the vision established by the MMTA board at that critical juncture in the organization’s history during the 1980s.

Hanington said, that the MMTA’s goal has been to be of service to its members in a very literal sense and that has been a big part of its continuing success and effectiveness. During Hanington’s time, the MMTA expanded as well as its ability to support itself through non-dues revenues for the cost-effective services its offers like drug testing and safety training.

“I believe that’s how we’ve been able to grow our membership over the years,” said Hanington. “We serve our customers, we’re a resource and we have always gone above and beyond, reaching out to different members to make sure they get the support they need.”

Looking into the future, industry sages like Bill Duddy note that there will always be a place for commercial trucking and for the MMTA, despite dire warnings about high fuel prices and efforts to promote rail freight as an alternative.

“Yes, the cost of fuel continues to accelerate, but technology will be our greatest weapon in offsetting those costs,” said Duddy. “There will always be a market for freight haulers in Maine where the demand for anytime delivery, flexibility, and service for smaller companies is really best served by the trucking industry.

Coles Express - trucking through the years

Workers’ compensation truck convoy demonstration circlingthe State Capitol building in 1991

Cliff Gray, Bill Forbes, Ron Hutchins

Virgil & Priscilla Beane with Dick Jones

Vice President Dick Cheney, John Austin, Bill Duddy

Maine Professional Drivers Association Road Team

MMTA Mobile Safety Unit Present Day

MTOA & MMTA Executive Directors / Presidents:

William P. Shapleigh

(1946-1958)

Robert E. Filliettaz

(1958-1960)

Torben K. Anderson

(1960-1965)

Warren Hoyt

(1965-1968)

Edward Hough (1968)

Eugene Coffen

(1968-1978)

Paul Sova

(1978-1981)

Richard Jones

(1981-1992)

Dale Hanington

(1992-2010)

Brian Parke

(2010-present)

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�2 Maine Motor Transport July/August 2012THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!

2012 TDC - May 19, 2012 - Dysart’s

Annual Sponsors:H.O. BouchardR.F. ChamberlandFedEx CorporationHartt TransportationJ.J. KellerMr. Signs, Inc.Portland Air FreightPottle’s TransportationProgressive InsuranceR.C. Moore, Inc.

Financial Sponsors: Gold CB InternationalCB KenworthHannaford Drivers Friendship ClubHannaford Trucking

Financial Sponsors: Silver Atlantic Great DaneDiesel DirectDown East EnergyFedEx GroundHutchins TruckingPeterbiltRyderUPS FreightWhited PeterbiltWolfe Transportation

Financial Sponsors: Bronze BSP TransFedEx FreightSavage Safe Handling

Other Financial Sponsors: AE Robinson, Dennis Paper and Ed Thayer, Inc.

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE JUDGES

THANK YOUTDC Committee

THANK YOUJohn Waisanen

Over 20 years as Special Events Chairman

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Category Trophies Sponsored By Clifford W. Perham / Shaw’s

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!

Trophy Sponsors:FedEx GroundHartt Transportation SystemsJJ KellerMaine Commercial TireMaine Professional Drivers AssociationUnited Insurance

Event Sponsors:Carrier Transicold – door prize (television)Chapman Trucking – event transportation Clifford Perham / Shaw’s – trophies for 8 classesDysart’s – facility to host eventFedEx Ground – shirts for driversFred’s Coffee – hot beveragesHannaford Trucking – shirts for judgesLane Construction – pavement sweepingMDOT – competition barrelsPine State Trading Co – snacks Seaboard Security – overnight security Sysco – lunchWalmart Transportation – hats for driversWhitten 2 Way Radios – event communication

Equipment:Atlantic Great DaneClifford Perham / Shaw’s Conway FreightDennis Paper & FoodFedEx GroundHannaford TruckingHartt TransportationH.O. BouchardIrvingKris-way

Land Air ExpressMaine Commercial TireO’ConnorPortland Air FreightPottle’sRyderSyscoUnited Parcel ServiceUPS FreightWalmart TransportationWebber Energy

Three Axle

Rob FernaldWalMart Transportation

David RobertsCon-Way Freight

Hayri Berberoglu, IISysco of NNE


James VatterYRC Freight

Phillip PatryClifford W. Perham / Shaw’s

Denis LitalienClifford W. Perham / Shaw’s

Martin GrayPottle’s Transportation

Jolana BeanPottle’s Transportation

Five Axle Van

Four Axle

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Matthew RichardsonFedEx Ground/B&P Trucking

Don FortinHannaford Trucking

Larry MenterYRC Freight

Bob DanforthWalMart Transportation

Alan ParadisA&A Trucking

Craig WhitehouseDennis Paper & Food Service

Robert Cochran, IIFedEx Express

Erik BardenFedEx Ground/Wolfe Trans.

Jason BrooksFedEx Ground/Brooksy, Inc.

Step Van

Straight Truck

Five Axle Sleeper

Warren LewisHannaford Trucking

Randolph ChalouxPottle’s Transportation

Jeffrey GranholmPottle’s Transportation

Kevin DuranHannaford Trucking

Craig CarverWalMart Transportation

David GagneClifford W. Perham / Shaw’s

Ray BucknellIrving Oil Terminals

Jim CoburnHannaford Trucking

Joseph WagnerIrving Oil Terminals

Tanker

Five Axle Flatbed

*sponsored by FedEx Ground

Category Trophies Sponsored By Clifford W. Perham / Shaw’s


Ed Thayer, Inc.

Wolfe Transportation

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TWINS Gregory Deterding, UPS FreightDon Fortin, Hannaford Trucking 233Robert Hunnewell, Con-Way Freight (R)Larry Menter, YRC Freight 211Matthew Richardson, B & P Trucking 242Raymond Rogers, FedEx Freight TANK Frederick Ayer, Dysart’s TransportationRyan Babb, J & S Oil Co. (R)Ray Bucknell, Irving Oil Terminals Inc. (R) 289Jim Coburn, Hannaford Trucking 274Ken Duncan, Walmart Transportation (R)Michael Frith, Savage Safe HandlingThomas Gourley, A.E. Robinson Oil Co. (R)James Hillery, III, Irving Oil Terminals Inc.Michael Jodoin, Dysart’s Transportation Inc.Lucien Langlois, Irving Oil Terminals Inc.Joseph Wagner, Irving Oil Terminals Inc. (R) 267 FLATBED Craig Carver, Walmart Transportation 225Kevin Duran, Hannaford Trucking 253David Gagne, Clifford W. Perham 215Quentin Hardy, Central Maine Transport SLEEPER Jon Brockway, Walmart TransportationSamuel Bryan, Ed Thayer, Inc. (R) 202Patrick Carroll, Swift TransportationRandolph Chaloux, Pottle’s Transportation 209George George, Dysart’s TransportationJeffrey Granholm, Pottle’s Transportation (R) 202Gregory Johnson, SodexoWarren Lewis, Hannaford Trucking 258Brian McDuffie, Pottle’s TransportationGordon Stoltz, Jr., Central Maine Transport (R) 3 AXLE Hayri Berberoglu, II, Sysco of NNE 232Shawn Brown, Jr., Dennis Paper & Food ServiceRob Fernald, Walmart Transportation 287David Gardner, YRC FreightBob James, Dennis Paper & Food Service (R)Phil Jordan, Dennis Paper & Food ServiceDavid Roberts, Con-Way Freight 240

4 AXLE Christopher Berninger, BSP Trans (R)Vince Cote, Hannaford TruckingArthur Eldredge, Land Air Express (R)James Hannigan, Pottle’s TransportationJoseph Kenney, UPS Freight (R)Adam McFarland, Dennis Paper & Food ServicePaul Paradis, Con-Way FreightPhillip Patry, Clifford W. Perham 263Ronald Round, Pottle’s Transportation 343Tony Saucier, Walmart Transportation (R)Patrick Small, Dennis Paper & Food Service (R)James Vatter, YRC Freight 306 5 AXLE Ross Bailey, Dennis Paper (R)Jolana Bean, Pottle’s Transportation (R) 222Eric Foster, Land Air Express 222Bob Gilliam, Walmart Transportation (R)Martin Gray, Pottle’s Transportation (R) 228Patrick Gray, Pottle’s TransportationScott Gwilt, Sure Winner Foods (R)Jeremy Earl Hay, BSP Trans (R)Denis Litalien, Clifford W. Perham 311Andrew Maillet, Hartt Transportation Systems (R)Tom Pooler, Hannaford Trucking

STRAIGHT John Ayer, Dysart’s TransportationBradley Bartlett, Wolfe Transportation Inc.Michael Brown, Jr., Con-Way FreightBob Danforth, Walmart Transportation 348Tony Kennedy, Sure Winner Foods (R)Jason Lovejoy, Dennis Paper & Food ServiceAlan Paradis, A&A Trucking 293Ben Thompson, UPS FreightCraig Whitehouse, Dennis Paper & Food Service (R) 275 STEP Eric Barden, FedEx Ground/Wolfe Trans 335Russell Broad, FedEx Ground/CM DoughtyJason Brooks, FedEx Ground/Brooksy Inc. 245Robert Cochran, II, FedEx Express (R) 341Dean Flye, Jr., FedEx ExpressAlex Hutchinson, FedEx Ground/White Family Freight (R)Donald Speirs, FedEx Express (R)Anton Topchyyev, FedEx Ground (R)John White, Jr., FedEx Ground/White Family Freight (R)

COMPETITORS BY CLASS:


PTSCMAINE MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

PROFESSIONALTECHNICIAN

SKILLSCOMPETITION

May 19, 2012

Eastern Maine

Community College

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Joshua MorissetteHartt Transportation Services

2ND

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Robert HatchHartt Transportation Services

Cody PleauHartt Transportation Services

3RD

pLACE


Annual Sponsors:H.O. BouchardR.F. ChamberlandFedEx CorporationHartt TransportationJ.J. Keller

Financial Sponsors: Gold CB InternationalCB KenworthFreightliner of MaineO’ConnorWalMart Transportation (shirts for techs and judges)

Financial Sponsors: Silver Atlantic Great DaneNew England Truck Tire CentersPeterbiltRyder Whited Peterbilt

Mr. Signs, Inc.Portland Air FreightPottle’s TransportationProgressive InsuranceR.C. Moore, Inc.


Workstation #1

Online Service RepairSponsored by: Bangor Truck & Trailer

Won By: Chris Baker (Penske)

Workstation #2

Engine MechanicalSponsored by: NEDDA

Won By: Joshua Morrisette (Hartt Trans.)

Workstation #4

Engine ElectricalSponsored by: Cummins Northeast

Won By: John Pelletier (WalMart Trans.)

Workstation #5

Wheel EndSponsored by: SKF

Won By: Robert Hatch (Hartt Trans.)

Workstation #3

APU DiagnosticsSponsored by: Carrier Transicold of ME

Won By: Hal Rowe (Kris-Way)

Workstation #6

Transmission DiagnosticsSponsored by: Roadranger

Won By: Joshua Morrisette (Hartt Trans.)


Financial Sponsors: Gold CB InternationalCB KenworthFreightliner of MaineO’ConnorWalMart Transportation (shirts for techs and judges)

Financial Sponsors: Silver Atlantic Great DaneNew England Truck Tire CentersPeterbiltRyder Whited Peterbilt

Workstation Sponsors:Bangor Truck & TrailerCarrier TransicoldCummins NortheastHendricksonMaine Commercial TireMaine TrailerMeritorNew England Detroit Diesel-Allison RoadrangerSKFTraction Heavy Duty Parts

Equipment/Tools/Technology:Cengage Eastern Maine Community College Hartt Transportation SystemsMitchell 1NH BraggPottle’s TransportationRyder Snap-OnWalmart TransportationWyotech


Workstation #7

Trailer AlignmentSponsored by: Hendrickson

Won By: Herman Brown (Big Rig Shop)

Workstation #8

BrakesSponsored by: Meritor

Won By: Herman Brown (Big Rig Shop)

Workstation #9

Repair Work OrderSponsored by: Maine Trailer


Workstation #10

Tire & WheelSponsored by: Maine Commercial Tire


Workstation #11

Written TestSponsored by: Traction Heavy Duty Parts

Won By: Hal Rowe (Kris-Way)



Driver Name:__________________________________

Driver For:___________________________________

Nominated By:_________________________________

# Years Driving:______________________________

# Years With Company:_________________________

# Accident Free Miles:________________________

Interests, Charitable/CivicContributions:________________________________

July2012

MMTA DRIVER OF THE MONTH

www.mmta.com/DOMJ&S Oil Company

Leo Porter

J & S Oil Company

Gary Cooper

8

6

500,000

Retired US Navy, farming, camping, mechanic, very active in the church.

Driver Name:__________________________________

Driver For:___________________________________

Nominated By:_________________________________

# Years Driving:______________________________




August2012


www.mmta.com/DOMSavage Safe Handling

Mohamed Mohamed

Savage Safe Handling

Scott Clark/Danielle Morin

12

8

661,000

Driver Name:__________________________________

Driver For:___________________________________

Nominated By:_________________________________

# Years Driving:______________________________




September2012


www.mmta.com/DOMReed & Reed,

Inc.

David Bisson

Reed & Reed, Inc.

Rick Thurston, II

35

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over 1 million

snowmobiling, boating the coast of Maine, riding motorcycle.

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1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011

1946 Association Founded - called the Maine Truck Owner’s Association 1954

U.S Post Office Department, issues a special 3 cent postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the American trucking industry

1970 MTOA-sponsored Little League team wins fifth straight Senior Division Championship

1963 Truck height in Maine increases from 12.5’ to 13.5’

1959 MTOA Members run a “Welcome Wagon” load of Maine products to Alaska to welcome them to statehood

1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 1953

1974 Boy Scouts of America assign “Truck Transportation” to their list of merit badges

1979 US Senator Ted Kennedy introduces federal legislation to abolish collective ratemaking in the trucking industry

1984 First weigh-in-motion scales installed in Maine - concerns expressed about accuracy and that they not be used for enforcement

1988Shippers’ Night location moves from Verrillo’s to the Holiday Inn By-the-Bay; MMTA Office moves from Hallowell to Western Ave in Augusta

1995 Mainer Mark Corriveau is crowned Grand Champion at National Truck Driving Championships

1999 MMTA membership exceeds 1,000 threshold

2005Last MMTA Convention held at the Black Point Inn; Highway Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) signed by President Bush - the last highway bill to be signed

2008 I-295 from Gardiner to Topsham closes for three months for complete re-build1950 A convention was held at Mount Kineo Hotel,

June 29-July 1, rates were $12.00 per day, including meals

july/august 2012

SPECIAL EDITIONA look back at the Trucking Industry and the MMTA

PLUS:TDC & PTSC CompetitionsFinal Legislative Update

July/August Edition of the MMTA News Magazine

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