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in one year of passage and the industry
to be fully compliant two years after
that. But the FMCSA has told Congress
that it can’t meet its deadline for imple-
menting the law.
Delay would cause problems for Tractor-trailer financing for
carriers and enforcement agencies that
have already invested in the technol- Arkansas transportation companies
ogy, Kidd said. “The longer they wait,
the more likely it is that you might have
people in Congress defund it, delay it, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance offers:
or repeal it,” he said. “And if that hap- • Term loans and a variety of lease options
pens, a big sector of our industry will • Trailers available for lease directly from
be caught halfway, midway through the Wells Fargo
tunnel. And we can’t have that.” • Competitive rates and structures
• Attentive, professional service
dRUg TeSTS
Another area the Trucking Alliance
advocated last year was the creation
of a national Drug and Alcohol Ready to learn more? Call or email today.
Clearinghouse, or DAC, which will cap- Dave Modde • 1-800-670-0408 ext. 18 • david.p.modde@wellsfargo.com
ture all persons who test positive on a
drug and alcohol exam, including pre-
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drug test.
Congress included the DAC provi-
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sion in the transportation bill, also
introduced in the Senate by Pryor and CALENDAR OF EVENTS
in the U.S. House of Representatives by
Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Ark.). August september
Kidd pointed out that Crawford served as
one of the Republican conferees appoint- AUgUST 22-24 SEPTEmBER 7
ed to work out the differences in the National Truck Driving Championship ATA RAzoRbAck TAIlgATe
Salt Palace Convention Center
War memorial Stadium
transportation bills between the Senate Salt Lake City, Utah Little Rock, Arkansas
and the House. There were efforts to
delete the EOBR provisions and the DAC SEPTEmBER 9
during those meetings. But Crawford is 2013 TMc FAll MeeTIng &
known to have been one of the staunch nATIonAl TechnIcIAn SkIllS
coMpeTITIon (SupeRTech 2013)
defenders for leaving the two provisions David L. Lawrence Convention Center
in the final legislation. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Congress mandated the creation of
the clearinghouse this year. By compari- SEPTEmBER 11-13
son, Kidd said that federal agencies had TRuckIng ASSocIATIonS
been toying with the idea of creating InSuRAnce councIl SuMMeR
conFeRence
a database for 13 years but offered no The Clift hotel
timeline for implementation. Now, the San Francisco, California
FMCSA must comply with Congress and
appears to be doing so. SEPTEmBER 24-26
Meanwhile, the ATA is supporting 2013 SAFeTy & h.R. nATIonAl
conFeRence & exhIbITIon
allowing carriers to have the choice of John Ascuaga’s Nugget
using either hair samples or a urinalysis Reno, Nevada
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