*NOTICE OF SUSPENSION*
One of our clients has been suspended by the Cuomo Administration due to failing numerous safety inspections. This is a reminder that it is imperative to be compliant or else be penalized with hefty fines for each violation.
"In accordance with Title 17 NYCRR 720.32 the operating authority permitting the above named carrier to engage transportation is suspended.
The Carrier is hereby put on notice that providing any regulated intrastate transportation services while suspended violates the New York State Transportation Law and carriers a penalty of up to $5000 for each violation.
THE CARRIER IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH:
Failing 8 of 23 Semi-Annual Bus Inspection between April 1,2010 and March 31,2011
OPERATING AUTHORITY:
Charter or special parties, as defined in Section 700.1(i) and (j) of Title 17 of Official Compilation of Codes, Rules & Regulations of the State, between all points in the State."
By the New York State Department of Transportation
HVUTax (2290)
Updated as of July 2011
IRS EXTENDS HIGHWAY-USE TAX DEADLINE TO NOV.30
The Internal Revenue Service is advising truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that their next federal highway use tax return, normally due Aug. 31, will instead be due Nov. 30
Under proposed regulations spelled out by the IRS in a July 15 press release, the revised filing deadline for Form 2290, the Heavy Highway Use Tax Return, for the tax period beginning July 1, applies to vehicles used during July.
Because the highway use tax is set to expire to Sept. 30, this extension should clear up any confusion and avoid multiple filings if Congress reinstates or modifies the tax after that date, the IRS said.
To help truckers applying for state vehicle registration on or before Nov. 30, the new regulations require states to accept as proof of payment the stamped Schedule 1 of the Form 2290 issued by the IRS for the prior tax year ended June 30. For new or used vehicles that carriers have bought and are just now being put into service and not previously registered, state are to accept the carrier’s bill of sale in lieu of proof payment.
The tax of up to $550 per vehicle is based on weight, and a variety of special rules apply to vehicles with minimal road use, logging or agricultural vehicles, vehicles transferred during the year and those first used on the road after July.
Under federal law, states are required to obtain proof of payment of the federal highway use tax before vehicles are registered.
The IRS said that last year it received about 650,000 Forms 2290 and highway use tax payments totaling $886 million.
Getting Your Tags and/or Registering Your Vehicle
You can get your tags for the tax period beginning July 1, 2011. Existing regulations allow states to register a heavy highway vehicle when the application for registration is received during the months of July, August or September 2011. If you have your receipted Schedule 1 for the previous year's taxable period, in this case, July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, states can accept it as proof of payment.
Registering Your Newly Acquired Vehicle
States must register newly acquired heavy highway use vehicles without proof of tax payment if you present the original or a photocopy of a bill of sale showing that the vehicle was purchased by the owner during the 60 days before the date the state receives the application for registration.
Get a Copy of Your Schedule 1
If you no longer have your Schedule 1 for the taxable period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, you can call our Excise Tax division at 1-866-699-4096 to get a copy. From Canada or Mexico, call 1-859-669-5733 (not toll-free).
TRALA Pushes FMCSA for Delay of Registrant-Only USDOT Number Elimination
In a meeting with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) officials today, Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) urged that the proposed elimination of registrant-only USDOT numbers be delayed while TRALA and the agency work together to find a solution to the problem of misidentification of rental trucks by enforcement authorities.
FMSCA announced on August 9, 2010 that they would eliminate registrant-only USDOT numbers are used by many registered owners of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that are not motor carriers, but lease their CMVs to motor carriers. FMCSA proposed to eliminate registrant-only numbers because they “are being used different from what the Agency intended and thus the practice of issuing registrant-only numbers to entities that are not motor carriers is having an adverse affect on the Agency’s ability to track motor carriers’ safety violations.”
TRALA’s position has been that elimination of registrant-only USDOT numbers would not solve the problem of misidentification of rental trucks. Federal regulations state that a lessor’s USDOT number can remain on vehicles rented for 30 days or less. When this happens, the motor carrier operating the rental truck is still operating under its own DOT number, which is available on the rental agreement carried in the vehicle. If the registrant-only USDOT number were eliminated and truck rental and leasing companies were forced to register as private motor carriers, the problem of misidentification of rental trucks would still be prevalent under the current regulations.
When violations are incorrectly cited to a truck rental company’s USDOT number- registrant-only or otherwise- the company must spend tremendous amounts of time contesting the violations to have them removed. TRALA appreciates the opportunity to work with FMCSA to find a practical solution to the problem of misidentification of rental trucks.
Comprehensive
Safety Analysis (CSA 2010)
The purpose of the CSA 2010 initiative is to develop more effective and efficient methods for FMCSA, together with industry and state partners, to achieve its mission of reducing commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes, fatalities, and injuries.
REVIEW YOUR CSA 2010 INFORMATION ONLINE NOW, you will be required to enter your USDOT and PIN# CSA 2010
- Increase contact with carriers and drivers.
- Improve performance measurements for identifying high risk motor carrier and driver behaviors.
- Correct high risk behaviors before they become chronic and habitual.
CSA 2010- DID YOU KNOW.... the new CSA 2010 intervention process focuses on the WHAT, WHY and HOW: discovering violations, defining the problem, identifying the case and determining how to fix and prevent it.
UCR Unified Carrier Registration 2011 Enforcement has begun for the 2011 UCR Filing Period. FMCSA RELEASE 1/26/10- DOT Bars Commercial Drivers from Texting - The Transportation Department said Tuesday it is prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text messages while operating commercial vehicles. The prohibition, which applies to drivers of interstate buses and trucks over 10,000 pounds, is effective immediately, the department said in a statement. Truck and bus drivers who text while driving commercial vehicles may be subject to civil or criminal penalties of up to $2,750, the department said. |