Newsletter july 2013 by Trish Neal

July 2013

Volume 1 Number 12

FMCSA Guidance on Break Time on-duty

Carrier ordered to pay back wages

Throwing Parts At It, By Sandy Long

Justice for Truckers, by Rickey Gooch

Maryland Launches Safety Effort

Roger Animal Transport

Missing Trucker Alert

Skagit River Bridge Vertical Height Raised

Answers to HOS Questions

Are You Prepared for Life’s Events?

Nightmare for Drivers, by Allan Nightrunner

Driving the road to better health

AIPBA Files Federal Lawsuit

Colorado Buckle Up Campaign

Trucker Charity

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FMCSA issues guidance on breaks in on-duty time In a language clarification from the 1997 guidance on hours of service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is issuing Friday, July 12, an updated version of regulatory guidance concerning breaks for drivers. The guidance comes on the heels of the July 1 effective date of hours of service rule changes and clarifies guidance it says has an “effect of discouraging drivers from taking breaks during the work day, or documenting such breaks in their logbooks.” Among other changes, the new regulations require drivers take a 30-minute break every eight hours on duty. The two new conditions that FMCSA says must be met to record meal and other routine stops made during on-duty hours as off-duty break time: (1)”The driver is relieved of all duty and responsibility for the care and custody of the vehicle, its accessories, and any cargo or passengers it may be carrying.” (2) “During the stop, and for the duration of the stop, the driver must be at liberty to pursue activities of his/ her own choosing. The 1997 guidance includes requirements for written instructions from a drivers’ employers concerning breaks and are inconsistent with FMCSA rules, the agency says. The new guidance, says the agency’s notice, attempts to make clear to carriers that they do not need to provide guidance to drivers — written or verbal — regarding specifics as to when and where they can take rest breaks. “While FMCSA has not received any requests for clarification of the guidance, the agency believes it is out-of-date and no longer provides practical assistance to motor carriers attempting to achieve compliance with HOS rules,” says FMCSA’s notice. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm

Carrier ordered to pay back wages, rehire driver fired for refusing to drive over hours Jill Dunn | Overdrive Magazine/ July 25, 2013

in violation of commercial motor vehicle safety.

A federal agency has ordered a Massachusetts carrier pay a driver $131,533 after firing him for refusing to drive after reaching the federal limit on hours.

The company may file objections or request a hearing before the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges within 30 days of receiving the order.

On July 23, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it had directed Brillo Motor Transportation of Marlborough to pay the driver $96,864 in back wages and interest, $9,669 in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages. It also requires Brillo and its owner Chuck Cappello to rehire the driver discharged in 2010. Additionally, the agency ordered the three-truck company pay reasonable attorney’s fees for the driver and expunge any adverse references relating to the termination from his personnel file. The department does not release names of employees involved in whistle-blower complaints. Brillo did not immediately respond to request for comment. An investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined the carrier violated the Surface Transportation Assistance Act. This law prohibits discrimination against employees who refuse to operate a vehicle

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Throwing Parts At It Editor’s Note: We welcome Truck Driver and Author, Sandy Long to My Truck News this month! Look for articles by Sandy in the coming months! By Sandy Long Every truck driver and car owner understands the term “throwing parts” at a problem; when a mechanic cannot figure out what is wrong with a vehicle large or small, they just say, “might be this, I will replace it.” Nevertheless, it does not fix the problem, only the mechanic or shop benefits. We are seeing that attitude in trucking. By now, the whole world knows of the efforts of the FMCSA and special interest groups to bring down the accident rates involving trucks to a zero level; this effort is featured in national news reports. Because of the political power of groups such as Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT) FMCSA has focused on fatigue as being the major cause of accidents though statistics do not support this factor. To fight this so-called fatigue factor, supposedly found in all truckers, FMCSA is literally throwing parts at driver’s fatigue without addressing the real issues behind most accidents. Technological developers and device manufacturers who stand to make a financial killing off the ‘fatigue’ regulations are supplying the parts. The technological parts are widespread. Recently, in a discussion with a customer service engineer of a major truck manufacturer, he was touting the benefits of a device that will slow or stop a truck if it got to close to another vehicle ahead of it in case the driver falls asleep. When I showed little appreciation for the device, he was surprised that I was not gung ho on it. “But,” he said, “I thought you were all about safety.” This is a common response of people due to propaganda from the special interest groups when someone does not jump on their bandwagon. Electronic On Board Recorders (EOBRs) are being pushed to remove the ‘human’ factor from the hours of service equation along with being able to show what a truck driver was doing at the exact point of an accident ie, hard braking, speed, etc. The plain EOBR system, without electronic logs, are already available thru the truck’s engine computer system in a slightly less sophisticated manner with hard braking incidents being recorded and can be set up to record speed. The e-logs were not in place in the industry a month before both drivers and dispatchers figured out ways to get around them. That old ‘human’ factor

thing again as dispatchers can adjust a driver’s hours from the terminal if they want to and drivers can go off duty and keep driving though they take a chance in being caught. The latest type of technological device touted is the anti rollover system to alert the driver if the trailer is about to tip over. This system is attached to the back of the truck and records deviation of the trailer from level. If the trailer deviates past a certain point, an alarm goes off, supposedly to ‘wake’ up the driver to the problem. Health enters in with sleep apnea at the forefront. The dollar signs are in everyone’s eyes as even carriers jump on the bandwagon and open sleep clinics in their terminals and offer ‘lease purchase’ of cpap machines to drivers. If a driver is overweight, Katey bar the door, because he/she is going to be sleep tested without recourse if they want to continue to drive. The poor overweight driver is out several thousand dollars when it is over and the medical device manufacturers and the sleep study clinics keep the weight off running to the bank. As far as the real causes of fatigue in truck drivers, no one wants to find the real problems involved. Long delays at shippers and receivers, inadequate parking, anti-idling laws, being pushed beyond one’s limits by dispatchers and brokers who cannot/will not reschedule appointments to fit the driver’s schedule, maximize your hours attitudes by companies, lack of adequate hometime and a hundred other factors actually affect whether a driver gets fatigued or not. Both and the government companies can easily solve most of these issues yet the issues are ignored or downplayed. The real causes of most accidents are simple, going too fast for conditions and lack of good training for the entry-level drivers; the first could be solved by the last. Is the FMCSA really looking at training regulations being strengthened? No, they are not, citing that there is no data showing that entry-level drivers are less safe than experienced ones. Wait though, could it be that there is not enough money to be made by making trucking schools and/or carriers properly train their newest drivers? No benefit to manufacturers and inventors, just more time from the carrier to ensure that their drivers can do the job properly and safely is the obvious reason, costing them a little more money on the training end. So, OK, let’s just throw some more parts at the problem, it won’t fix the problem at all, but it sure looks good on the bottom line.

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Severity weights, out-of-service protocol for new hours rules Taken from a story written by Todd Dills in Overdrive Magazine|July 22, 2013 Violation of the 60/70-hour rule due to a nonqualifying restart under the new hours of service will result in the driver being placed out of service. Drivers who’ve violated the new requirement to have at least 30 minutes off-duty before driving eight consecutive hours — otherwise known as the mandatory 30-minute break — will incur with the violation a severity weight of 7 in the CSA system, Furthermore, the source noted, the new weighting/ violation will be placed in the CSA Safety Measurement System with the early-August snapshot. Such a violation will not be an out-of-service violation, however, according to a CVSA memo sent out to member law-enforcement and other organizations June 27. Upshot: It’s likely to vary considerably from state to state: While it might not technically be an out-of-service violation, a driver who is out of compliance with this provision in Maine will not be allowed to drive until they have taken the requisite off-duty break. To make things even more convoluted, it appears each state can make their own determination as to whether they will allow a driver to continue, or make them wait until they have taken at least 30 minutes off. Either way, this scenario will not result in an official out-of-service order affecting the carrier’s safety records. If it’s registering in your or your carrier’s CSA SMS profile with extra points for an out-of-service violation, pursue removal of the OOS points via the DataQs system.

inconsistent message that results from this memo, it is likely that CVSA’s position on rest break violations may change as the organization is due to revisit the issue at its upcoming Annual Conference in September.” Violations of the 60/70-hour rule due to a nonqualifying restart, however, will be treated as out-of-service violations, the same CVSA memo noted, both Maine and Arizona associations concurring. Forwarded to me by Robert Schumate Drive Safe, Rickey Gooch Justice for Trucker

PA Operation SAFE takes trucks and drivers off the road Apr. 19, 2013 by Deborah Whistler The Pennsylvania State Police placed 106 trucks and 71 drivers out of service during a one-day enforcement effort called Operation Seatbelt and Fatigue Enforcement (SAFE) held on April 9. “During the operation, state police motor carrier enforcement personnel focused their attention on seat belt use by truckers and an examination of commercial driver's licenses, vehicle inspection reports, hours of service logs and other required documentation,” State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said. In addition, 1,520 commercial vehicles were inspected across the state, resulting in the issuance of 703 traffic citations and 1,072 written warnings. About 47% of the trucks inspected resulted in the discovery of at least one violation of the federal motor carrier safety regulations. One hundred citations were issued for commercial drivers not wearing their seat belts. What I consider to be Police States, a state that operates its police force for profit and not to protect and serve! PA, TN, IN, IL, VA, MN, SC, TX, CA, AZ, any more? ~ Rickey Gooch

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Maryland launches safety effort to curb car-on-truck aggression Motorists responsible for 80 percent of wrecks involving trucks, state says By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun 8:27 p.m. EDT, July 17, 2013 On his way to an event at M&T Bank Stadium Wednesday to help launch an anti-aggressive-driving campaign, Luis Jaramillo was cut off three times. "You have those 'Oh, boy,' moments and your life can flash in front of your eyes," said Jaramillo, a driver supervisor for UPS in Laurel. "As big and as brown as we are, to a lot of drivers we're invisible." State and federal transportation and law enforcement officials have begun a summer initiative as part of the Smooth Operator program aimed at motorists who tailgate, speed and cut off big commercial vehicles. More than 50 law enforcement agencies across the state will be part of the campaign, which also will include billboards and social media. In the past five years on Maryland roads, 299 people died and 12,951 people were injured in crashes involving a large commercial truck or cross-country bus, said State Police Capt. Norman "Bill" Dofflemyer, who commands the commercial vehicle enforcement division. Spurred by their desire to get ahead of slower-moving trucks, motorists abandon safe practices they have been taught. The problem is exacerbated when road rage becomes part of the mix, he said.

"The idea of teaching the other guy a lesson is not worth it and is totally unacceptable," Dofflemyer said. Last year, in 80 percent of accidents involving a car and truck, primary fault belonged to the car driver, state statistics show. During that time, police officers issued 400,000 tickets and warnings for aggressive driving. Professional truck drivers say it's what they can't see that often leads to trouble on the highway. Blind spots, which angle out from the truck's side mirrors to the back bumper about three lanes wide, often prevent them from seeing approaching traffic. Another blind spot exists at the back of the truck. "If you can't see a truck's side mirrors, the driver can't see you," said Louis Campion, president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association. Even if the truck driver sees a problem developing, he or she is often powerless to prevent it. A car traveling at 60 mph with perfect brakes can stop within 50 yards — half the length of a football field. An 80,000-pound tractor-trailer with perfect brakes requires 75 yards — one more yard than Joe Flacco's longest toss at an ESPN college football contest. "We have to be better than the drivers around us," said Jaramillo of Eldersburg. "The biggest thing we can do is anticipate what people will do — because they do it." candy.thomson@baltsun.com

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Please submit all requests for transport to Operationroger01@yahoo.com. Transport application and requirement forms are available at: http://operationroger.com/

Who They Are... Operation Roger is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of regional and long-haul truckers who volunteer their time to transport needy pets as they do their regular jobs of delivering freight across the country. They take each pet in the cab of their trucks and give us all the TLC which so many of us need desperately. Because we get all the individual love and care we need, these truckers only take one or two of us at a time. We get to lay our chins on their lap as they drive and get talked to and petted. We even get to sit in the passenger seat and watch the scenery. We protect the truck when the trucker is out of it. Often, we even get to sleep with them. We've been abused and abandoned, lost, or left behind when our humans had to move and couldn't take us with them, or many other reasons for us to find ourselves in need of human help. Then rescuers come to the shelters, bail us out, and find us new homes. Sometimes we are adopted to loving homes in a state far away from where we are. Sometimes it is a rescue who has room for us. Often our humans, who had to leave us behind when they moved and left us in good hands with someone they knew, are now able to care for us in their new place. Oh, how we long for that reunion. What they do not transport are animals used in the show circuit or from/to for-profit breeders unless they have been retired and are altered. There are many, many pets in kill shelters now who are pure bred. I was myself. It is also a fact every day and night, tractor/trailers are rolling up and down the nations highways, heading to far away places hauling the food, clothing, dog food, etc. you all depend on. Operation Roger serves us pets as the trucks serve the economy while helping everyone interested in helping us pets save valuable resources at the same time. It is a win-win situation.

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The ultimate goal of the Missing Driver Alert Network is to locate and return drivers reported missing to their family, without loss. While we realize that this may not always be the case, we will do our utmost best to get the word out to everyone in the trucking community with that goal in mind. We will work with the law enforcement community and truckstops around the country in coordinating any search to achieve this goal." Find them on Facebook or on Twitter: @MissingTrucker

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Answers to Your Questions About the New Hours of Service Rules July 2013, TruckingInfo.com - WebXclusive By Tom Bray, J.J. Keller Since the new hours-of-service rules went into effect July 1, there have been many questions asked of experts both inside and outside of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration related to the new rules. In this article we will look at some of the more frequently asked questions we here at J.J. Keller & Associates have been receiving. 30-minute break Question: Does the break need to be taken right at 8 hours? Answer: No. the break can be taken at any time before the end of the 8th hour of duty. The regulation only requires that the driver stop driving and take the 30-minute break if it has been 8 hours since the driver’s last break of 30 minutes or more. Question: If I am unloading or fueling when I reach the point where it has been 8 hours since my last break of 30 minutes or more, do I have to stop what I’m doing and take the break? Answer: No. The only thing a driver cannot do once the 8 hours is reached is drive. The driver would be able to finish unloading or fueling, but would then have to take a 30-minute break before driving again. Question: The company I am leased to does not have an “offduty policy.” Do I need to log the break as “on-duty” rather than “off duty”? Answer: Unless you are transporting certain explosives or radioactive materials, you must log the break as off-duty or sleeperberth time. To be able to log off duty, you must be relieved of all duty and responsibility, and at liberty to pursue activities of your own choosing. Whether your company has a policy allowing this or not is moot, since the regulations require it. Question: We haul flammable liquids and corrosives. Am I supposed to be logging the break on duty due to the attendance requirements? Answer: The attendance requirements for hazardous materials

other than 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 explosives only apply if the vehicle is parked on the roadway or the right-of-way. As long as the vehicle is off of the roadway and right-of-way, the driver can log off duty. Therefore, a driver hauling non-explosive hazardous materials must park in a safe and secure location off the roadway, and then take the 30 minutes off duty. Question: What drivers are allowed to disregard the 30minute break requirement? Answer: Presently, there are three exceptions to the 30-minute break requirement, and only one allows the driver to completely disregard the requirement. These are: Drivers transporting 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 explosives: When a driver is transporting 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, the driver must still stop and take the break, but the break must be logged on duty due to the driver having to stay in attendance of the vehicle. Drivers transporting route controlled Department of Energy (DOE) highly radioactive materials: When a driver is transporting these highly radioactive materials, the driver must still stop and take the break, but the break must be logged on duty due to the driver having to stay in attendance of the vehicle. Drivers transporting livestock: When loaded with live animals (including poultry, fish, and even lobsters) a driver does not have to stop and take the 30-minute break. This exception only applies in July, August, and September 2013 due to the predicted heat. Question: What special note do I need to put on my log to show when the break took place? Answer: The FMCSA has stated that there are no “special documentation requirements” when it comes to the 30-minute break. This is because there is no special entry required in the hours-of-service regulations at §395.3, which is the regulation that changed. There were also no changes to the regulations stating what must be on the driver’s log (the regulations at §395.8). The 30-minute period on either line 1 (off duty) or line 2 (sleeper berth) of the driver’s grid graph, with city and

Volume 1 Number 12 state shown in the remarks, is all that is required. 34-hour restart Question: The rule says a driver can only have one restart in every 7-day (168-hour) period. When does the 7day/168-hour clock “start”? Answer: The rule requires that a driver not start his/her next restart break until 168 hours have passed since the start of the driver’s last restart break. Therefore, if a driver started his/her last restart at 8:00 p.m. on Friday night, the earliest the driver could start his/her next restart break would be 8:00 p.m. the following Friday.

Page 9 This is a sampling of common questions we have been receiving. If you have questions, be careful about whom you ask. You want to be sure to get the facts, even if you might not agree with them, not someone’s opinion. In other words, be sure to contact an expert that will give you an accurate answer, even if it is unpopular! Thomas Bray is an editor in the Transportation Publishing Department of the Editorial Resource Unit at J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., specializing in motor carrier safety and operations management.

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Are You Prepared for Life’s Events? By Trish Neal, Editor

Question: Does this new rule mean that a driver cannot be given 34 hours or more off more than once per week? Answer: No. Drivers can have off all the time they and their companies agree to. The only issue is that a driver who gets two (or more) breaks in a 7-day period that qualify as restarts must indicate which one (if any) is to be considered the restart. Question: Since the restart can only be taken once per week (every 168 hours), what happens if I run out of hours 5 days after my last restart? Answer: You can start driving again as soon as you have hours available under the 60 or 70 hours limit (based on the your recap) or you get a 34-hour restart that started more than 168 hours after the start of your last restart and includes two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods. Question: Is a restart still going to be required when I run out of hours? Answer: While a common practice, a driver taking a restart after running out of hours has never been required. If a driver runs out of hours today, but does his/her recap and determines that he/she will have hours available tomorrow, the driver can go ahead and use the available hours the next day (the driver does not have to wait for a restart). Question: Is a driver required to stop and take a restart every 168 hours? Answer: There is no requirement that the driver take a restart at any time. If the driver has hours available under his/her recap, the driver can continue to drive. Question: Does the restart have to be taken at the driver’s home or home terminal to be considered a valid restart? Answer: No, it does not. There has been some confusion on this as the rules require that the restart be taken in the driver’s “home terminal time.” What this means is the restart period, including the two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods, must be based on the driver’s “log time,” not the local time. So, if a driver who is based in Philadelphia (Eastern time zone) is in San Francisco (Pacific time zone) doing a restart, the driver’s two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods must be based on Eastern time (the driver’s “log time”).

The need for keeping in touch with family and/or friends has become very apparent with the recent missing truckers who were being searched for finally being found deceased in their truck. MissingTruckDriver.com issued alerts so that drivers were on the look out for the missing drivers. (See page 7 for more information on this organization.) The tragic outcome breaks your heart. A simple “check call” or text to home base should be a standard with drivers. Whether you have family at home or a friend who is willing to act as your “go to” person, keeping in touch can speed up locating you if you do happen to not show up to your destination. Do you have a Health Directive or Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney that goes with that. (Check your state on what is used there. Some states do things differently.) Do you carry a copy of it with you in the truck with your important papers? If you have a medical emergency on the road and are found unconscious, at least those documents are there with information on what you want as far as medical care and who the contact person is. That will help expedite your care. Do you have ICE programmed into your cell phone? In Case of Emergency (ICE) should be in your cell phone and you should make sure that it is up to date. That’s another place responders will look for information. Have you checked your emergency contact information with your employer lately? And while we never want to think about it, do you have a Will? This can save your family a lot of headache if you have this in place. Let’s face it. Life happens; even on the road. If you don’t have a Will, the state where you reside will be happy to help you out. You may not like what they do with your estate. I was told about a driver who died three states away from his home state. His family lives on the East Coast. The house that he owned if falling into disrepair because the estate is a mess. No Realtor will touch it because there’s no way to get a clear title at this point. This has been dragging on for almost 2 years. And finally, have you asked your employer how they would handle getting you and your personal effects home should you pass away while on the road? You might want to have this discussion so that your family is prepared for Plan B in case your employer doesn’t cover this. If you are an Owner/Operator you definitely want something in place to cover this. Questions? Give me a call/text or send me an email. 541-4040724 or trishaneal@hotmail.com

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Investigation Needed! By Allan Nightrunner Please ask congress to have the FMCSA and or the NHTSA to start an investigation into the problem and design of the Air Foot Control Valve or called the Treadle Valve. The Treadle Valve has been known to malfunction in semi trucks, buses and RV’s. This will and can cause an accident without warning, leaving many victims in its path. The Treadle Valve and Plunger can cause: 1. The Treadle Valve or plunger to stop or stick in the up position, if this happens the driver has no breaks to stop.

2. The Treadle Valve or plunger to stop or stick in the center position which can happen without the drivers knowledge. This could happen without applying the brake lights. In which this could cause break drag which can cause the breaks to get hot and or catch on fire. This has been known to catch vehicles on fire. 3. The Treadle Valve or plunger can stop or stick in the down position. This can or will cause the vehicle to go into a skid or jackknife which could cause the driver to lose control that could then cause an accident. The Treadle Valve or plunger has had bulletins and recalls since the 1970’s leading up to 2012. The recalls are in different makes and models of Buses, Semi’s, and RV’S. According to the NHTSA there were nearly 3,500 fatalities resulting from accidents that involved a large truck in the United Sates in 2009. That does not include Buses or RV’S. The Treadle Valve problem is happening more today than in the past years. WHAT IS A PERSON’S LIFE WORTH? Please Sign the Petition at this site and Share with others: We have started a new petition based on the one that Allan Nightrunner created before but it stopped working. Please go to the petition and sign it and please share it with others. Thank you! https://www.change.org/petitions/congress-have-fmcsa-and-nhtsainvestigate-design-of-air-foot-control-valve#

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Driving Healthy MORE TIPS ON HEALTHY EATING ON THE ROAD AT: http:// www.drivinghealthy.org/ •

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Watch how many and how often you take painkillers as they could lead to heart attacks or strokes. Contact a doctor if pain persists. Choose the better breakfast food! Egg McMuffins add more protein & less carbs than bagels with cream cheese. Choose the better breakfast food! Sausage (especially turkey sausage) is a leaner, high protein alternative to bacon with less fat content. Fitness Trivia: Which exercise burns more calories per rep? Squat, crunch, or push-up? Answer: squat. Try a set at your next rest stop. Grab a whole egg for breakfast. Eating whole eggs versus just the whites will give you increased HDL, protein, and Vitamin B12. Feeling sluggish after a large meal? Try eating eating several smaller meals instead. Exercises like bench press reduce eye related health problems by alleviating stress. On the road use improvised weights like H2O bottles. Choose the better breakfast food! The protein in milk keeps you full. Plus, milk won't corrode your teeth with acid like sodas. Have a soda addiction that you need to kick? Here are 5 tips for dropping your soda habit: http://ow.ly/mB0t5

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AIPBA FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE THE MAP-21 BROKER BOND LAW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2013 Contact James Lamb Telephone (954) 253-5049 Fax (954) 900-4397 Email membership@AIPBA.org Website www.AIPBA.org AIPBA FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE $75,000 BOND LAW AIPBA Seeks Injunction to Stop Oct 1st Implementation by FMCSA Fort Lauderdale, Florida: July 16, 2013– The Association of Independent Property Brokers & Agents (“AIPBA”) announced today that it has filed a Federal lawsuit against the $75,000 bond provision of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141) commonly referred to as “MAP-21”. In announcing the lawsuit, AIPBA President James Lamb said: “Today we made good on our promise to AIPBA members and supporters to follow through and legally challenge the anti-competitive $75,000 broker bond. Simply stated, we believe this is a matter of collusion by other trade groups who effected this law under the guise of “fighting fraud,” who pulled a sham on the United States Government. We contend the new bond is not related to any legitimate governmental purpose, is at odds with the National Transportation Policy in 49 U.S.C. § 13101, and the new law violates AIPBA’s substantive due process rights under the Fifth Amendment. Furthermore, the FMCSA has violated the Administrative Procedure Act by not engaging in bona fide rulemaking to set the new bond amount. We are seeking justice through the Federal court system for the various small business players in the trucking industry that would otherwise be adversely affected by the impact of the arbitrary new bond. We are confident the U.S. District Court will determine this section of MAP-21 is, in fact, unconstitutional… and will issue an injunction shortly, preventing the October 1st implementation by FMCSA.” According to the Federal complaint ( http://

aipba.vpweb.com/upload/MAP-21Complaint.pdf ): “The government purpose for interstate regulation of brokers includes protection of fair competition for the motor carriers served by brokers, allowing for a variety of price options, and encouraging minority participation in the motor carrier system, but the new $75,000.00 bond amount in amended 49 U.S.C. §13906 will significantly limit or eliminate these policies. Therefore, the new $75,000.00 bond amount in amended 49 U.S.C. §13906 is not rationally related to a legitimate government purpose. Therefore, because the $75,000.00 bond amount is arbitrary and not rationally related to a legitimate government purpose in light of the stated national transportation policy guiding interstate transportation regulation in 49 U.S.C. § 13101, and because amended 49 U.S.C. §13906 will eliminate a property right held by the AIPBA membership suddenly on October 1, 2013, and without fair warning, amended 49 U.S.C. §13906 is in and of itself an unconstitutional violation of AIPBA’s substantive due process rights under the Fifth Amendment and the APA.” The AIPBA is represented in this matter by Derek Schroth, Esq., of BOWEN RADSON SCHROTH, P.A., out of Eustis, Florida. The 1,800-member Association of Independent Property Brokers & Agents ("AIPBA”) is an independent, not-for-profit trade group, a “business league” under IRC 501(C)(6). Its mission is to promote the common business interests and improve the business conditions for small and mid-sized independent property brokers. ### If you would like more information about the lawsuit, please contact James Lamb at (954) 253-5049 or email: membership@AIPBA.org. CALL TO ACTION Call your Members in Congress TODAY and ask them if they heard that the AIPBA has filed a Federal lawsuit to challenge the unConstitutional bond provisions of MAP-21. Ask them to support our repeal bill ( http://www.smalllinks.com/17MX ) Look up your Rep here: http://www.theorator.com/government/house.html Look up your Senator here: http://www.theorator.com/senate.html CALL NOW! Together, we can beat this thing.

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Heads up! The Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies begin heightened nighttime seat belt enforcement in the following counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld. In 2012, there 83 drivers and passengers killed in crashes between the hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. who were'n't wearing their seat belts compared to 76 people in the daytime, which is why we focus on nighttime seat belt enforcement. Remember: Click It or Ticket!

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http://www.truckercharity.org/ We are a group who have decided to devote our lives to helping truckers and all that go with them who have fallen on hard times. This could include the mechanics, waitresses, dock workers and so on. We all make this world move. The mission of Trucker Charity, is to assist those in the trucking industry in need. We will do this financially, and with education. Our life coach and mentoring programs will work with those that need help one on one. We will raise money to help support people in the trucking industry who are in need and luck has passed them by. Including mechanics, truckers and their families and all jobs related to the trucking industry. We will be good stewards of peoples money and help our industry prosper with support and education. Application for assistance If you are in emergency need. Please fill out the Application For Assistance and call. We require this for all assistance. If you are unable to fill one out please call and we will try to assist you in filling one out over the phone. 888-523-0087 Please note we do not assist in medical needs or effects caused by medical problems other then transportation home when available. We are also not able to help in legal fees or mechanical issues ie truck repairs at this time. The ONLY assistance we can offer at this time is emergency food, lodging, transportation home and life coaching, this is not by choice but necessity in these hard times. We can how ever offer you help in reaching the resources needed in your local areas. Our Life Coaches will work with you if your interested in life coaching. We will work with you as a road friend, not a counselor. We are seeking volunteers for fund drives, recruitment drives, manning kiosks and filling out applications on line. We need active volunteers bad. Very bad. We have some great things planned and need great folks that can give us their time to help. If you are interested in assisting a good cause. Please fill out the Volunteers form here. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation please go to the donations page. We are in desperate need right now for your donations and your time.

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New HOS Rules Took Effect July 1, 2013 Mark your calendars for the Big D. The Great American Trucking Show is only a month away. The show the trucking industry calls GATS will be held at the Dallas Convention Center Aug. 22-24. It will be GATS’ 15th annual truck show. Show times are from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24. If you plan to be Dallas-bound in your truck, GATS offers attendees free onsite truck parking right across from the convention center. If you need to know how to get there, call the automated direction line at 214-939-2700. OOIDA will be camped out at booth No. 16080 in the convention center. Come by and visit with the OOIDA crew and say hi to “Land Line Now” satellite radio host Mark Reddig. Join OOIDA or renew your membership for $25. That’s a $20 discount off regular $45 dues. http://www.gatsonline.com/

CMV drivers, check out the HOS logbook examples for the new rule that took effect in July. http://1.usa.gov/XSVVJS