August 26, 2024 Washington, DC – The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2024 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. Now in its 20th year, […]
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Energy Costs Skyrocket for Maine Manufacturers in July
August 21, 2024MMTA An issue has arisen that, while not directly trucking-related, its impact will be felt by MMTA members throughout Maine. Below you will find a Bangor Daily News article that does a good job explaining it, but in a nutshell, energy costs for many industrial users saw a big jump starting in July. The main […]
MMTA Mobile Safety Unit Donated to Maine Technical Schools
August 14, 2024A steadfast fixture in MMTA’s safety resources has been our 1998 Volvo 770 road tractor towing our 1988 Fruehauf trailer, practically referred to as our Mobile Safety Unit (MSU). Originally the MSU was used as a self-contained mobile classroom and to educate the public on the importance of highway safety and “How to Share the […]
MMTA Asks Members to Participate in MBUF Simulation
July 18, 2024The Maine trucking industry knows better than most that our road and bridge network is a critical social and economic lifeline for many parts of our state. MMTA has a strong and consistent record when it comes to making sure our infrastructure is adequately funded and we often partner with the Maine Department of Transportation […]
Registration is Now Open for the APTA/MMTA Transportation Safety Conference!
July 15, 2024Join our host friends from the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association from September 22-24, 2024 at the Delta in Saint John, New Brunswick for the APTA/MMTA Transportation Safety Conference. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER AND/OR SPONSOR
Getting Ready for Maine’s Paid Family & Medical Leave – What You Need To Know
May 28, 2024CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION SLIDES CLICK HERE FOR PROPOSED RULES HANDOUT ATTENTION MMTA MEMBERS Are you ready to be compliant with Maine’s brand-new Paid Family and Medical Leave law? Many probably haven’t even started thinking about it, but now is the time to get organized in order to avoid unnecessary surprises and the complications […]
MUST BE SPRING… MMTA WORKERS’ COMP. TRUST DECLARES ANOTHER HUGE REFUND
May 10, 2024This time $1,475,000 goes back into the pockets of our member companies!! That means members of the Trust have received refunds in 29 years – out of the 33-year history of the program – now totaling almost $33 million. This remarkable trend of surplus is a positive reflection of our group self-insurance program’s ability to […]
May MMTA Safety Management Council Meeting Wrapup
May 10, 2024On May 9th, approximately 40 members of the Safety Management Council (SMC) were invited to tour the northbound weigh station in York and to observe Troopers from the Maine State Police, Troop K conduct truck inspections. Members were also able to witness the screening process used in the scale buildings and were given a detailed […]
New Maine Laws Change How Rental and Leasing of Equipment is Taxed
May 9, 2024The Maine Legislature has now passed, and the Governor has signed into law, changes to when the rental and leasing of equipment, including trucks and truck tractors are taxed. The changes were initially proposed in LD 2000 and later in Part H of the Governor’s supplemental budget LD 2214. The two laws were both passed […]
Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (form 2290)
May 7, 2024It is that time of year again! If you own and use a truck weighing 55,000 lbs. or more, you must pay a Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) to the IRS. HVUT payments are due as early as July 1st but no later than August 31st each year. The IRS assesses late fees and interest […]