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2012 New Mexico Tax ID Permits are due now!!! Print
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:00

If you wish to have TRC issue you the New Mexico Tax ID Permits, please contact us directly or type in your request on our NM Weight Distance Tax ID permit website :

www.dotaudit.com .

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 14:52
 
FMCSA proposes entry level driver mandatory training requirements PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 09 February 2011 14:08

Individuals seeking new commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) would be required to complete both classroom and behind-the-wheel training from an accredited educational program or institution under a proposed rule announced today (Dec 2010) by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

“This proposed rule will give truck drivers additional skills needed to keep our roads safe,” FMCSA Administrator John H. Hill said.

Beginning three years after the effective date of a final rule, all applicants for a CDL or upgraded CDL would be required to provide a valid certificate from a truck driving program or institution accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. The rule would not affect current CDL holders.

For a “Class A” CDL (tractor-trailers), the proposed rule would require a minimum of 76 hours of classroom instruction and 44 hours of behind-the-wheel training for a total of 120 hours. For “Class B” (large “box” or van trucks) and “Class C” CDLs (hazardous materials or certain passenger-carrying vehicles), the proposed rule would require a minimum of 58 hours of classroom instruction and 32 hours of behind-the-wheel training for a total of 90 hours. The training curriculum includes CDL safety regulations, vehicle operation and safe operating practices.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 February 2011 14:19
 
New Mexico Weight Distance Tax Id Permits (2011)
Written by Administrator   
Friday, 17 December 2010 00:00

To order your 2011 New Mexico Tax Id's, please visit the following site.

We will have your trucks legal in less than 24 hours. 

ORDER New Mexico 2011 TAX ID's

65-1-26. Documents; required in each commercial motor carrier vehicle; detention of vehicles.
      
A.     A commercial motor carrier vehicle operated on a New Mexico public highway by a motor carrier required to be registered with the department shall have in it at all times:
    (1)     proof of payment of the trip tax; or
    (2)     both evidence of registration and a tax identification permit issued by the department.
Last Updated on Saturday, 15 January 2011 19:33
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Preparing Driver Logs in duplicate? PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:13

Although 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1) states, ``Every driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle [in interstate commerce] shall record his/her duty status, in duplicate, for each 24-hour period,'' the intent of the requirement may be fulfilled through the electronic submission of a scanned image of the original handwritten RODS to the regular employing motor carrier within 13 days following the completion of the form, while the driver retains the original records for the current day and the previous 7 consecutive days.

Because existing regulations concerning the preservation of records (49 CFR 390.31) allow motor carriers to store electronically a scanned image of the original handwritten RODS submitted by drivers and essentially dispose of the original paper document, there is no adverse impact on the enforcement of the HOS regulations, and subsequently no compromise on the application of the safety requirement by allowing the driver to submit a scanned image of the original signed RODS to the regular employing motor carrier within 13 days of the completion of the record. Motor carriers must maintain the scanned image of the signed RODS and all supporting documents for each driver for a period of six months from the date of receipt (49 CFR 395.8(k)).

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 17:09
 
2011 Unified Carrier Registration PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 18 September 2009 08:57

UCR Fees 2011

 

If you operate a truck or bus in interstate or international commerce the federal Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCR) applies to your business.

 

The UCR requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their business with New Mexico and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. The revenues generated will be used for enforcement of motor carrier safety programs. Motor private carriers of passengers only are not required to register and pay fees under the UCR.

 

You must register for calendar year 2011 by February 1, 2011, in order to be in compliance with this filing requirement.

 

For purposes of determining fees, a “commercial motor vehicle” is defined as a self-propelled vehicle used on the highways in commerce principally to transport passengers or cargo, if the vehicle:

 

       (a) has a GVWR or GVW of 10,001 pounds or more;
       (b) is designed to transport 11 or more passengers, including the driver; or
       (c) is used in transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding.

 

Fleet Size Fee
Per Company
From To
0 2 $76.00
3 5 $227.00
6
20
$452.00
21 100 $1,576.00
101 1000 $7,511.00
1001 Above $73,346.00
 

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2010 09:18
 
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