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Commercial carrier seminars planned statewide

Changing national security has ushered in an era of new state and federal regulations that affect commercial truck drivers and operators of trucking companies in Idaho.

The Idaho Transportation Department’s Motor Carrier Services office will conduct a series of seminars entitled "A Whole New World of Service" throughout the state this fall to explain regulations that affect commercial truck drivers and operators of trucking companies.

Changes in national security following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. prompted new regulations for hazardous materials carriers. As required by the USA PATRIOT Act, Idaho passed new legislation that requires background checks for anyone who renews, transfers, or is issued a new Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with a hazardous materials endorsement after Jan. 31, 2005.

Those changes are among the topics to be covered in the workshop series scheduled for the following locations and dates:

A Whole New World of Service 2004 Seminar Schedule
Tuesday Sept. 14	Boise	ITD’s District 3 office, 8150 Chinden Blvd. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., in the large conference room
Thursday Sept. 16	Caldwell	Canyon County Courthouse, 1115 Albany St. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., in Room 111
Wednesday Sept. 29	Rigby	Jefferson Central Fire District, 397 N. 3950 E. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Thursday Sept. 30	Pocatello	State Police Building, 5205 South Fifth Ave. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., in the EOC room
Thursday Oct. 14	Twin Falls	College of Southern Idaho, 315 Falls Avenue, Twin Falls. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., in room 277 of the Taylor Building
Tuesday Oct. 19	Sandpoint	Northern Lights Building, Community Hall, five miles south of the Long Bridge on U.S. 95. The session begins at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 20	Coeur d’Alene	ITD’s District 1 office, 600 W. Prairie. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., in the EOC conference room
Thursday Oct. 21	Lewiston	ITD’s District 2 office, 2600 Frontage Road. Two sessions will be offered, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., in the large conference room

Copies of the 2004-2005 Trucker’s Guide, published by the DMV’s One-Stop Shop, will be available free at the seminars.

A number of other organizations will present information at the seminar, including ITD’s Driver Services and Ports of Entry/Permits, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Idaho State Police and the Idaho Tax Commission.

The seminars are appropriate for all trucking company owners and staff, trucking company accountants and bookkeepers, haul-for-hire, private or farm haulers, reporting services and owner/operators.

Among the topics to be covered are: