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April 14, 2015 AMENDED
Editor's Note: Please disregard the previous version.
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April 13 on-road diesel price averages
change since last week
Nebraska $2.577 (-.032)
National $2.754 (-.030)
Midwest $2.633 (-.042)
Rocky Mtn. $2.703 (-.022)
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Gas tax advances (AMENDED ARTICLE)
On Monday, LB 610, which will raise the motor fuel tax by 1.5 cents each year over the next four years (6 cents total) for roads and bridges infrastructure, passed the legislature's Select File vote, sending it back to E&R for the Final Reading. The Legislature will have another vote to pass it on to Gov. Ricketts.
Gov. Ricketts has stated that if it reaches his desk he will veto the tax increase. It will take 30 senator votes to override the gubernatorial veto.
How the senators voted:
27 Senators voted for: Baker, Campbell, Coash, Crawford, Ebke, Friesen, Gloor, K. Haar, Hadley, B. Harr, Howard, Hughes, Johnson, Kolowski, Kolterman, Kuehn, Lindstrom, McCollister, Morfeld, Nordquist, Pansing Brooks, Scheer, Schumacher, Seiler, Smith, Stinner, Williams
14 Senators voted against: Bloomfield, Bolz, Brasch, Chambers, Craighead, Davis, Groene, Kintner, Krist, Larson, McCoy, Murante, Sullivan, Watermeier
6 Senators present and not voting: Hansen, Hilkemann, Mello, Riepe, Schilz, Schnoor
2 Senators excused and not voting: Cook, Garrett
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Register today for the Nebraska Transportation Workforce Summit
Attention all Employers in Transportation:
Are you seeking employees?
The Nebraska Dept. of Labor has been awarded a $4.3 million grant to try to get more job seekers interested in the Transportation, Distribution, Manufacturing, and Logistics industry, and they want to assist employers to find job seekers that are unemployed, dislocated workers or Veterans recently out of the military to employ them in the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career pathways in key areas of Nebraska.
If you are hiring in these key areas and want to learn more about how your company can develop and qualify for this Job Driven-National Emergency Grant (JD-NEG) please plan on
attending this Workforce Summit and Workshop.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 2pm to 4pm
WHERE: Metropolitan Community College, South Campus, ITC Building, Room 120
WHY:
- Learn how to qualify and apply for the JD-NEG grant.
- Fill out the pre-award information.
- Work with other industry leaders and the Nebraska Trucking Association to discuss the current labor shortage.
- Learn what “other” programs are currently being deployed or tested to help develop a long term strategy for attracting employees by choice instead of chance.
- Sign up for the Transportation & Manufacturing JOB FAIR on May 14, 2015 at Metropolitan CC- South Campus, Room 120 in Omaha. (no table fee)
There is no fee for this program! Register today by emailing: Debbie.christensen@nebraska.gov. If questions, please call 402-595-3035.
Sponsored by the
Nebraska Department of Labor in Omaha and the Nebraska Trucking Association
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Register for SMC's Courtesy Safety Checks
Thursday, May 14
I-80 Waverly Westbound Scale
Join the Nebraska Trucking Safety Management Council to conduct courtesy safety checks right at the scale along Interstate 80 on drivers' vehicles to promote safe truck operations.
Also see how scale operations are conducted and network with Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement.
Who Should Attend?
Safety directors, safety supervisors, maintenance managers, truck technicians, risk and compliance managers, recruiters, and operations.
Details:
9:30 a.m. Check-in & scale tour
10:00 a.m. Safety checks
Lunch to follow
Free for members.
Reservations required by noon, Monday, May 4.
Click to register.
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SAVE THE DATE: May 21
Nebraska Trucking Board of Directors Meeting
& Foundation Golf Event
Iron Horse Golf Club, Ashland
Event Registration Coming Soon to Your Inboxes!
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Trucking in Numbers
17th: Werner Global Logistics is 17th on Transport Topic's Top 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
6,800: Number of jobs the trucking industry lost in March
9%: New orders of Class 8 trucks declined 9% in March, but still a good number at 25,100 orders
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Nominate your drivers for Driver of the Month
Acknowledge your professional drivers by nominating them for the Nebraska Trucking Safety Management Council's (SMC) Driver of the Month award. Each month a driver is chosen from the nominations and presented an award during the SMC meeting. Then the Nebraska Trucking Driver of the Year is selected from the twelve Drivers of the Month and announced at the Association's Annual Management Conference.
Nominate your professional drivers today!
Driver of the Month Nomination Form
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Member advertising opportunity
You can reach broad, targeted audiences while supporting your Association.
- The bi-monthly Nebraska Trucker magazine has over 6,600 subscribers. To reserve your ad space, contact Jennifer Matthews Kidd at jennifer@matthewspublishing.com or 501-907-6776.
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Upcoming Events:
- Apr. 29: Nebraska Transportation Workforce Summit 2015, 2-4 p.m., Metropolitan Community College, South Campus, ITC bldg, rm 120
- May 14: SMC Event: Waverly Scales Checks, Waverly, I-80 Scales
- May 16: Student Truck Driving Championships, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha
- May 21: Nebraska Trucking Board of Directors Meeting & Foundation Golf Event, Iron Horse Golf Club, Ashland
- June 5-6: Neb. Truck Driving Championships, Fonner Park, Grand Island
- June 20: Down Home Truck Show, 10am-4pm, Humboldt
- July 23: SuperTech 2015, Hastings CCC
- Aug. 11-14: National Truck Driving Championships, St. Louis, MO
- Sept. 18-19: Nebraska Truck Convoy for Special Olympics, Hastings & Grand Island
- Sept. 24-25: Neb. Trucking Management Conf. & Annual Membership Meeting, Omaha Marriott
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