although this is a NEW JERSEY article...I'm sure it's going on around the country...we as citizens need to get vigil...and check our state's homepages for shell games....like this...you'll find like I did it's a huge maze....

Courier News Online - DOT proposes new rules to limit truck traffic
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl ... 006/NEWS06

DOT proposes new rules to limit truck traffic
Wider trucks, those with double trailers affected

By CHAD HEMENWAY
Staff Writer

It may not be what everyone involved wanted, but several state organizations working with the Department of Transportation have put together a second try at limiting truck traffic throughout the state.

"Meetings with the (DOT) commissioner were great, and I think everyone was pleased with what came out of them," said David Del Vecchio, Lambertville mayor and newly elected League of Municipalities president.

The League of Municipalities, Association of Counties, state police, Planning Authority, Motor Truck Organization and Tri-State Transportation Coalition composed a Truck Task Force that worked with Commissioner of Transportation Kris Kolluri.
"I think we drafted a proposal that addresses the constitutional issues, and we came away with better local definitions," Del Vecchio said.

The Department of Transportation proposed rules in 1999 banning interstate trucks from the same roads local trucks were able to use. That proposal was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal appeals court in Philadelphia.The newest proposal limits all trucks 102 inches or wider and also those towing double trailers to stay on a system of roads the Department of Transportation dubs the New Jersey Access Network, if they need to leave highways already designated as part of the National Network.

"Trips off the National Network should be for the purpose of seeking food, fuel, rest, repairs or to reach a terminal by the direct route (shortest distance)," the proposed rule state.

Truckers also will be required to carry documentation to prove they aren't carelessly using local and state roads off the National Network. Manifests, log books, shipping orders and maps with mileage counts will be required.State police will enforce the rules, which are scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register on Dec. 18. The public will have 60 days to comment about the rules before they are put into effect.

The Department of Transportation will fund the costs of new truck maps.

More Information

AT A GLANCE
National Network:
New Jersey Turnpike
Atlantic City Expressway
Interstates 78, 80, 95, 195, 280, 278, 287, 295
Route 440 and portions of 42, 81, 130 and 322

New Jersey Access Network:
Routes 1, 9, 22, 23, 24, 31, 202 and 206
Garden State Parkway south of exit 105
For a list of state and county routes not in the New Jersey Access Network, visit the Department of Transportation Web site at www.state.nj.us/ transportation/.


composed a Truck Task Force that worked with Commissioner of Transportation Kris Kolluri.
DOT proposes new rules to limit truck traffic
"I think we drafted a proposal that addresses the constitutional issues, and we came away with better local definitions," Del Vecchio said


NOTES:
(If Our Laws Were Unconstitutional…It's because Amendments And Legislation Had To Be Added To The Constitution And The Us Code To Get all of the NAFTA Treaty Programs BILL S.732. HR 3 SAFETEA-LU ***

(OUR Governor looking to toll our roads…this is to comply with the International traveling of trucks from Mexico, Canada and to comply with NAFTA Programs)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/cpquery/?& ... OC_544702&
Sec. 129. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 in compliance so Our country's highways, roads, parks, bridges, walkways, tunnels, ferries, recreation areas, parks,forest,freespace,tibal lands, etc ( SEE BELOW)

(REF:, SAFETEA-LU - Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users - Federal surface Transportation Programs -Federal Motor Carrier Safety -(For 50 states there is 5173 projects so far…)

(NAFTA Is The 10-Lane Highway Going Through The USA From Mexico To Canada To Make Roads and bridges Tolled is heading for the international roads programs. )

(b) Judicial Review- Section 351(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking `Federal Highway Administration' and inserting `Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration'.


( IF YOU DO A SEARCH FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS YOU'LL FIND ALMOST EVERY STATE HAS THE SAME STATE ORGANIZATIONS…)
The League of Municipalities, Association of Counties, state police, Planning Authority, Motor Truck Organization and Tri-State Transportation Coalition composed a Truck Task Force that worked with Commissioner of Transportation Kris Kolluri.

THIS IS FOR NEW JERSEY….
New Jersey Motor Truck Association - Welcome To The NJMTA
New Jersey Motor Truck Association · 160 Tices Lane · East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Phone (732) 254 - 5000 · Fax (732) 613 - 1745 ...
www.njmta.org/

Who We Are
http://www.njmta.org/about.dws

The New Jersey Motor Truck Association (NJMTA) represents the trucking community serving our great state. NJMTA is the voice of New Jersey's trucking industry before state and federal legislatures, government and regulatory agencies, the public and the media. Since the efficient delivery of goods by truck is essential to New Jersey's economy, when the NJMTA speaks out on trucking issues,we're advocates for the interests of all our state's businesses, institutions and families
http://www.njmta.org/

New Jersey Motor Truck Association - Welcome To The NJMTA
http://www.njmta.org/

New Jersey Motor Truck Association -
http://www.njmta.org/articles.dws?section=1&id=908

NJDOT developed the proposed rules as part of a truck task force consisting of affected constituencies including the League of Municipalities, the North Jersey Planning Authority, the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Motor Truck Association and mayors were brought together in a truck task force and chaired by Commissioner Kolluri.

The truck routing regulations to be repealed were adopted on June 22, 2006. They were proposed in February 2006 as emergency regulations in response to the decision of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court's finding that New Jersey's truck routing regulations violated the provisions of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Under the direction of Governor Jon S. Corzine, this decision was raised to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear that appeal on October 2, 2006.

The rule proposal is scheduled to appear in the December 18, 2006 New Jersey Register, followed by 60-day public comment period.

New Jersey Motor Truck Association -
http://www.njmta.org/articles.dws?section=1&id=913
Monday, November 20, 2006
DOT Proposes Statewide Truck Routing Restrictions
On November 17, 2006, Commissioner Kris Kolluri announced that the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is proposing new restrictions upon the permitted routes, width, length and access to terminals for 102-inch wide standard trucks and double-trailer truck combinations

New Jersey Motor Truck Association -
http://www.njmta.org/articles.dws?section=1&id=913
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
USDA DELAYS REMOVAL OF EXEMPTIONS
Following industry discussions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is delaying the effective date and establishing a staggered implementation for the collection of user fees

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Following industry discussions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is delaying the effective date and establishing a staggered implementation for the collection of user fees for inspections of Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables, commercial vessels, trucks, railroad cars and aircraft, as well as international passengers entering the United States from Canada. The delay will allow affected industries time to prepare for the change.

The interim rule establishing these fees was originally scheduled to take effect on Nov. 24. This delay will allow affected groups to make necessary preparations in order to comply with the inspection and collection procedures that will be instituted.

Effective Jan. 1, 2007, air passengers arriving in the United States from Canada will no longer be exempt from the international air passenger user fee. Effective March 1, 2007, the remaining provisions of the rule will take effect, including the removal of the user fee exemption for all commercial conveyances entering the United States from Canada.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

FAST card substitute for passport
For Canadian truckers entering the U.S., a FAST card is as good as a passport.

That was confirmed by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins, during a Canadian motor carriers' convention this week in Toronto.

Today's Trucking reported that Wilkins said a Free and Secure Trade card - known as a FAST card - would be an acceptable substitute for a passport for truckers.
President Bush signed a law in 2004 that will require all entrants into the U.S. to have a valid passport, regardless of domestic or foreign citizenship. But the deadline for that requirement has been pushed back a few times.

The land-crossing deadline for everyone except FAST card holders is scheduled for June 1, 2009. The date for air travelers to have a passport is Jan. 1, 2007.
Source: Landline Magazine


(Mexico driver's have been deterred atthe moment...it's just a matter of time)