Monday, March 25, 2013
Sammons Trucking: IL Spring Construction
Sammons Trucking: IL Spring Construction: Governor Quinn Announces $486M Spring Construction Program for Roads and Bridges CHICAGO - Governor Pat ...
IL Spring Construction
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Governor
Quinn Announces $486M Spring Construction Program for Roads and Bridges
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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today
announced $486 million in road and bridge projects that will be started this
spring - one of the largest early-season construction programs in the state's
history. Today's announcement is part of the governor's agenda to create jobs
and drive Illinois' economy forward by investing in our transportation
systems. Joined by Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider, Governor
Quinn today released a list of nearly 200 road and bridge projects across the
state that will begin in the coming weeks.
"Illinois has a world-class transportation system and we
are making it even stronger by carrying out one of the largest spring
construction programs ever," Governor Quinn said. "This bold
investment will help put thousands of people to work improving our roads and
bridges and laying the foundation for economic development for years to
come."
The governor and Secretary Schneider made today's announcement
on Chicago's South Side, where a $32 million investment will rebuild the
Stony Island Feeder to the Bishop Ford Freeway/I-94. The project at the
interchange, which handles up to 64,000 vehicles per day, involves the
repair, reconstruction, removal and replacement of seven bridges. Scheduled
for completion in 2014, the project also involves resurfacing and replacing
pavement and intersection improvements. Upgrades to the lighting and signage
will improve safety and make it easier for drivers to navigate the
interchange.
"IDOT is thrilled to be able to move forward with this important
project," Secretary Schneider said. "Thanks to Governor
Quinn's Illinois Jobs Now! capital program, Illinois has been able
to make critical improvements to our highways, railways and airports across
the state."
IDOT also announced additional Chicago-area transportation
investments including: a $19.4 million bridge replacement project at
Cumberland Avenue over the Kennedy Expressway, $3.5 million in additional
bridge repairs on the Kennedy, and $2.6 million on resurfacing projects on IL
Rt. 43/Harlem Avenue at Higgins Avenue in Chicago and on West 127th Street in
Crestwood.
Many of the projects announced today are funded through
legislation Governor Quinn championed in his State of the State address
earlier this year. On those projects, IDOT is offering contractors a
reimbursement rate of $10 an hour for hiring graduates of the Highway
Construction Careers Training Program, an IDOT-sponsored initiative to
encourage women and minorities to pursue careers in the transportation
construction industry.
Governor Quinn in 2009 spearheaded Illinois Jobs Now!, the
state's first capital construction program in a decade. The $31 billion
capital construction program is the largest in Illinois history, supporting
an estimated 439,000 construction jobs. The program includes $14 billion for
transportation through 2015. Of the $14 billion in the program dedicated for
transportation needs, IDOT has awarded 5,336 projects worth $12.68 billion,
creating and supporting 160,000 jobs. These have included improvements to
6,809 miles of roadways and 1,113 bridges.
Combined with the Illinois Tollway's $12 billion capital
program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the
Future, the state of Illinois is carrying out one of the largest capital
construction efforts in the nation.
For a list of projects, please see attached. For more
information on the work being carried out by IDOT this spring, go to: http://www.dot.il.gov/desenv/042613/042613letg.html.
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Sammons Trucking: WI Spring thaw
Sammons Trucking: WI Spring thaw: Starting AT 12:01 A.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 28th, 2013, SPRING THAW IS IN EFFECT ON ALL STATE AND US HIGHWAYS STATEWIDE. Declarati...
WI Spring thaw
Starting AT 12:01 A.M. ON THURSDAY,
MARCH 28th, 2013, SPRING THAW IS IN EFFECT ON ALL STATE AND US HIGHWAYS
STATEWIDE.
Declaration of Spring Thaw means
that: 1) Permits with permit numbers beginning with AC, AG, MI, PB,
and RF are suspended. 2) Those permits beginning with GG that authorize
transport of overweight divisible loads are also suspended until further
notice. 3) Certain State and US highways become "Class II
Roadway" limiting gross vehicle weight to 40 tons, or less, if posted for
less-than-legal weight.
NOTE: Permits with permit numbers beginning
with RS (98k/6 axles logging permit) and PS (90k/6 axles potatoes for
seed permit) are not suspended.
Go to: www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/truck/class2roads.htm
for a map of these zones.
For information on spring thaw
conditions on town and county roadway, please contact the local authority.
Call (608) 266-7320 Monday thru
Friday - 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. if you have questions about permit status.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Sammons Trucking: UTi Distribution Alignment
Sammons Trucking: UTi Distribution Alignment: I’m pleased to continue to inform all on the continued efforts to make Sammons more visible in the UTi world: 1. ...
UTi Distribution Alignment
I’m pleased to continue to inform all on the continued
efforts to make Sammons more visible in the UTi world:
1.
Ops people from Missoula and Davenport met last
week in the Long Beach Corporate office with five of our agents to discuss how
we can grow deeper in our relationships with our clients and afford them the
“wares” that UTi in total can offer them.
This meeting was a great success and a solid start on being able to
expand the sales toward international business.
Once the details are finalized, this information will be disseminated to
all so we can cease any and all opportunities the client may have.
2.
Cross selling.
It continues to happen as we all get better educated to the various
tools available. We’ve seen trucking
opportunities from cable business out of the Carolinas to conveyor business
from Ohio. As well as a $500,000 award
of business from a mining manufacturing company that the sales was initiated by
UTi. Remember, CAT awarded us only $350k
last year on a single lane and it grew to a total amount of over $750k. Operations excellence provided by our team of
Contractors and employees. Well done!
3.
Additional sales. We’ve add Mike Shea earlier this year. Mike represents the four arms in the UTi
Distribution group. UTi Transport Solutions,
UTi Transportation Management, Market Transport and Sammons. Mike came to UTi from Landstar and has hit
the ground running. We anticipate
addition of solid agents with good business.
Mike is a “relationship” seller.
This affords a true and honest approach to adding the good ones out
there. That is what has been the
backbone of Sammons.
As you can see, the take away from this writing is that we
are UTi. We continue to generate solid
returns for the corporate office and our stockholders. This is what is necessary to continue to grow
in the world today. Please continue to
embrace the UTi world as management here has.
Thank you for your continued efforts in the safety
compliance area. Market driven is where
we are headed. With a little help from
the economic side, this will be an excellent year.
Tim
Friday, March 1, 2013
Sammons Trucking: Permits March 2013 Scramble article
Sammons Trucking: Permits March 2013 Scramble article: Thank you to the contractors for being prepared when calling in to place your permit order and thank you to all the CSR/Agents for having ...
Permits March 2013 Scramble article
Thank you to the contractors for being prepared when calling in to place your permit order and thank you to all the CSR/Agents for having complete and correct information in the computer.
READ YOUR PERMITS!!!
Please remember to read all of your permits, routing, restrictions and additional requirements. Recently we have had a few costly issues that could have been avoided had the permit just been read.
Frost restrictions:
It is that time of year again when many states begin to enforce their frost restrictions.
North Dakota has implemented restrictions on some of their roads already.
Wisconsin will start their springtime posted road restrictions the 2nd week in March through early May.
Georgia Amber Light Stickers:
Please remember that some of the Georgia Amber Light Stickers will expire March 31, 2013. The new sticker should be here the beginning to middle of March. If you are going to need one please contact the Permit Department and we will get one sent to you.
2013 Best Fleets to drive for
Sammons was voted as one of the 10 Owner Operator Best Fleets companies to lease to in the USA and Canada for the second year in a row. Thank you all who participated in the surveys. In the process of being nominated we have to look at who we are as a company very closely and the process can only help us try and be better. Helping us identify what we can do better and what we already do well will help ensure another 50 years. We are continuously striving to be the best company to be leased with while being part of a very large publicly held company.
Requirements to enter the Fixed Payment Lease Purchase Program
You must be 50% paid down on your truck or have a 10% down payment.
You must have a minimum of $2,000 in your escrow before you can go fixed payment.
How the program works
You make a fixed weekly payment on your truck. This payment, along with your other operating expenses, is deducted from your weekly settlement.
A lease Purchase contract states a payoff term of 4 years on tractors, allowing you to finance up to 48 months total. For example, if you have been in the regular lease purchase program for 18 months, you can finance up to 30 months of fixed payments. If you choose to decrease your loan term and payoff quicker, you will be increasing your payment in turn.
The loan will be amortized at a 12% interest rate.
Escrow requirements for the fixed payment plan
Performance escrow: a required minimum of $2,500 for flats/steps paid in at 6% of truck earnings until full and a minimum of $3,000 for heavy haul paid in at 7% of truck earnings until full. This is used for licensing, 2290s, and insurance claims.
Maintenance escrow: a required minimum of $1,500 paid in at 2% of truck earnings until full. This can be used for maintenance only.
Personal escrow: this is optional and can be set up at your discretion. This is the only escrow we will allow you to draw from for personal use.
California Air Resource Board (CARB)
How will the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation be enforced?
The Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation will be enforced in several ways. There will be field inspectors doing enforcement at CHP weigh stations and other random roadside locations, distribution centers, fleet facilities, truck stops and locations where trucks are present. In addition, fleets will be randomly requested to provide documentation that their fleet is in compliance with the regulation and complaints will be investigated to ensure compliance.
When will you begin enforcing the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation? Can I get a ticket today?
Enforcement is currently being done on all applicable Model Year tractors and trailers, and will start this summer on all other applicable vehicles. You can be cited currently, as the regulation has been in effect since January 1, 2010, but full compliance may be phased-in over a period of several years.
How much is the fine?
Penalties can be up to $1,000 per violation per day, though mitigating circumstances may reduce the total penalties.
How will ARB enforce the regulation?
As noted above, enforcement will be done at various locations around California and desk audits will be done based on things like complaints received and through audits by ARB of various fleets chosen randomly. Random fleets will be requested by ARB to submit their documentation to be verified by ARB staff to assure that the fleet is in compliance based on the option that the fleet has chosen to use. Most options will require that the fleet be entered into the Truck Regulation Upload, Compliance, and Reporting System (TRUCRS), on the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation reporting website.
What do I do now if my tractor and/or trailer is out of compliance?
You should make every effort to come into compliance with the regulation as quickly as possible. If you already have been cited for a violation of the regulation, the sooner you act the lower the penalties you will face. You cannot legally operate a vehicle in the state of California that is subject to, but out of compliance with, a regulation. The more you operate a vehicle in the State that does not comply with a regulation, the greater the risk of being cited for a violation of the regulation. It is the choice of the vehicle owner whether to continue to operate a non-compliant vehicle in the State.
UTi Distribution Alignment
I’m pleased to continue to inform all on the continued efforts to make Sammons more visible in the UTi world:
1. Ops people from Missoula and Davenport met last week in the Long Beach Corporate office with five of our agents to discuss how we can grow deeper in our relationships with our clients and afford them the “wares” that UTi in total can offer them. This meeting was a great success and a solid start on being able to expand the sales toward international business. Once the details are finalized, this information will be disseminated to all so we can seize any and all opportunities the client may have.
2. Cross selling. It continues to happen as we all get better educated to the various tools available. We’ve seen trucking opportunities from cable business out of the Carolinas to conveyor business from Ohio. As well as a $500,000 award of business from a mining manufacturing company that the sales was initiated by UTi. Remember, CAT awarded us only $350k last year on a single lane and it grew to a total amount of over $750k. Operations excellence provided by our team of Contractors and employees. Well done!
3. Additional sales. We’ve added Mike Shea earlier this year. Mike represents the four arms in the UTi Distribution group. UTi Transport Solutions, UTi Transportation Management, Market Transport and Sammons. Mike came to UTi from Landstar and has hit the ground running. We anticipate addition of solid agents with good business. Mike is a “relationship” seller. This affords a true and honest approach to adding the good ones out there. That is what has been the backbone of Sammons.
As you can see, the take away from this writing is that we are UTi. We continue to generate solid returns for the corporate office and our stockholders. This is what is necessary to continue to grow in the world today. Please continue to embrace the UTi world as management here has.
Thank you for your continued efforts in the safety compliance area. Market driven is where we are headed. With a little help from the economic side, this will be an excellent year.
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