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Chair -- James Lynch, Montana
Vice Chair -- Jeff Honefanger, Ohio
Secretary -- Jim March, FHWA
Liaison -- Leo Penne, AASHTO

MEETINGS CALENDAR


YEAR DATE STATE WEBPAGE CONTACT Save-the-Date
2008 June 25-27 St. Louis, MO Annual Meeting
Missouri DOT
Jan Skouby
jan.skouby@modot.mo.gov
(573) 522-5202
2008 Meeting: Save-the-Date
Now Available



| RECENT Meeting | FUTURE Meeting | ARCHIVED Meeting |




For a complete listing of all AASHTO meetings:
AASHTO's meetings page.



Future Meeting


CLICK HERE FOR: St. Louis Hotel Accommodations MEETING PROGRAM

AASHTO HIGHWAY TRANSPORT
JUNE 25th and 27th 2008
  • SAVE-THE-DATE Flyer
    Now Available

  • 2008 SCOHT AGENDA
    Now Available

  • 2008 SCOHT REGISTRATION
    Now Available

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    CLICK HERE FOR: St. Louis Official Travel Portal HOTEL REGISTRATION:

    Rooms have been held at:
    The Hilton--St. Louis at the Ballpark
    One South Broadway @ Market Street
    St. Louis, Missouri 63102
    Hilton St. Louis Accommodations page
    Tel: 1-314-421-1776

    NOTE REMINDER:
    • Registrants must make their own room reservations

    • Please mention the name of the conference when making arrangements


    For more information of this meeting, please contact:

    Tina Grothoff, CMP
    General Services Technician/Travel Service Assistant
    MoDOT
    Phone: 573-522-4031
    Fax: 573-526-2422
    E-Mail: Tina.Grothoff@modot.mo.gov



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    RECENT Meeting

    Subcommittee on Highway Transportation

    U.S. Capitol

    Washington Briefing
    February 21-22, 2008

    Meeting Materials:

    • Save-the-Date: 2008 Washington Briefing
      (NOW AVAILABLE)

    • SCOHT Agenda: 2008 Washington Briefing
      (NOW AVAILABLE)


      Washington panel says Motor Carrier issues will be on Congressional Agenda

      The Subcommittee on Highway Transport (SCOHT) hosted it's first annual Washington Briefing this February 21-22 of 2008. The main discussion for this year was Motor carrier issues ranging from truck size and weight to hours of service, which are likely to be examined in Congressional hearings this year, as reported by a Washington panel Legislative Report update.

      Administrators from more than 20 state departments of transportation got a first hand report from a panel of key House and Senate staffers at a two day conference of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Highway Transport.

      Helena Zybilkewycz, Senior Professional Staff Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said that Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) "is committed to accomplishing reauthorization by 2009." But Stephen Gardner, a staff member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said "a reauthorization bill isn't likely to pass until 2010." He added that the committee was going to do everything within its power to make it happen by the deadline.

      Gardner said "A lot depends on how long it takes the new White House to put out its report and how it's presented to Congress. There are four committees that are involved with surface transportation and if you start shifting responsibilities between those committees you can anticipate a long drawn out process."

      The panel, which also included Suzanne Newhouse, minority staff member of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation, said that apart from SAFETEA-LU reauthorization, their committees will be holding hearings on five other key issues related to the trucking industry. Those issues are:
    • size and weight limits; which may include an attempt to measure the impact current truck sizes and weights have on existing transportation infrastructure;


    • hours of service; not just a broad examination of the number of hours operators can drive but taking a look at the unique situations in which there may be a need to make adjustments related to functionality and efficiency;


    • the Cross Border Pilot Program; an examination of the DOT long haul program which allows Mexican motor carriers into the U.S.;


    • high risk motor carriers; identification of those carriers with consistent safety violations and who score poorly on compliance reviews and targeting them for enforcement; and


    • tax credits; the issuance of tax credits to motor carriers who add safety enhancements such as lane departure warning devices to their fleets.


    • The panel members said they were also hearing a lot of talk on Capitol Hill about the possibility of new regulations and driver training rules for motor carriers. They encouraged participants to offer their suggestions to Congress either through AASHTO or their individual state organizations. "Your input is important," Zybilkewycz said.


      MEETING PRESENTATIONS :
      2006 European SCAN
      Commericial Motor Vehicle Size and Weight Enforcement in Europe
      Status of Implementation PPT

      Debbie Freund
      FMCSA Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Activities
      PPT

      Jim Lynch
      Statement fo the Transportation Department of Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, and Wyoming
      before the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission PDF

      Elaine King
      TRB Trucking Related Publications and Projects, 2007-08
      DOC

      Truck Size & Weight Enforcement
      Federal Highway Administration
      Office of Freight Management & Operations PPT

      Jeff Secrist / Quon Kwan
      FMCSA Smart Park Project Manager
      Smart Park: Real-Time Parking Information for Truckers PDF

      Julie Lane
      FMCSA, Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
      Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Program Update PPT

      Bryan Price
      Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM)
      PPT

      Leo Lopez
      U.S. Mexico Border Demonstration Project
      North American Borders Division PPT



    For more information on meeting materials, please contact:
    Andrea Ryan
    202-624-5804
    aryan@aashto.org

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    Archived Meetings

    New Orleans, Louisiana------------->2007

    Coeur d' Alene, Idaho------------->2006

    Burlington, Vermont ------------->2005

    Cleveland, Ohio ------------->2004

    San Antonio, Texas --------->2003

    Annapolis, Maryland -------->2002

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