One of our maintenance/service truck and trailer combinations was stopped by a PUCO officer last Friday, August 27, 2010. There is apparently a new regulation that will affect ALL of us not only in the “green industry” but almost virtually every commercial vehicle. The new regulations affect any vehicle with a GVW of 10,000 pounds or more OR a vehicle and trailer with a combined GVW of 10,000 pounds or more. The key points of this new ridiculous regulation will require that our drivers will ALL be required to have a CDL, annual physical exams with proof of record, the trucks and trailers will ALL be required to be examined annually by a certified mechanic or shop that will issue a sticker of compliance. Needless to say this will be yet one more unnecessary burden on small business and a cost that no one wants. Jennifer of our state organization, ONLA is aware of this issue and is contacting PUCO. My brother Chuck Buck who is active in local and state politics is contacting our state representative in the 23rd district, Ms. Cheryl Grossman. Please help complain or do whatever you can to see if we can get this new PUCO law reversed. This is coming down as a fereal law. Thank you. -Steve
Please see this link – http://www.puco.ohio.gov/emplibrary/files/Trans/MCR/PUCO%20Motor%20Carrier%20Safety%20Rules%20Handbook_June%202010.pdf
