|
|
|
The Official Newsletter of Louisiana's Trucking Industry |
October 28, 2022 |
THIS WEEK |
|
|
|
ASSOCIATION UPDATES
INDUSTRY UPDATES MORE INFORMATION OPEN ROAD MAGAZINE
|
ASSOCIATION UPDATES |
|
LMTA & BSW Seminar on Wage & Hour Laws | Nov. 18 |
|
The Louisiana Motor Transport Association and Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. are excited to present Management Update Briefing, a half-day labor and employment law seminar for members. Details & registration can be found below:
Date
Contact |
|
|
Nov. 9 - Board of Directors & Membership Meetings |
|
Fall meeting for the LMTA Board of Directors at LMTA's Management & Membership Forum. The schedule for all LMTA meetings can be found below.
We ask that all Directors planning to attend this meeting, either in-person or by sending a proxy, complete registration so we can establish a quorum. Proxy forms can be accessed on members' Info Hub under "resources" or downloaded here. Please send all completed proxy forms to renee@lmta.la.
LOCATION: The Southern Hotel 428 East Boston Street, Covington, LA, 70433, United States
Please note: Registering for the Board of Directors meeting WILL NOT register you for the Membership & Management Forum, which includes training for Pt. 2 of our litigation training on The Mongoose Method. To register for our litigation workshop - please register. |
|
|
LMTA Member Exclusive NO COST Employee Benefits
|
|
We are excited to share our partnership with Mengel Financial Group to bring our members our new benefit plans under LMTA Insurance Management!
Since 2005, Mengel Financial Group has been offering Voluntary Employee Benefits to meet the needs of companies and their employees. Mengel Financial Group is committed to providing our members with the best and most affordable group benefits based on their specific needs. Offering Voluntary Employee Benefits strengthens relationships with your employees and improves retention and recruitment.
All of the benefits are offered at NO COST TO THE EMPLOYER. Mengel Financial Group has partnered with over 20 insurance carriers, which allows us to provide the best and most affordable benefits to satisfy our member's employee’s needs. Many of their benefit offerings are Guaranteed Issue requiring no medical questions or medical exam.
Mengel Financial Group has been saving companies, employees & owner operators money on benefits since 1989, working with the Georgia Motor Transport Association in recent years, providing their members with affordable benefits.
LMTA Insurance Management also has a local benefits specialist in Tiffany VanHazebroeck, located in Mandeville, LA. Tiffany is ready to help our member companies provide their employees with exclusive voluntary benefits!
For more information or inquiries on benefits - please contact Tiffany VanHazebroeck or Ted Mengel whose information is listed in their profiles here.
TIFFANY VANHAZEBROECK | Benefits Specialist
TED MENGEL | CEO (404) 314-6799 |
|
|
INDUSTRY UPDATES |
FMCSA - Extends the Emergency Declaration |
No. 2022-013 - Hurricane Ian - Florida and South Carolina |
|
OCTOBER 25, 2022
FMCSA extends the Hurricane Ian Regional Emergency Declaration (only two states are impacted: Florida and South Carolina).
Weblink: SSC - Modification and Extension of Emergency Declaration 2022-013 - Hurricane Ian
Emergency Declarations, Waivers, Exemptions and Permits: |
|
|
Slidell Touch a Truck - Weather Postponement |
|
RESCHEDULED: November 5, 2022
From Slidell Noon Lions Club: Touch-a-Truck that was scheduled for this weekend (Oct. 29) has been POSTPONED due to weather. Lion Dan has been in touch with WWL's weatherman Chris Franklin, who expects scattered rain on and off most of the day, with some areas getting up to an inch of rainfall. The make-up day will take place the following week on Saturday, Nov. 5. Have a safe and happy weekend. We will see everyone on Nov. 5. |
|
|
|
OTHER UPDATES |
WEATHER - National Weather Service: No Advisories |
|
Here is an update from our partners at the New Orleans and Baton Rouge NWS.
Main Takeaways:
|
|
|
ELECTIONS - PAR Guide to Constitutional Amendments |
Nonpartisan educational review to help people understand the issues and the proposed changes on the ballots. |
|
From PAR (Public Affairs Research Council) The 2022 Guide covers the potential impact of 11 constitutional amendments the public will consider on the Nov. 8 and Dec. 10 ballots. This nonpartisan, educational review helps you understand the issues and the proposed changes so you can develop your positions on each proposition.
To view the 2022 Guide, please visit the links below. |
|
|
OPEN ROAD MAGAZINE |
MEMBER RESOURCES |
