In this issue of the
Monday Morning Messenger,
read our
Top Story
to find out what upcoming commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement event is around the corner starting next weekend and what to expect.
Speaking of CMV roadside enforcement, check out the top violations from the last enforcement event this past summer in our second story of the morning.
Thirdly, do you have any new front office staff or staff that need a refresher on the basics of answering out of gas, leak and other important customer questions or just an employee that needs RRC Continuing Education credit? If so, check out our second story of the morning to learn what upcoming resurrected class is back next week.
Lastly, as anticipated the statewide $5,000 propane vehicle incentive available from the State of Texas to anyone and everyone in the Lone Star State that does a qualifying propane conversion or buys a qualifying propane vehicle is officially back. Read more about it below.
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MEMBERS ONLY
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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- In Brief
- Top Story
- Regulatory Update
- Continuing Education
- Conversion Incentive
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CALENDAR
September 9, 2019
September 15, 2019
September 15-21,2019
CVSA Brake Safety Week
September 18, 2019
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Brake Safety Week is September 15-21, 2019
= Increased Enforcement
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is scheduled for September 15-21, 2019. Throughout that week, enforcement officials will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial motor vehicles throughout North America. Vehicles with critical brake violations, or other critical vehicle inspection item violations, will be restricted from traveling until those violations are corrected. Vehicles without critical vehicle inspection item violations are eligible to receive a CVSA decal indicating that the vehicle passed inspection.
During this year’s Brake Safety Week, inspectors will be paying special attention to brake hoses/tubing. While checking these brake system components is always part of the North American Standard Inspection Program, CVSA is highlighting brake hoses/tubing as a reminder of their importance to vehicle mechanical fitness and safety.
Out-of-adjustment brakes and brake-system violations represented 45 percent of all out-of-service vehicle violations issued during last year’s three-day International Roadcheck enforcement campaign.
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CVSA Releases Results from 2019 Roadcheck
This Past Summer
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As we enter another roadside enforcement event, below is a list of violations, from the last nationwide enforcement event, Roadcheck 2019. During the 2019 Roadcheck, a 72-hour CMV enforcement event, inspectors conducted 67,072 inspections on commercial motor vehicles in Canada and the U.S. as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck. During those three days, 12,019 vehicles were removed from roadways due to critical vehicle inspection item violations and 2,784 drivers were placed out of service for driver-related violations.
Driver out-of-service conditions were as follows:
Driver Violation Category & # of Violations
1 Hours of Service 1,179
2 Wrong Class License 714
3 False Logs 467
4 Other 351
5 Suspended License 232
6 Drugs/Alcohol 99
7 Expired License 94
8 Violating License Restriction 37
Vehicle violations were as follows:
Violation Category & # of Violations
1 Loading 73
2 Shipping Papers 61
3 Placarding 46
4 Markings 31
5 Bulk Packagings 15
7 Package Integrity 12
7 Other 6
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Railroad Commission Approves
Employee Level Continuing Education Credit
for ProCOT's First Contact Safety Training
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The Railroad Commission has approved the Propane Council of Texas' First Contact Safety Training for Continuing Education course credit for employee-level certification holders.
The Propane Council of Texas will host a First Contact Safety Training class on September 18, 2019 from 1PM -4PM in Austin. The training is designed for those who are the first point of contact for customers (e.g. those answering the phones at propane companies).
Instructor:
Michael Terry
Please find below the agenda for the course will cover:
- General characteristics & properties of propane
- Texas rules & standards basics
- Inside & outside gas leaks
- Out of gas calls / how to tell customer how to read tank gauge
- Carbon monoxide
- Aboveground tanks (features, distance requirements, regulators)
- Underground tanks (features, distance requirements & cathodic protection requirement basics)
- DOT Cylinders (features & cylinder requalification requirements)
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Statewide Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program
Officially Opened
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$5 million is available for propane & natural gas.
Enough for 1,000 vehicles.
- The incentive is STATEWIDE and not restricted to non-attainment or near non-attainment areas. All 254 Texas counties are eligible.
- $5,000 per qualifying propane vehicle/conversion
- Funds available, first come, first serve
- Conversion must be done within first 500 miles
- Anyone can apply e.g. a propane company, a fleet customer
or even a consumer
- It can be bi-fuel or dedicated propane system
- No vehicle destruction and no retirement is required
- Vehicle must be under 10,000 lbs.
- Reservations can be made with TCEQ if you have a P.O.
Qualifying vehicles/qualifying available propane conversion kits for MY 2019 include: F-150, F-250, F-350, Ford Explorer, Ford Transit, Nissan Frontier, Chevy Silverado, Sierra, Savanna Cargo/Passenger, and G3500 Express Cutaway.
New qualifying conversion kits are being added throughout the year.
Propane Council of Texas can help you with an incentive application submission or even identifying qualifying conversion kits.
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