November Newsletter from TFIG

Our office will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 27th at 12:00

Thursday, Nov. 28th all day

Friday, Nov. 29th all day

for Thanksgiving.

Tags (U-V-W) expire............................................................................Nov 29th, 2019

NM, Oregon, IFTA stickers renewel, UCR due before......................Dec 31st, 2019

Intrastate Renewal Due before..........................................................Dec 31st, 2019

4th Quarter Fuel Taxes are due to TFIG............................................Jan 15th 2020

REGISTRATION

Tags beginning with U, V, and W expire November 29th. Those of you with tags beginning

with X,Y, or Z should send us your paperwork now to avoid late filing penalties. If your tag

begins with A or B, the IRP office is requesting that your renewal paperwork be turned in

by November 15th. Our tag work processing fee begins at $76.

PERMITS

New Mexico and Oregon

If you travel in the states of New Mexico,and Oregon, your state permits will

need to be renewed before December 31st.

IFTA

Georgia IFTA stickers for 2020 are available.

The 2019 IFTA stickers will expire December 31st.

UCR

Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Board of Directors will be delaying the 2020 fee until

further notice.

MCA RENEWAL

If you have a Georgia MCA number, this will also be up for renewal from November 1st

through December 31st. The fee for renewal begins at $50.

FUEL TAXES

Fuel tax filings for 3rd quarter 2019 (July 1st - September 30th) are late as of

October 31st. The state charges a $50 late penalty or 10% of what is owed, whichever

amount is greater. Keep in mind that an additional 1% of your total owed is applied to

every month your fuel taxes are late; so don’t delay in getting your information to us if

you have not yet done so! If you have an IFTA account and did not run in 3rd quarter, we

will still need a statement from you to file a zero return to the states on your behalf.

Make sure to continue keeping track of your fuel and mileage for 4th quarter which

covers October 1st – December 31st. That information will be due to our office by

January 15th.

OTHER SERVICES

DOT COMPLIANCE

The Department of Transportation

requires that all drivers operating vehicles

of 26,000 pounds or more be enrolled in a

drug and alcohol consortium. Our office

covers the drug testing costs for you; so

you don’t need to worry about any

additional fees.

TEMPORARY PERMITS

Our permit specialists here at TFIG can

help in getting your trip, fuel, oversized

and overweight permits. We will review

details of your load to ensure that you

meet each state’s requirements for safe

and compliant traveling.

Drug and Alcohol Clearing House

Drug and Alcohol Clearing House:

January 6, 2020 is the mandatory effective date for the use of the Clearinghouse

mandated by Congress to report and query information about driver drug and alcohol

program violations. Employers must conduct both electronic queries within the

Clearinghouse and manual inquiries with previous employers to cover the preceding three

years. The Clearinghouse will improve highway safety by helping employers, FMCSA,

State Driver Licensing Agencies, and State law enforcement to quickly and efficiently

identify drivers who are not legally permitted to operate commercial motor vehicles

(CMVs) due to drug and alcohol program violations. This secure online database will

provide access to real-time information, ensuring that drivers committing these violations

complete the necessary steps before getting back behind the wheel, or performing any

other safety-sensitive function. Get News and Updates about the Clearinghouse by

visiting the following weblink https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/ .

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