September Newsletter

Our office will be closed Monday, September 6th for Labor Day.

Deadlines

Tags beginning with Q and R.............. September 30th

Tags beginning with U, V or W..............September 15th

Business Taxes...................................September 15th

Fuel & Mileage........................................October 15th

Personal taxes........................................October 15th

2290 Renewal Grace Period Has Ended

Renewal for 2290s was due August 31st. If you have not renewed your Heavy Highway

Use Tax (Form 2290), you are now responsible for late penalties from the IRS. Our

processing fee for 2290s is $65 for the first truck and $50 for each additional truck.

Tags Expiring and Renewals Due

GA IRP DEADLINES

***10% late filing fee if renewal not filed 30 days prior to tag expiration***

***25% late payment fee if paid after expiration***

Preparing for 3rd Quarter Fuel Taxes

Be sure to continue keeping track of your fuel and mileage for 3rd quarter which covers

July 1st - September 30th. That information will be due to our office by October 15th.

Personal and Business Taxes

If you filed an extension for your taxes, your information must be filed by September 15'th for business taxes and October 15'th for personal taxes.

MCS-150 Update

In accordance with FMCSA MCS-150 regulation 49 CFR Part §390.19, every two years

all motor carriers are required to update their MCS-150 information with the FMCSA. This

update must be completed in the appropriate month, every even or odd year, based on

your DOT#, even if none of your information has changed, and regardless of when you

last updated. Failure to complete a biennial update in your assigned month may cause

deactivation of your USDOT number and could result in civil penalties of up to $1,000

per day (not to exceed $10,000). If your DOT number ends with the number 8, your

MCS-150 may need to be updated. If the number before the 9 is odd number, you must

renew by the end of September this year. If the 9 is preceded by an even number, you

are not due for an update until September of next year.

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 do not, 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.

Any special permits ordered after 4pm will not be processed until the next business day.

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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