b'WPMA Marketer InformationRULES & Regulationscontinued This Quarter10 years agoin Historycontinued. February, March and AprilPeriodic Inspection Reports by drivers the moment they open Shipping Papers, Bills of Lading their door. Inspectors recognize thatSPR 2010 WPMN Clips drivers have a schedule to keep and VehicleInspectionCertificate want to avoid unnecessary delay. But \x07 drivers who demonstrate contempt Skill Performance for the inspector or the process are EvaluationCertificate Table 2. Impact of Wax Settling and WASA Additive CDL License and Endorsement also likely to have contempt for the on the Cloud Point of an ULSD .rules. The only thing a bad attitude Vehicle Insurance and will get drivers is an afternoon with \x07Registration Information the inspector.Figure 1. Average CFPP Response of 5 Base Fuels and Biodiesel Record of Duty Status (if required) 5. Cooperate and be Honest Blends of the 5 Base Fuels and SME Treated with 3 Levels of CFI.HPMA (HI): President Mark Leong Emergency Guidebook InformationYoull be Glad You Did and his twin brother were born in the Drivers can make the inspectors jobIt is important to remember thatPhilippines where their father worked a lot easier by organizing requiredinspectors have sole discretionfor Proctor & Gamble. He and his four paperwork in a three-ring binder.whether to issue a citation or notbrothers were raised on the Windward or whether to conduct a cursoryside of Oahu. Mark and his wife Dana Documents in the binder should beinspection or a more comprehensivealso manage a coffee farm in Kona with placed in a plastic sheet protector soone. The more cooperative a drivertwo children. I am honored to be the that they are shielded from inclem- is during an inspection, the moreHPMA President and look forward to ent weather. Inspectors dont want tolikely the inspectors discretion willrepresenting the Hawaii Association. As WPMA President Burton Black says: struggle with keeping paperwork safefall in the drivers favor. DriversIn order to do good, you have to do well. In order to do well HPMA needs your from rain, wind and snow. The binderparticipation. I look forward to working with all of you in the coming year (or should be kept in the driver side doorshould be honest and forthcomingyears, according to Bob Fung).pocket for easy access. Papers orga- with inspectors. Drivers that discloseIPM&CSA (ID): Executive Director (ED) Suzi Budge (SB) Its all about nizedininthiswaybenefitthedriver a violation are more likely to get amaking ends meetTurn back the clock 6 yearsRevenues continue to as well. It is much easier to simplywarning than those who try to coverfall below projections with each passing monthBudget, Budget, Budget hand the entire binder to the inspectorup. When an inspector asks whats Dialing government back by more than 6 years is a daunting challenge when asked for a particular docu- wrong with your truck today driv- for lawmakersthe mood seems set against new taxes, especially in an ment,insteadoffishingaroundtrying ers should be honest. Inspectors areelection year. New transportation funding on the back burnerfor nowto locate it. There is nothing thataware that drivers are required toGovernors transportation task forcelikely reappear in the 2001 legislative causes more frustration for inspectorsperform pre-trip inspections on theirsession. WA H2816 (Son of 2009s H2277) is back againWashingtons than disorganized paperwork. Well- equipment. They also understandproposal for a 2.5 cent tax on exported fuelraising Idahos objections to organized paperwork that is protectedthat a light could go out betweenH2816, which in essence would tax Idaho citizens to pay for Washingtons and easily accessible makes a goodthe terminal and the inspection siteferry system (or anything else for that matter) . Ethanol taxationH384 impression on inspectors. Driverswithout the drivers knowledge. Butchanges the definition of motor fuel to include ethanol, ethanol blended fuel, fishingaroundforpaperworkare a driver cannot claim ignorance forgasoline blend stocks, and natural gasoline. far more likely to undergo a Level Iworn tires, missing safety triangles orMPMCSA (MT): ED Ronna Alexander (RA) President Suteys convention inspection than those that provide itinoperativefireextinguishers.Inspec- theme was Managing a Different Economy. Jim Mathis, CSP (Certified quickly and in an organized fashion.torsknowthatthesedeficienciesare Speaking Professional) who\'s a corporate re-invention strategist and likely long-standing or they wouldauthor challenged leaders to re-evaluate, re-purpose and re-invent their 4. Be Nice Not Surlyhave been discovered and correctedideas and beliefs. His presentation, The Economy isnt Down, Its Different, during pre-trip inspections. Claimingmotivated business owners. The afternoon session of the conference Inspectors have full discretion onignorance wont convince inspectorsincluded a class for the UST operator training due August 1st. The DEQ\'s fun whom they pick to inspect. Driversnot to issue a citation. Instead, it isworkshop had attendees work in competitive teams to answer questions shouldnt make themselves a targetmore likely to earn costly and numer- that were on the on-line test.for inspection by having a bad at- ous citations for both drivers andNPM&CSA (NV): ED Peter Krueger (PK) shared Cold Flow Improvers 101 titude. Inspectors dont want to heartheir employers. by Joe Roos, Technical Director of Afton Chemical.Why did you stop me?, I didnt doNMPMA (NM): ED Ruben Baca (RB) Legislature was facing up to a 500 anything wrong, I havent got timeThe bottom line is that if a truckmillion dollar shortfall for FY 2010(tax) bills we were trackingLiquor for this, or Why are you singlinglooks decent, the driver has organizedSurtax Act,Cigarettes and other tobacco productsDisposable Carry-me out? Inspectors expect driversand readily accessible documents,out Bag Tax ActSB 172 - makes it a violation of the Liquor Control Act for to provide direct answers to theira good attitude and is honest anda minor to buy, attempt to buy, receive, possess or permit himself to be served questions without any attitude. Evencooperative, then chances are that awith alcoholic beveragesIt strikes me that there are over 26,000 New if it is the inspector who has the badroadside inspector will go no furtherMexicans out of a job, but we must make sure state employees are protected. attitude, drivers are advised to keepthan a quick paperwork check and aThe budget was passed with a projected 6% growth in the economy and I their cool. This advice may sound ob- short cursory inspection of the truck. believe that you will be lucky to have a 2% growth." The NMPMA Convention vious, but my inspector friend said itand Trade Show was scheduled for August 31 and September 1, 2010, at is common for him to be challengedS the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque, moving the convention away from weekends to the middle of the week (Tuesday and Wednesday). 22 www.wpma.com / Spring 2020'