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NORTHAMERICAN TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Inquiries: Wayne Schooling
President & CEO
Call (562) 279-0557 within
California or Call: 800-805-0040 outside of California.
NTA Becomes First Association to Become a California Department of Motor
Vehicles Authorized Employer Pull Notice Agent.
Carson City, NV,
November, 2009 –
NorthAmerican Transportation Association, a
national transportation benefits organization (TBO) established in 1989, has
become the first association to be a California Department of Motor Vehicles
Authorized Employer Pull Notice Agent. California Department of Motor
Vehicles, Automation Development Unit said, “This will enable NorthAmerican
Transportation Association the ability to help their members by improving
public safety, help determine if member’s drivers have a valid drivers
license, help to reveal problem drivers or driving behavior and help their
membership minimize their liability as well as stay in compliance with the
Employer Pull Notice Program which is a mandatory segment of the Biennial
Inspection of Terminals Program (BIT).”
In an interview from NTA’s California
Information Center located in Signal Hill, Ca., President Wayne Schooling
said, “This is just another good reason for transportation-related
companies, large or small, to join our organization. There are
transportation companies out there still using sub-standard means and with
CSA 2010 coming next year it only makes sense to have a professional safety
person monitoring your drivers, this fits right in.” Mr. Schooling said,
“This is quite an honor because even the California Trucking Association
does not provide this service.”
NorthAmerican Transportation Association is
now recognized by industry professionals, state and federal agencies as
providing superior services in the field of Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
Management, Driver Qualification Files, Vehicle Maintenance Files, and Hours
of Service regulations, that are in compliance with all regulations.
This is NTA’s third national achievement.
In November 2001, NTA was awarded National
Accreditation
for Administration of Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. This accreditation
means that their facilities, operations and personnel meet the highest
standards in areas such as regulatory compliance, client confidentiality,
accountability, company service standards, operational practices, business
ethics, and professional competency for drug and alcohol testing program
management. A primary requirement was that the principal(s) of NorthAmerican
Transportation Association have attended comprehensive training on standards
of program management and have passed an industry-developed exam on these
policies and procedures.
In
November 2006, NTA was appointed the Official U.S. DOT training site on the
Internet by the Transportation Safety Institute and Advance Online Solutions
Inc., offering approximately 93 on-line courses whereby the participants can
receive a Certificate of Training issued by the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Transportation Safety Institute.
If you’re a NTA member and are not enrolled
in any of our programs, you may well be facing trouble in State and/or
Federal compliance. For more information about NTA’s program, you can visit
our website at
www.ntassoc.com or call us at
(562) 279-0557 if you are within California and at 800-805-0040
outside of California. |
