The New Jersey State Troopers are coming to Northern Nurseries on May 4 to answer many questions around new Motor Vehicle reculations that WILL affect your business.  According to the New Jersey State Trooper: 

In order to maintain compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationregulations, the State of New Jersey has adopted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) at N.J.S.A. 13:60 for intrastate commercial motor vehicles 10,001 pounds and greater. These updated regulations are in effect. 

This adoption includes revisions to the definition of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operating on highways in the State of New Jersey. While the vast majority of CMVs operating in New Jersey will be unaffected by this change, a subset of vehicles that were previously not included in the definition of a CMV in New Jersey will now be considered such. As a result, these vehicles will now be subject to FMCSR as adopted in N.J.A.C. 13:60. The following table outlines the changes in the new adoption for each vehicle type:

Type 1: GVWR, GCWR, GVW, or GCW 10,000 or more pounds(whichever is greater);

Type 2: Eight or more passengers, including the driver, for compensation;

Type 3: Sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; or 

Type 4: Used to transport material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, Chapter 1, subchapter C.

Please join us on May 4 for this important meeting.