General Membership Meeting
April 4th, 2012
Periwinkles Restaurant
917 Southbridge Street, Auburn
Topic's Massachusetts Right To Repair Bill &
Pending Secondary Metals Bill.
6:30pm
Buffet dinner, RSVP by 3/28/12
774-402-4176, hotlines NE1, or plazausedautoparts@verizon.net
Members $30.00 Non-members $35.00
directions available @ www.periwinkles-giorgios.com
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WARNING AS OF JANUARY 2012
FEDERAL CELL PHONE BAN
The final rule prohibits commercial drivers from using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a commercial truck or bus. Drivers who violate the restriction will face federal civil penalties of up to $2,750 for each offense and disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle for multiple offenses. Additionally, states will suspend a driver’s commercial driver’s license (CDL) after two or more serious traffic violations. Commercial truck and bus companies that allow their drivers to use hand-held cell phones while driving will face a maximum penalty of $11,000.
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Automotive Recyclers Association Educational Foundation (ARAEF) partnership with the FIRST® Robotics Competition.
This alliance will provide the Automotive Recycling community with a unique opportunity to promote the industry to the next generation of engineers. This effort goes in hand with ARA and the ARAEF’s increased efforts to educate the public about automotive recycling and green recycled parts.
Information on the 2012 ARAEF and FIRST® partnership will be distributed to students across the country the first week of January. ARAEF is asking that ARA members who are contacted by FIRST® teams in their area to donate four to six small motors to the team build their project. A combination of wiper motors, window motors and seat motors could all serve as practical components of a team’s required components. Each FIRST® Robotics Competition team will receive a voucher in their competition kit that explains they are to contact a local ARA Member to set a time to pick up the motors at the automotive recycling facility. This is a win-win for ARA and FIRST® in that ARA Members* can directly impact the teams to enlighten them about automotive recycling, and the FIRST® has a reliable donation source for their program.
We need your help to be successful!! To make this easier on the students we really need a list of participating recyclers by state.
It is easy to sign up just send an email to Elizabeth Vermette elizabeth@a-r-a.org to add your name to the list. The list will be posted to the ARAEF Website, ASAP.
* You do not need to be a member of ARA to help. All Recyclers are welcome to participate.
Congratulations to our 2011 Scholarship recipients
Michelle Amo, Highway Auto Salvage
Dylan Bachand, Westover Auto Salvage
Reegan Carbone, Salisbury Auto Salvage
Ryder Carbone, Salisbury Auto Salvage
Jack Palley, Amherst Oakham Auto Recycling
Nathan Warburton, Robertson's Auto Salvage
2010 Mercury Switch Certification
Forms have been mailed. Blank forms are available @ www.mass.gov/dep/service/online/erpforms.htm#hgswitches
I couldn't find a due date on the form so I'm assuming its the same as last year MARCH 31ST.
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ELVS Replacement buckets are not provided automatically!To receive a replacement bucket, you should call 734-547-2511 or e-mail elvsbuckets@eqonline.com 10 days before you are ready to ship your full bucket and leave your request for a replacement bucket. Provide your company name, shipping address and bucket size (small or large). A replacement bucket will be shipped to you via UPS.
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N.M.V.T.I.S. Reporting
If you missed the November 16th meeting, I do have copies of the information provided by Jay Svendsen from Auto Data Direct avaialable. If you would like a copy please contact the office.
774-402-4176, NE1 (on hotlines) or
plazausedautoparts@verizon.net
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STORM WATER RUN-OFF
The EPA would like all reports filed electronically.
You may recieve an email from the NOI call center
Subject line:MSGP Monitoring report ready for certification.
If you do, go to; https://cdx.epa.gov/SSL/cdx/epa_home.asp
Register your company first. Once you are logged in take the time to verify the collection dates and test results of your reports. Then follow the screen by screen directions to "Certify" your reports.
THEY ARE NOT FILED UNTIL THEY ARE CERTIFIED
It is with deep regret that I inform you of the passing of former A.R.M. President Angelo "Roger" Camerota, on March 18th 2010. Roger founded Camerota Auto Wrecking in Springfield in 1949. He is survived by his six children. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 23rd at 10:00am at Mary Mother of Hope Church, 840 Page Blvd. Springfield, MA. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Forastiere Smith Funeral Home in East Longmeadow are handling the arrangements.
Mercury switch Certification forms for 2009
Forms are due March 31st 2010.See www.eqonline.com for your totals. Just click on services, go to ELVS Mercury switch Recovery Program. fill in the boxes with "2009" and "Massachusetts" click report, then choose the first letter of your business name. scroll down choose your company and view your report.It's going to give you the full history. please remember to report only the total switches turned in for 2009.Remember to keep a copy for your records.________________________________________
Disposal Extension Approved.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has extened the disposal timeline for cash for clunkers vehicles from 180 to 270 days. (official ruling can be veiwed at www.cars.gov)
Remember
- Report each vehicle to NMVTIS within 7 days of recieving
- you now have 270 days to pull and sell parts
- Crush or shred within 270 days of recieving.
- Report vehicle to NMVTIS within 7 days of disposal
- Keep all certification forms and records related to the program for 5 years.
- Keep a copy of the disposal facility certification for each vehicle
- Remove & properly dispose of all toxic and hazardous material prior to crushing/shredding.
- CRUSH THE VEHICLE ON SITE. CLUNKERS CAN NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO SECONDARY LOCATIONS FOR CRUSHING.
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The automotive recycling industry with $10 billion in (U.S. and Canada) sales annually plays a necessary and crucial role in the efficient, ecological disposal of inoperable motor vehicles. Although sometimes known as auto salvage dealers, professional automotive recyclers deal strictly in the recycling of motor vehicles i.e., domestic and foreign automobiles, light and heavy-duty trucks, buses and motorcycles.
From the earliest days of motorized travel, automotive recyclers have been leaders. These entrepreneurs developed a disassembly process for salvaged automobiles in order to reclaim reusable parts and components, and, thus, established an efficient automotive recycling system. For more than 75 years, automotive recyclers have been providing local employment, consumer service, and environmental conservation, worldwide.
Automotive recycling serves a vital role in preserving natural resources and reducing the demand for scarce landfill space. For example, the industry recycles over 10 million motor vehicles annually (in the U.S. and Canada alone), thereby saving an estimated 85 million gallons of oil that would otherwise be used in the manufacture of new replacement parts. Additional energy and resource conservation is realized by recycling rebuildable 'core' parts to the automotive parts rebuilding industry.
In addition to conserving natural resources, automotive recycling plays an important role in reducing air and water pollution, and solid waste generation. Automotive recyclers must abide by stringent local and national regulations on dealing with waste generated by salvaged automobiles. Many individual automotive recyclers have also instituted their own unique programs to further reduce the potential effects of harmful materials to their businesses and communities.
In a typical modern recycling business, inoperative motor vehicles are brought into a facility where the hazardous and recyclable fluids are properly drained. Undamaged parts are then dismantled from the vehicle, cleaned, tested, inventoried, and stored in a warehouse until sold. The remaining vehicle hulk is then prepared for scrapping.
Automotive recyclers are a valuable source for economical and often hard to find used motor vehicle replacement parts. Professional auto recyclers use computer and satellite communication systems that enable for direct inventory assessment as well as locate parts across town or across the continent, by simply entering the appropriate data into their computer system. This technology allows recyclers to maximize their inventories and provide quick and efficient service to their customers.