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Truck Weight Compliance
Shoreview - Jan. 2
Alexandria - Jan. 29
East Grand Forks - Feb. 5
Detroit Lakes - Feb. 26
Mankato - Mar. 4
Marshall - Mar. 11
St. Cloud - Mar. 27
Bloomington - Apr. 1
Duluth - Apr. 22
Rochester - Apr. 29
Logger Conferences
Tower - April 8 & 9
Bemidji - April 16 & 17
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MLEP Loggers Harvest Timber for Habitat for Humanity Home
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Long
time MLEP member, Schermer Logging, recently harvested trees from the
Cook Tree Farm of MN Senator Tom Bakk. Both Cliff and Jim
Schermer were on site to harvest the aspen that will soon become sheets
of oriented strand board (OSB), as part of a unique effort by the MN
Sustainable Forestry Inititative® (SFI) Implementation Committee to build a Habitat for Humanity home in Hibbing, using SFI certified materials.
Click here for photos from the harvest and additional infromation on this unique project.
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Another Four Logging Companies Earn Minnesota Master Logger Certification
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The
following logging businesses met the qualifications and successfully
achieved the status of Minnesota Certified Master Logger:
Fletcher Trucking, Inc. - Brainerd
Patzoldt Brothers, Inc. - Pine City
Venhuizen Forest Products - Isle
Jouppi Forest Products - Isabella
A complete listing of all Minnesota Certified Master Loggers can be accessed here.
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$156,215 in Fines - Don't be Next
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According
to the US Department of Transportation, the logging industry in
Minnesota has paid more than $156,000 in fines during the last five
years for violations related to the failure to implement a random drug
and/or alcohol testing program. Drivers required to have a
commercial drivers license (CDL), who operate a Commercial Motor
Vehicle are subject to the controlled sustance and alcohol testing
rules. You can learn more about the alcohol and drug testing
requirements by clicking here, contacting MLEP or attending one of our upcoming DOT Audit workshops.
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