Member News

May 2005

News from the FMCA national office in Cincinnati, Ohio …

Interstate tolls
FMCA encourages members to contact their state senators stating opposition to House Resolution 3, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA LU). TEA LU would allow states to collect tolls on interstate highways, bridges and tunnels for the purpose of reconstructing or rehabilitating the facility. The bill passed in the House in April 2005 and was sent to the Senate.

In the Executive Notes column in the May issue of FMC magazine (see link below) , Max Durbin, chairman of FMCA's Governmental And Legislative Affairs Committee, discusses the legislation and offers ideas to include in a letter to legislators.

More than a number
FMCA always has assigned numbers to identify its members. Ever wonder why? For starters, the number is used to avoid confusion over members with the same last names. Members also use their numbers to access FMCA's Mail Forwarding Service and other benefits.

Beverly Spurgeon, Director of Membership Services, explains the history and purposes of the numbering system in the Executive Director's Commentary in the April issue of FMC magazine (see link below).

FMCA assigned member number 361893 In May 2005.

FMC magazine, May 2005: Congress Considers Legislation Involving Interstate Tolls
www.fmca.com/fmc2005/maymag/execnotes.asp

FMC magazine, April 2005: Executive Director's Commentary
www.fmca.com/fmc2005/aprmag/pwd_commentary.asp