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 Vehicle Requirements
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MCMUA Transfer
Stations
Administrative Information
Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority
PO Box 370
Mendham, NJ 07945-0370
Tel: (973) 829-8585 | Fax: (973) 285-8397
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INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS
Click here
for a PDF copy of the insurance requirements as of
June 1, 2009.
Provided below are the vehicle
insurance requirements for
utilizing the transfer stations. Please note that as of June 1,
2009 certain limits were decreased from previous requirements.
Specifically, general aggregate automobile liability and general
liability insurance was lowered from $3,000,000 to $2,000,000 for
vehicles over 26,000 lbs.
Please note that in
April 2009 limits for workers compensation and employers
liability insurance were increased to $1,000,000 for each of the
three subcategories (each accident, disease - each employee and
disease - policy limit) for those that are not self-employed
contractors. Please see the requirements
below:
Automobile Liability and
General Liability Insurance - All
vehicles, except private automobiles, accessing the MCMUA transfer
stations are required to carry insurance covering the MCMUA and the
County of Morris for all claims arising from Owned, Hired and
Non-Owned vehicles.
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For vehicles over 26,000 lbs.,
the general liability limit must not be less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars
($2,000,000) general aggregate. The automobile liability limit
must not be less than a combined single limit per accident of
one million dollars ($1,000,000).
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For contractors operating vehicles under 26,000
lbs., the general liability limit must
not be less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per
occurrence. The automobile liability limit must not be less than
a combined single limit per accident of three hundred thousand
dollars ($300,000).
Workers Compensation And
Employers Liability Insurance - In
accordance with the mandated statutory requirements of the State of
New Jersey, employers’ liability insurance shall have the following
limits (note: self-employed contractors need not carry this
coverage):
Additional Insured Revisions -
This requirement was revised on May 1, 2008
and updated insurance certificates with this revised "additional
insured" information must be sent to the MCMUA or
you will be denied access to the transfer stations.
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The “County of Morris” or the “MCMUA” must be named as
“additional insured” on the certificate of insurance.
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The “County of Morris” or the “MCMUA” must be listed as the
certificate holder with the address P.O. Box 370, Mendham, NJ
07945-0370.
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The MCMUA must also receive the Additional Insured Endorsement
with the “County of Morris” or the “MCMUA” in the left box and
the statement “Contractor drop-off of solid waste at transfer
station.” In the right box. See the example of additional
insured endorsement below.
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POLICY NUMBER: |
COMMERCIAL GENERAL
LIABILITY
CG 20 10 07 04 |
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THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT
CAREFULLY.
ADDITIONAL INSURED - OWNERS, LESSEES OR
CONTRACTORS - SCHEDULED PERSON OR
ORGANIZATION
This endorsement
modifies insurance provided under the following:
COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE PART
SCHEDULE
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Name of Additional
Insured Person (s)
Or Organization (s): |
Locations of Covered
Operations |
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“County of Morris” or the “MCMUA” |
“Contractor drop-off of solid waste at transfer
station.”
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Information required to complete this Schedule, if
not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations. |
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A. Section II — Who Is
An Insured is amended to include as an additional
insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in
the Schedule, but only with respect to liability for
“bodily injury”, “property damage” or “personal and
advertising injury” caused, in whole or in part, by:
1. Your acts or
omissions; or
2. The acts or omissions
of those acting on your behalf;
in the performance of your ongoing
operations for the additional insured(s) at the
location(s) designated above. |
B. With respect to the
insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the
following additional exclusions apply:
This
insurance does not apply to “bodily injury” or
“property damage” occurring after:
1. All work, including
materials, parts or equipment furnished in
connection with such work, on the project (other
than service, maintenance or repairs) to be
performed by or on behalf of the additional
insured(s) at the location of the covered operations
has been completed; or
2. That portion of “your
work” out of which the injury or damage arises has
been put to its in tended use by any person or
organization other than another Contractor or
Subcontractor engaged in performing operations for a
principal as a part of the same project.
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NOTE:
Exceptions or exemptions to any of the above coverages must be
pre-approved by the MCMUA, by submission of a detailed explanation in
writing.
Certificates
verifying the above insurance coverage must be submitted in order to
operate at either Transfer Station.
Insurance Certificates can either be mailed to MCMUA,
P.O. Box 370
,
Mendham
,
NJ
07945-0370 , or faxed to 973-285-8397 or emailed to
esgro@mcmua.com.
NJDEP
REGISTRATION
Provided below are the vehicle registration requirements for
utilizing the transfer stations for solid waste disposal. There are three classes of
vehicle registration needed including:
Questions regarding these regulations should be directed to the
NJDEP at (609) 292-7081
Vehicles
Requiring NJDEP Registration (Decals)
Ref.: N.J.A.C. 7:26-3.1 and 7:26-16
"A-901" LICENSED TRANSPORTERS (Solid Color
Decals)
- All vehicles, including trailers used to transport solid waste
in New Jersey.
- All cabs (tractors) or other vehicles used to pull trailers
holding solid waste.
- All containers used to hold solid waste (diagonally lined
decals).
**"A-901" licensed refers to those transporters
approved by the NJDEP to operate a solid/hazardous waste hauling/transportation business
in NJ. They are also required to have a Certificate of Public Necessity and Convenience.
"A-901"
EXEMPTED TRANSPORTERS
(Cross-hatched decals)
- All vehicles that are used to transport solid waste, bearing
commercial DMV license plates and which have been exempted from having to be fully
licensed ("A-901" licensed).
- All vehicles used to transport solid waste which are
registered with the DMV with a gross weight in excess of 9,000 lbs. (commercial or
non-commercial).
*"A-901" exempted refers to those transporters who
are exempted by the regulations from having to submit a disclosure and obtain a
solid/hazardous waste transporter license as well as a "certificate". Among
those in this category would be government (federal, state, county and municipal) agencies
and "self-generating waste disposers".
VEHICLES
NOT REQUIRING NJDEP REGISTRATION
(Exempt from having decals)
Ref.: N.J.A.C. 7.26-3.3
- Persons transporting only their own household waste in
passenger automobiles bearing general MV registration plates.
- Persons transporting only their own solid waste in vehicles
registered with DMV as having a gross vehicle weight of 9,000 lbs. or less***.
- Persons transporting solid waste through New Jersey roadways
and highways if:
- Solid waste is not discharged from vehicle used.
- Solid waste is not being collected, treated, processed,
transferred or disposed of in New Jersey.
- Solid waste is not stored in vehicle or container in excess of
24 hrs., unless it needs repair due to mechanical breakdown and repair is needed, or the
operator must stop for a mandatory rest or break.
- 4. Persons transporting source separate recyclable material to
an authorized (class B) recycling facility.
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Please note that vehicles not registered with NJDEP are not permitted to discharge solid
waste at or near areas where "commercial" type solid waste vehicles are
unloading or where heavy equipment is operating.
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