6 Oregon Trucking Association, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch EVENTS OTA Celebrates Forward Momentum at 2023 Annual Leadership Convention & Exhibition By Jennifer Sitton | OTA Communications Consultant OTA WAS THRILLED to welcome members to Central Oregon this summer for the Annual Leadership Convention & Exhibition. We kicked off the event a day early this year with a golf tournament benefitting the OTA Legal Fund, followed by a free training on FMCA’s safety compliance and enforcement program. The fun began that evening as attendees attended a welcome reception and received a sneak peek at the Allied Partner Exhibition. Day two continued with a timely presentation on zero-emission vehicles, a federal regulatory and legislative update from ATA Chair Dan Van Alstine, and an important panel on “CARB, EPA & Trucks on the Way.” Attendees at that night’s TruckPAC dinner were treated to a lively conversation that evening entitled “Will the Oregon Legislature ever get along again?” with always entertaining former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson and Jeff Eager, Bend attorney and author of the Oregon Roundup. On the final day of the convention, OTA President & CEO Jana Jarvis delivered the annual State of the Association, providing members insight on what challenges the association will be tackling in the coming year, as well as the progress that’s been made in the last few years during the recovery from the pandemic. Members also heard a tolling update from ODOT, as well as a legislative update from Joint Transportation Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Chris Gorsek and Rep. Susan McLain, and Vice-Chairs Sen. Brian Boquist and Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis. We wrapped up the three-day event with the 2023 OTA Awards Banquet, where Siskiyou Transportation (Mark Gibson) was awarded Carrier Member of the Year and Cummins (Trevin Fountain) received the Allied Member of the Year award. A&M Transport was honored with the 2023 OTA Image Award. Thank you to all of our members who attended this year’s Annual Leadership Convention and all of our allied members who participated in the Exhibition! Don’t forget to mark your calendar for next year’s Annual Convention Aug. 19–21.
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