OTA Dispatch Fall 2015

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A publication of the

Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc.

4005 SE Naef Rd., Portland, OR 97267

503-513-0005 • 888-293-0005

Fax: 503-513-0008

www.ORtrucking.org

Jana Jarvis

President

jana@ortrucking.org

Bob Russell

Vice President/Government Affairs

russell@ortrucking.org

Christine Logue

Director Compliance/Safety and Insurance

christine@ortrucking.org

John Sallak

Safety & Compliance

john@ortrucking.org

Tina Kayser

Permits Coordinator

tina@ortrucking.org

Glenda Ekblad

Accounting

glenda@ortrucking.org

Courtney Sipel

Membership Coordinator

membership@ortrucking.org

For information about OTA events and to

register online, visit

www.ORtrucking.org

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair

Bart Sherman, Sherman Bros. Trucking

Vice Chair/ISI Rep.

Diane DeAutremont, Lile Moving & Storage

Secretary/Treasurer

Lanny Gower, Conway Freight

ATA Vice President

Andy Owens, A & M Transport

Past Chair

Mike Boyd, R.H. Sheppard

Chair Appointed

Dale Lemmons, Interstate Wood Products

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Central Oregon

Charlie Every, Charlie Every Trucking

Eastern Oregon

Don McGinn, McGinn Bros. Trucking

Southern Oregon

Troy Hutchens, FV Martin Trucking

Metro

Tim Love, Carson Oil

Willamette Valley

Ron Bowers, Ron Bowers, Inc.

Allied

Mandy Graham, Great West Casualty Co.

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Kristal Fiser, UPS

Ross Gay, JW Fowler

Leon Fischer, Siltez Trucking Co.

OMSA

Ross Gallup, Rose City Moving & Storage

SMC

Myke Lake, McCracken Motor Freight

TMC

Nicole Hawks, Kool-Pak

COMMITTEES

To learn more about the committees listed below, contact

OTA at

membership@ortrucking.org

or 503-513-0005.

Government Affairs

OTA in Action

Safety Management Council (SMC)

Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC)

Truck PAC

Highway Policy Committee

Independent Contract Task Force

Driver Shortage Solutions Task Force

OTA LEADERSHIP

3 OTA Chair’s Message, by Bart Sherman 4 OTA President’s Message, by Jana Jarvis 6 2015 JACK STEWART TRUCK PAC GOLF TOURNAMENT Enjoying a Round of Fun and Funding for the Truck PAC 8 OTA ANNUAL MEETING & EDUCATIONAL FORUM Meeting Wrap-up and 2016 OTA Board Members 10 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS The High Cost of Politics, by Bob Russell 12 OTA TRUCK PAC Building the Oregon Truck PAC Fund, by Courtney Sipel 14 MEMBER PROFILE Dale Lemmons, Interstate Wood Products, Inc., by Christine Logue 16 Fuel Pricing and What it Means to Your Business, by Kevin Bradley 18 Walmart Steps Up to the Plate during Wildfire Season, by Courtney Sipel 20 TECHNOLOGY & MAINTENANCE COUNCIL Information You Can Use, by Mike Vallery 22 SAFETY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL Safety: First and Always, by Myke Lake 23 OTA Calendar of Events 24 INSURANCE Controlling your own Destiny, by Jennifer King 26 Start the New Year Right with a Quick Checkup, by Kevin Anderson 28 MEMBER NEWS Bradley A. Lester, FedEx Freight, by Tina Kayser

Fall 2015

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