OTA Dispatch Issue 4 2017

www.ortrucking.org 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 of Member Benefits christine@ortrucking.org Gregg Dal Ponte Director of Regulatory Compliance gregg@ortrucking.org Joe Darby Director of Safety & Compliance joe@ortrucking.org Zobeida Harp Administrative & Permits Coordinator permits@ortrucking.org Vilija Jozaitis Marketing & Communications Manager vilija@ortrucking.org Glenda Ekblad Director of Accounting accounting@ortrucking.org For information about OTA events and to register online, visit www.ortrucking.org . Published for OTA by LLM Publications PO Box 91099, Portland, OR 97291 503.445.2220 • 800.647.1511 Fax: 503.655.0778 •  www.llmpubs.com President  Stephen Boes Design  Stephanie Pendell Advertising Sales  David Gambill For information about advertising in the Oregon Truck Dispatch , please contact David Gambill at 503.445.2231 or davidg@llmpubs.com . Thank you, advertisers! Your support makes this publication possible. Please support them and tell them you saw them in the OTA Dispatch . 2 OTA Chair’s Message 4 OTA President’s Message 5 Event Calendar 5 New Members 8 What is Truck PAC? 22 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About OMSA and Were Afraid to Ask Issue 4 | 2017 @OTAOregon CONTENTS Stay Connected With Us Oregon Trucking Associations @ORTrucking @ORTrucking.org LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 6 Politics in Oregon— The Rocky Road Ahead EVENTS 10 2017 Annual Leadership Convention 13 Portland Area Industry Mixer 14 OTA at ATA’s Management Conference and Exhibition (MC&E) 15 OTA Makes Call on Washington FEATURE 16 An Interview with Diane DeAutremont 19 Women in the Trucking Industry HEALTH 20 High Health Insurance Renewal? NEWS 24 OTA News COMPLIANCE 26 A Primer on Highway Use Taxation in Oregon EMERGENCY 30 In Case of Emergency RULE 32 Electronic Logging Devices TMC 34 TMC Maintenance Fair & SuperTech Competition 35 TMC Training Classes SAFETY 36 If You’re Not Recognizing Your Drivers for Safety Milestones, Someone Else Will