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2 OTA Chair’s Message by Bart Sherman 4 OTA President’s Message by Jana Jarvis 5 Event CalendarLEGISLATIVE UPDATE
6 The View From the State Capitol by Bob RussellEVENTS
8 2016 Portland Area Member Mixer 9 Holiday Open House 10 2017 Southern Oregon OTA Mixer 12 Trucking Day at the CapitolFEATURE
14 Q&A with Chris Spear, ATANEWS
17 OTA NewsLICENSE
18 How am I Supposed to Know? License Validation for a DriverMANDATE
22 ELD Mandate Tops the List of Concerns in ATRI’s Annual Trucking Industry SurveySAVINGS
25 Notice to All Oregon Employers Oregon Retirement Savings PlanTMC
27 Technology & Maintenance Council EventsSAFETY
28 2017 Oregon GOSH AwardsIssue 1 | 2017
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