Issue 1, 2018

Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc. 24 Oregon Truck Dispatch OTA News NEWS Recent Departures Will Bring New Beginnings As most of our members are aware by now, Joe Darby, previous Director of Safety & Compliance has decided to take another position with Aon Risk Solutions, an active OTA member. Joe had been an asset to our association, and we wish him the best in his new endeavor. That being said, OTA would like to welcome Adam Williamson, our new Director of Training & Development. Adam has an extensive background in training and will be working with John Sallak over the next few months to build education programs that provide enhanced value for our members. In the meantime, please continue to reach out to us with any safety-related questions at 503.513.0005 or safety@ortrucking.org. 2018 Printed Directory By the time you read this, you should have a copy of our 2018 Printed Directory. This is a great resource for anyone wanting a complete list of all our active carrier and allied members and some Oregon Legislator contact information. New this year are some trucking statistics and a feature of our Carrier and Allied Member of the Year award recipients! We realize that data is often expired the minute it’s updated, so if for some reason your information needs to be corrected, let us know by contacting us at 503.513.0005 or info@ortrucking.org . OTA Attends Glostone’s Trucking Regulatory Update Conference OTA was invited to host a booth at Glostone’s annual event at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, OR. ELD’s, Drug Testing, and Distracted Driving were among the hot topics this year. OTA is always happy to participate in member events. Do you have something coming up? Let us know by contacting us at 503.513.0005 or info@ortrucking.org . Remember, nominations for OTA’s Image Award are still open! Read about it in the Chair’s Message on Page 2 or visit www.ortrucking. org/industry-image for full details and a link to the nomination form. Impact Solutions Training Opportunities Trainer and Founder of Impact Solutions, Kelly Anderson, is known to many OTA members for his Management Coaching Program. The one-year course teaches administrative and interpersonal skills that managers need in current positions as well as leadership qualities they’ll need for the future. It includes large and small group sessions and projects on topics like “Top 10 Mistakes Every Manager Makes.” The class started January 10, but registration is still open (a make-up for the first class is available). Kelly has now added professional courses geared toward trucking folks assigned to recruitment and retention roles. The Full Master Recruiting Techniques course will take place Portland April 23–25, and the Advanced session will the last two days of the full course April 24–25. Learn how to increase your orientation numbers and decrease your hire and turnover costs! More information is available at http://masterrecruitingtechniques.com or contact Christine Logue at christine@ortrucking.org or 503.513.0005 to register. Changes in Opioid Testing With new rules on drug testing in place this year, you may want to put your supervisors through a refresher course. OTA has a class specifically on that topic! Check out our events calendar for a training session near you —www.ortrucking.org/events. For some applicable knowledge of the changes, read the article by Lucas Kibby with Glostone/CleanFleet on page 36. NEW RULES