OTA Dispatch Issue 2 2019

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/CEO jana@ortrucking.org Waylon Buchan Director of Government Affairs waylon@ortrucking.org Christine Logue Director of Member Benefits christine@ortrucking.org Gregg Dal Ponte Director of Regulatory Compliance gregg@ortrucking.org Adam Williamson Director of Training & Development adam@ortrucking.org Zobeida Harp Administrative & Permits Coordinator permits@ortrucking.org Vilija Jozaitis Marketing & Communications Manager vilija@ortrucking.org Ligia Visan Director of Accounting accounting@ortrucking.org Christa Wendland Communications Consultant wendland@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 Bloss Design  Stephanie Pendell Advertising Sales  Ronnie Jacko For information about advertising in the Oregon Truck Dispatch , please contact Ronnie Jacko at 503.445.2234 or ronniej@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 3 New Members 4 OTA President’s Message 5 Event Calendar 24 OTA Council Updates 32 Carriers Invest in Inspection Strategies, Tools Issue 2 | 2019 CONTENTS Stay Connected With Us @OTAOregon Oregon Trucking Associations @ORTrucking @ORTrucking.org LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 6 Legislative Recap REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 8 Grandma Can Teach Us a Few Things About a Culture of Safety EVENTS 10 2019 Annual Safety Conference 14 TMC Maintenance Fair & SuperTech Competition FEATURE 18 Terrain Tamers: Interview with Brant Boyer INTERESTING HAULS SERIES 22 Delivering Essentials to One of Oregon’s Largest Cycling Events NEWS 26 OTA News 29 Member News SAFETY 36 Runaway Trucks Terrain Tamers Wins Safety Award