OTA Dispatch Issue 2 2020

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 [email protected] Waylon Buchan Director of Government Affairs [email protected] Christine Logue Director of Member Benefits [email protected] Gregg Dal Ponte Director of Regulatory Compliance [email protected] Adam Williamson Director of Training & Development [email protected] Zobeida Harp Administrative & Permits Coordinator [email protected] Vilija Jozaitis Marketing & Communications Manager [email protected] Ligia Visan Director of Accounting [email protected] Christa Wendland Communications Consultant [email protected] For information about OTA events and to register online, visit www.ortrucking.org. Published for OTA by LLM Publications 12670 NW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97229 503.445.2220 • 800.647.1511 •  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 [email protected]. 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 5 Thank You, Annual Sponsors 30 Nosler Produce and the First Peterbilt Issue 2 | 2020 CONTENTS Stay Connected With Us @OTAOregon Oregon Trucking Associations @ORTrucking @ORTrucking.org LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 6 Legislative Update 2020 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 8 Pandemic Ponderings and Permutations FEATURED 10 Value of OTA During COVID 11 A Look at the Worldwide Pandemic, Its Impact on the Trucking Industry, and Future 19 Workers ’ Compensation and Coronavirus 21 COVID-19 Impacts on the Trucking Industry 23 Oregon Trucker Survives COVID-19 NEWS 24 OTA News 28 OTA Council Updates SAFETY 32 Driver Safety and COVID-19