26 Oregon Trucking Association, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch run most efficiently and get the most out of it.” “My favorite thing about working in trucking is that every day is a challenge,” said George. “There’s never a boring moment in what we do. And if there is, we know it’s going to change very quickly!” Lessons for the Next Generation With all the change George and David have seen in their trucking careers, they encourage those getting started in the industry to be willing to adapt and learn on the fly. “You have to be able to think short term and long term in the same process,” said David. “What can we do with this equipment right now and what can we do with it that will utilize it the best? This is a chess game, it’s not a checkers game. We don’t move trucks just to move them. We maximize what we can do with them every time we move them.” “The biggest advice I would give to someone starting out in this industry is to be open minded and willing to learn,” said George. “This industry has changed so much in the last 10 years—and even more so since 1982 when I started doing this. You have to be willing to accept change and always be willing to learn new things.” Involvement in OTA One way in which George and David have learned to adapt to all the changes in trucking, while keeping their operations as efficient as possible, is through their involvement with OTA. George emphasized the relationships he has developed with others in the industry and how grateful he is that he can pick up the phone and call another OTA member to talk through an issue or a challenge he may be having. OTA Carrier Member, cont.
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