A publication of the Oregon Trucking Association, 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] Christine Logue Vice President of Operations [email protected] Gregg Dal Ponte Director of Regulatory Compliance [email protected] Adam Williamson Director of Training & Development [email protected] Ligia Visan Director of Accounting [email protected] Christa Wendland Communications Consultant [email protected] Jennifer Sitton Communications Consultant [email protected] Mark Gibson Government Relations Policy Advisor [email protected] For information about OTA events and to register online, visit www.ortrucking.org. Published for OTA by LLM Publications PO Box 7137, Bend, OR 97708 503.445.2220 • www.llmpubs.com President Stephen Bloss Design Hope Sudol 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 OTA New Members 6 OTA President’s Message 7 Event Calendar 8 OTA in Action Issue 2 2024 CONTENTS Stay Connected With Us @OTAOregon Oregon Trucking Association @ORTrucking @ORTrucking.org Events 1 0 2024 Legislative Session Saw Passage of Significant Policy Packages, Discussion of Highway Cost Allocation 1 4 OTA Spring Safety Conference Brings Trucking Professionals to Eugene 1 8 Repeat Grand Champion Dan Shamrell Takes Top Prize at 2024 Oregon Truck Driving Championships Featured 2 6 State of the Unions 3 0 ODOT to Face Budget Shortfall Following Gov. Kotek’s Decision to Delay Tolling Indefinitely 32 Women in Trucking 3 8 Maintenance Costs Ease in Q4, Report From TMC, Decisiv Finds Safety 40 Safety and Professional Recognition
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