www.ortrucking.org 3 Issue 2 | 2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair & ATA State VP Evan Oneto (FedEx) Vice Chair Erik Zander (Omega Morgan) Secretary/Treasurer Bart Sherman (Sherman Bros. Trucking) ATA State VP Nick Card (Blackwell Consolidation) Past Chair Andy Owens (A&M Transport) ISI Rep Diane DeAutremont (Lile Int. Co.) Chair Appointee Ron Riddle (Leavitt’s Freight Service) DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Greg Galbraith (Market Express) Heather Hayes (Tradewinds Trans.) David Hopkins (TP Trucking) Charles Ireland (Ireland Trucking) Jeff Lorenzini (Old Dominion Freight Lines) Regional Representatives Central Oregon Ron Cholin (Stinger Transport) Eastern Oregon Roni Shaw (Bowman Trucking) Metro Region Tim Love (Carson Oil Co.) Southern Oregon Ryan Hutchens (F.V. Martin Trucking) Willamette Valley Dale Latimer (Ram Trucking) COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES Safety Management Council (SMC) Jennifer King (WHA Insurance) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Nicole Hawks-Morse (Kool PAK) Standing Committee Representatives Allied Trevin Fountain (Cummins) Government Affairs John Barnes (TEC Equipment) Highway Policy Kirk Watkins (Walmart) Image Michael Card (Combined Transport) Membership Nick Card (Combined Transport) Oregon TruckPAC Erik Zander (Omega Morgan) OTA in Action Mark Gibson (Siskiyou Transportation) Workforce Billy Dover (Tyree Oil) COMMITTEES Allied Government Affairs Highway Policy Image Membership Oregon TruckPAC OTA in Action Workforce To learn more about the committees or councils listed above, contact OTA at [email protected] or 503.513.0005. 2023/2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OTA Welcomes the Following New Members! All members are listed in our online directory via the member portal. ATS—Anderson Trucking Service Cheema Freightlines Coastline Moving Columbia River Transport Cottingham & Butler RTC The Truck Shop – Portland Thermo Fluids possible in every state that has or will adopt CARB’s ACT regulations, even potentially exceeding any future U.S. EPA Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas requirements.” Some industry observers have speculated that this prior commitment may have even encouraged federal regulators to follow suit. California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule How does California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule passed last year fit into all of this? Well, it would require high priority fleets (defined as owning or operating 50 or more trucks) to purchase zeroemission trucks starting next year, when 10% of such fleets must be comprised of ZEVs, ramping up to 100% between 2035 and 2042, depending on the weight class. It also impacts drayage carriers, which would require all new trucks purchased to be ZEV starting this year until fleets reach 100% ZEV by 2035. Some industry experts estimate this could require double or more of the state’s current energy production needs by the full electrification deadline. Meanwhile, California has also passed a law requiring that all energy used in the state come from renewable sources by 2045, thus compounding the challenge of both energy production and transmission. And while both state and federal regulators point to recent public investments to help develop an electric charging infrastructure, all of them fall well short of the $1 trillion estimated costs to electrify medium and heavy-duty fleets nationally, as estimated by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). Impacts on Trucking So, what does all this mean for you? Well, frankly that remains to be seen. The new EPA rules could face a legal challenge, or they could be amended or possibly even overturned in a future administration down the road. And likewise, the California Trucking Association is currently litigating the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule—something which Oregon administrators have indicated they do not intend to adopt currently. But until a final resolution is reached on some of these rules, manufacturers do have to plan their production and sales targets based on the rules as they exist today, not some future potential outcome, and that could have a very real impact on the market and your operation. What can you do about it? Get involved with the OTA and stay up to date on the latest developments and get actively involved in helping influence policymakers as these decisions continue to evolve. For example, you can come to OTA’s Call on Washington this fall and remind your federal lawmakers that: 1. Given the exponentially higher cost of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) relative to an internal combustion
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