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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair
Bart Sherman, Sherman Bros. Trucking
Vice Chair / ISI Rep.
Diane DeAutremont, Lile Moving & Storage
Secretary/Treasurer
Lanny Gower, XPO Logistics
ATA Vice President
Andy Owens, A & M Transport
Past Chair
Mike Boyd, R.H. Sheppard
Chair Appointed
Dale Lemmons, Interstate Wood Products
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Central Oregon
Charlie Every, Charlie Every Trucking
Eastern Oregon
Don McGinn, McGinn Bros. Trucking
Southern Oregon
Troy Hutchens, FV Martin Trucking
Metro
Tim Love, Carson Oil
Willamette Valley
Ron Bowers, Ron Bowers, Inc.
Allied
Mandy Graham, Great West Casualty Co.
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Kristal Fiser, UPS
Ross Gay, JW Fowler
Leon Fischer, Siltez Trucking Co.
Government Affairs
David Brailler, Gordon Trucking
Highway Policy Committee
Steve Bates, Steese Transportation
OMSA
Ross Gallup, Rose City Moving & Storage
SMC
Myke Lake, McCracken Motor Freight
TMC
Mike Vallery, Oak Harbor Freight
COMMITTEES
To learn more about the committees listed below, contact
OTA at
membership@ortrucking.orgor 503-513-0005.
Government Affairs
Highway Policy Committee
OTA in Action
Safety Management Council (SMC)
Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC)
Truck PAC
OTA LEADERSHIP
3 OTA Chair’s Message, by Bart Sherman 4 OTA President’s Message, by Jana Jarvis 6 Legislative Update, by Bob Russell 8 Member Profile: Andy Owens, Operations Manager, A & M Transport 13 Events: ATA Chair Pat Thomas at the Southern Oregon Mixer 14 Events: 3rd Annual Southern Oregon Mixer 16 Rules & Regulations Oregon’s new Sick Leave Law, by Kevin Anderson and John Anderson 18 OTA Holiday Event Celebrating the season at the Pacific NW Truck Museum 20 Health & Wellness Driver Wellness: Recruitment through Retention, by Dan Petrillo and Adam Harris 22 Safety Management Council Nominate top safety professionals and fleets Save the date for 2016 OTA Truck Driving Championships Spring Safety Conference 24 Technology & Maintenance Council TMC continues growth spurt 26 ATA Update , by Bill Graves 28 Historical Perspectives Robert R. Knipe, OTA Chief Executive OfficerIssue 1, 2016
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