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www.ortrucking.orgJana Jarvis
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[email protected]Bob Russell
Vice President/Government Affairs
[email protected]Christine Logue
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[email protected]John Sallak
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[email protected]Zobeida Harp
Administrative & Permits Coordinator
[email protected]Vilija Jozaitis
Marketing & Communications Manager
[email protected]Glenda Ekblad
Director of Accounting
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2 OTA Chair’s Message by Bart Sherman 4 OTA President’s Message by Jana Jarvis 5 New Members, Event CalendarLEGISLATIVE UPDATE
6 2016 Election by Bob RussellEVENTS
8 2016 65th Annual Leadership Convention 10 2016 Leadership Circle Appreciation 11 2016 Truck Driver Appreciation Day at Jubitz EventsFEATURE
12 OTA: Working for You! 14 In the Fight Against Human Trafficking, Why Truckers? 16 Alphabet SoupFINANCE
18 6 Easy Ways to Improve Your CreditNEWS
20 OTA NewsWELLNESS
22 Invest in Your DriversTMC
24 New Diesel Engine OilsNW FLEET
26 NW Fleet Safety CertificationSAFETY
27 Preparing Your Operations 28 Winter DrivingIssue 4 | 2016
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12
OTA: Working for You!
Once again, Oregon’s first storm got in the way of our December
Board Meeting! OTA staff and board members
(as pictured from
left to right) are: Glenda Ekblad, Vilija Jozaitis, Bob Russell, Diane
DeAutremont, Dale Lemmons, Jana Jarvis, Mark Gibson, Mike
Boyd, Ron Bowers, Christine Logue, Evan Oneto, Zobeida Harp,
Kristal Fiser, Tim Love, and Lanny Gower.