OTA Dispatch Issue 4 2018

Though the operating facility has gone through upgrades, it’s still in its original location off I-5 in Tangent, Oregon. There are three separate entities of the business—trucking, baling, and international shipping. Boshart has 40 regular employees, 36 trucks, five baling crews, and 10 balers, but could increase to over 80 employees during the summer harvest. Thirty-five percent of the trucking business is local for-hire custom hauling for hazelnuts, grass seed, bulk wheat, potatoes, fertilizer, and more. The rest is grass straw they purchase from 35- 50 local farmers that they bale themselves. Drayage is a large portion of their business. Shelly’s three daughters and Macey’s one daughter have all contributed or have expressed interest in helping with the 18 Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch BOSHART TRUCKING Boshart Davis. In the 90s the company had gotten into local hauling and then baling straw. Shelly grew up driving tractors and balers and helping in the office during her parents’ ownership. Shelly has a degree in Business from Oregon State University. With over twenty years’ experience in the industry and applicable knowledge, Shelly partnered with Macey Wessels to purchase the thriving business in early 2018. Both Shelly and Macey have diverse skills, making them a really effective business match. Macey grew up in a farming family. She had managed farm operations, worked in supply chain at a local grass seed company, and also jokes that she’s still a “farmer on the side!” Her degree is from Oregon State where she studied Crop & Soil Science. BOSHART TRUCKING has a family- oriented culture like many other trucking businesses, but because of the company’s strong roots in agriculture, it’s more than just transporting goods—it’s a way of life. Stan Boshart had been a grass seed farmer with his family, but he quickly realized that the business alone wouldn’t be able to sustain the growing family. In 1983, he and his brother, Gene, started Boshart Trucking with only two trucks. They ran long hauls for products like Christmas trees, potatoes, watermelons, lumber, and onions along the west coast for a few years until Stan and his wife Lori bought out his brother. The ag culture incorporates hard work and collaboration. Even children play a huge part in operations like Boshart Trucking, including daughter Shelly