OTA Dispatch Issue1, 2021

A publication of the Oregon Trucking Associations, 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 jana@ortrucking.org Christine Logue Vice President of Operations christine@ortrucking.org Gregg Dal Ponte Director of Regulatory Compliance gregg@ortrucking.org Adam Williamson Director of Training & Development adam@ortrucking.org Zobeida Harp Administrative & Permits Coordinator permits@ortrucking.org Vilija Jozaitis Member Relations Manager vilija@ortrucking.org Ligia Visan Director of Accounting accounting@ortrucking.org Christa Wendland Communications Consultant wendland@ortrucking.org Mark Gibson Government Relations Policy Advisor mark@ortrucking.org For information about OTA events and to register online, visit www.ortrucking.org. Published for OTA by LLM Publications PO Box 25120, Portland, OR 97298-0120 503.445.2220 • 800.647.1511 •  www.llmpubs.com President Stephen Bloss Design Stephanie Pendell Advertising Sales Ronnie Jacko For information about advertising in the Oregon Truck Dispatch , please contact Ronnie Jacko at 503.445.2234 or ronnie@llmpubs.com . 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 New Members 4 OTA President’s Message 5 Event Calendar 12 Oregon Trucking Fast Facts 28 What Membership Means 29 Why Does OTA Offer Carrier Education Classes? Issue 1 | 2021 CONTENTS Stay Connected With Us @OTAOregon Oregon Trucking Associations @ORTrucking @ORTrucking.org Legislative Update 6 OTA in Action Regulatory Compliance 8 PRISM: Performance and Registration Information Systems Management NCE: New Carrier Entrant Featured 14 OTA as One 19 Oregon Capitol Trivia 22 Mother Nature vs. Oregon News 24 OTA News 26 Member News 30 OTA Council Updates Safety 32 OTA Training & Consulting During a Global Pandemic