10 Oregon Trucking Association, Inc. Oregon Truck Dispatch Get Involved! Join an OTA Committee or Council! OTA’S COMMITTEES AND councils play an important role in supporting the interests and needs of our members and our industry. They help make critical decisions impacting trucking and often represent the industry or OTA in various settings. Committee and council members interact with other members, formulate outreach, and actively advise the OTA executive committee and staff. Joining an OTA council or committee is a great opportunity to get more involved with the organization and learn from your fellow industry members about how you can better support all aspects of trucking in Oregon. Don’t have the time to dedicate to joining the OTA board? Join an OTA committee and make your voice heard! Committees Government Affairs The Government Affairs Committee is responsible for reviewing legislative and regulatory actions at the state and local level that have the potential to impact Oregon’s trucking industry. Members provide the Board of Directors with recommendations on proposed actions during legislative sessions and beyond. Highway Policy The Highway Policy Committee is responsible for reviewing Oregon’s overdimensional practices, routes, and fees as they relate to hauling High, Wide, and Heavy loads across the state, and providing the Board of Directors with recommendations on changes in practices for these types of loads. Image The Image Committee acts as the stewards of the Oregon trucking industry’s image on behalf of OTA. Committee members communicate to the Association on issues that affect image and assist in developing programs the influence both internal (carriers & drivers) and external (general public, agency employees, elected officials, media). Goals include increasing public awareness on the essentiality of the trucking industry, favorably influence regulations, and legislation and show trucking as a viable career path with diverse offerings. Membership The Membership Committee prioritizes issues related to the recruitment of new members and engagement of existing members. It provides the Board of Directors with proposals on way to work together to execute membership-related projects. They help determine messaging and outreach and are tasked, when needed, to engage other members on various initiatives. Oregon TruckPAC Members of the TruckPAC Committee assist with both determining methods to gather contributions for the Oregon TruckPAC fund and identifying campaigns, initiatives, candidates, and other areas where it is possible for OTA to influence the outcome of legislation, regulations, and rules. Contributions to the TruckPAC ensure that the issues important to trucking companies operating in Oregon
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