Posts by cwendland_wendland@ortrucking.org

ATA Seeking Female Owner Operators for Women in Motion Effort ATA’s Women in Motion is creating a booklet featuring a female owner-operator in every state. The booklet will be used to educate and inform lawmakers, regulators and the media. Oregon’s story is currently missing from the booklet. If you are, or know of, a female…

DEQ Delays Enforcement of Oregon’s ACT Rule DEQ announces enforcement discretion for Oregon ACT for model years 2025 and 2026 Grace period available for 2025 and 2026 model years May 15, 2025   Today, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Director Feldon issued a memodirecting the agency to use its enforcement discretion for the Advanced Clean…

Survey: How do You Travel Between Portland & Vancouver? The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are working together to better understand how commercial drivers travel between Vancouver and Portland, as well as how that might change when a toll is implemented to fund a replacement bridge. They’re asking…

New ATRI Trucking Fast Facts Every year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) develops a set of trucking fast facts for each state that features data on employment, taxes, safety and more. The latest Fast Facts are now available. View Fast Facts CategoriesCategories Select Category Advocacy General Infrastructure & Project Updates Legislative Update Member News…

ATRI Seeks Insights on Motor Carrier Hiring Practices The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today issued a call for motor carriers to participate in a new survey examining hiring practices for truck drivers with prior criminal convictions. This survey examines motor carrier hiring practices, decision-making factors, and workforce reintegration strategies, with optional follow-up research interviews…

ATRI Survey on Truck Parking The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is working with the 50 state Departments of Transportation to identify best practices for expanding truck parking at public rest areas and other state-owned locations. There are three specific approaches on which ATRI would like truck driver input: Trucking Parking Information Systems (TPIMS) Repurposing State-Owned Facilities…

One Video Could Save a Life The statistics on human trafficking are alarming.  In just one year, more than 35,000 cases of human trafficking were reported in the U.S., more than half of which involved children.  Even worse: these numbers only scratch the surface.  Hundreds of thousands of victims go unseen and unreported annually. TAT…

ATRI Seeks Carrier Input on Advanced Safety Technology The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is initiating research on the role that advanced safety systems can have in improving safety and productivity in trucking. This research is part of the ongoing TechCelerate Now program, which is sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The…