Advocacy
Trucking Joins Fight Against Fentanyl
Trucking Joins Fight Against Fentanyl Through ATA’s Trucking Cares Foundation and Facing Fentanyl’s united effort, trucking companies have the opportunity to purchase trailer wraps with fentanyl PSAs featuring messages from families who have lost loved ones to illicit fentanyl poisonings. To help maximize the impact of the campaign and expand its reach to as many…
Read MoreEnforcement Stay for CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule
Enforcement Stay for CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets Rule CARB has announced an enforcement stay to its Advanced Clean Fleets rule. Following discussions with the California Trucking Association, CARB agreed to allow flexibility for fleets in reporting their California vehicles as required by the regulation. Under this agreement, fleets can voluntarily register their trucks under the…
Read MoreOregon Court Strikes Down State Climate Program
Oregon Court Strikes Down State Climate Program The Oregon’s Court of Appeals invalidated the Climate Protection Program (CPP) rules that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) had implemented, a significant blow to the program that mandates increasing cuts in emissions from natural gas utilities, suppliers of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and propane and large industrial…
Read More2023 Legislative Update – Week 3
2023 Legislative Update – Week 3 Governor Kotek has released her recommended budget for the 2023-2025 biennium, reflecting $32.1 billion in total spending, up from $26.8 billion in the previous biennium. Kotek’s budget is centered on addressing three key issues: Homelessness and housing, mental health and addiction services, and education. Significant investments in these areas…
Read More2023 Legislative Update – Week 2
2023 Legislative Update – Week 2 While Oregon Republicans picked up a few seats in the House and a seat in the Senate eliminating the supermajority, they are still woefully outnumbered. This has left many wondering if democrats work across the aisle, and more importantly, will we see more cordial relationships than in years past?…
Read More2023 Legislative Update – Week 1
2023 Legislative Update – Week 1 Oregon’s legislature kicked off the 2023 long session on Tuesday, January 17. For the first time since 2020, lawmakers, lobbyists, and legislative staff all convened in the Capitol building for a non-virtual session. While the Democrats continue to maintain a majority, the legislative makeup looks vastly different than in…
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