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Driver Compensation Survey Deadline Extended You now have some extra time to complete ATA’s 2024 Driver Compensation Survey. The survey will be open until April 19. This survey data will be used to produce a benchmarking tool that will yield valuable information on driver pay to help carriers make well-informed compensation decisions. Participants will receive…

Industry Response to GHG Phase 3 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled its final rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3. ATA and other industry stakeholders strongly oppose this rule and its likely effect on the trucking industry and the economy. Beginning in 2027, the rule sets higher stringency…

Participate in ATRI’s Annual Operational Costs Data Collection The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for motor carriers to participate in their annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report. ATRI collects data confidentially from for-hire motor carriers of all sectors, regions, and sizes – from 1-truck owner-operators to 10,000-truck fleets – to produce…

Truck Parking Project for I-5 in Oregon In what’s being called a move to provide safer, easier truck parking along I-5, Oregon, Washington and California received $12.3 million in federal grant funds for their joint Regional Truck Parking Information Management System project. The project will deploy a real-time truck parking information system at 54 truck…

CCD Wins TAT’s 2024 Champion Award It was recently announced the ODOT’s Commerce & Compliance Division has won the 2024 Trucker’s Against Trafficking Champion Award in the State Agency category! “Oregon Department of Transportation have been and continue to be such an exceptional partner to TAT”, says Kylla Lanier, Deputy Director and Senior Director of Public…

Weight-Mile Tax Overcharging: OTA Files Lawsuit Oregon Trucking Association and three member trucking companies have filed suit in Douglas County Circuit Court alleging that motor carriers have been over-charged for road use under the state’s weight-mile tax. Indeed, the state’s own study concluded that trucks are disproportionately paying for Oregon highways. OTA was joined in…

ATRI Detention Survey – Respond Now As part of a larger study on the impacts of truck driver detention on the industry, the American Transportation Research Institute has issued a call for motor carriers and owner-operators to participate in new ATRI data collection on the consequences of driver detention in the trucking industry. Start the…

EXTENDED: HOS Waiver Due to Inclement Weather EXTENDED: Due to severe ice storms and hazardous conditions, Governor Kotek has declared a state of emergency across the state of Oregon. ODOT Director Kristopher Strickler has issued an extension of Administrator Ramsdell’s January 16 emergency declaration. This extension is effective until 6pm PST, January 30, 2024. Please…