Tag Archives: Truck/Commercial Drivers

Oregon Spends $2.1M in Federal Grant to Train Truck Drivers

Hundreds of newly minted commercial truck drivers are on the road in Oregon thanks to a state group’s decision to allocate a large chunk of a federal grant to driver training. The Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB) two years ago spent $2.1 million of a $3.4 million Good Jobs Challenge grant that the U.S. […]
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Autonomous semi trucks are coming, despite job fears and lack of regulation

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Autonomous truck companies plan a major expansion this year to deliver your packages and food, speeding well […]
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New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

Biden EPA limits pollution from trucks, in bid to electrify fleets

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. The EPA rule, which follows a separate one on cars, seeks a rapid transition away from diesel-powered […]
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Large trucks and taxes paid are topic of Oregon meeting

Discussion is officially underway at the Oregon statehouse to address large trucks in the state being overcharged for transportation taxes. Figures provided by the Oregon Trucking Association show the trucking industry paid 34% of all taxes owed by Oregon motorists, despite trucks representing only 14% of vehicle miles traveled in the state. In January, the […]
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Oregon legislation would fix tax disparity for large truck

On the heels of a lawsuit in Oregon that addresses large trucks based in the state being overcharged for transportation taxes, multiple bills introduced at the statehouse seek to rectify the issue. Late last month, the Oregon Trucking Association and three motor carriers filed a lawsuit against the state of Oregon, the Oregon Department of […]
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Trucking companies sue Oregon, saying truckers pay more than their share of road taxes

A group of Oregon trucking companies have sued the state and its top politicians, alleging that for years truckers have been charged more than their share of road taxes. The Oregon Trucking Association, along with companies Combined Transport, A&M Transport and Sherman Bros. Trucking, allege that they’ve footed a third of the taxes and fees […]
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Truckers Sue Kotek, Lawmakers and State of Oregon, Alleging Hundreds of Millions in Overcharges on Road Tax

The Oregon Trucking Association and three member trucking companies filed suit today in Douglas County Circuit Court, alleging truckers have been disproportionately and grossly overcharged for road use under the state’s weight-mile tax. Source: Truckers Sue Kotek, Lawmakers and State of Oregon, Alleging Hundreds of Millions in Overcharges on Road Tax

Trucking advocates say they’ve been squeezed by road diets, want to change Oregon bike lane law

In recent years, the Oregon Department of Transportation has slowly but surely added buffer zones to create wider bike lanes on many road projects. In some cases, they’ve implemented road diets and narrowed the existing lanes to make more room for bike riders. These shifts represent progress from ODOT to build a system more accessible […]
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Truckers love EVs. Here’s why they’re struggling anyway. 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Electric trucks still make up only a tiny fraction of trucks on the road in the United […]
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