Oregon Timber Transport Operators Records 1951-1957

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Oregon Timber Transport Operators Records 1951-1957

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv88585

Records of a short-lived organization that was formed in 1951 to address concerns about logging truck safety on the Oregon's highways.

0.25 linear ft.; 1 document case

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6380382

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Oregon Timber Transport Operators.

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The Oregon Timber Transport Operators (OTTO) was formed in February 1951 as a non-profit educational organization to address public concerns about the safety of logging trucks on the state's highways after bad press about fatal accidents and unsafe drivers threatened to bring punitive measures from the Oregon Legislature. Purposes included research into truck operation, maintenance and safety, promotion of safe and courteous practices by drivers of logging and lumber products trucks, and consult...

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