March / April 2022

EUGENE, Oregon – Throughout three days of the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), the effort to reach young people and find new employees from all walks of life was a focus of the show. Of course, everyone loves to prop the little kids in an operator’s cab, but the OLC refined their show’s outreach to focus primarily on high-school aged students who are soon to be making decisions on work and career choices.

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Article by Dan Shell, Managing Editor, Timber Harvesting

Truck Driver Dies After Treelength Load Crushes Cab During Rollover

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of trucking-focused Safety Alerts from TEAM Safe Trucking and the Forest Resources Association.

• Oregon Loggers Approve State ‘Private Forest Accord’
• New China Log Requirements
• Texas Log Theft Suspects Indicted
• LOTS Group Acquires SC’s Bellwether Forest Products
• Alabama Pursues New Truck Weight Limits
• It’s Pellets Galore For Market Leader Enviva
• Georgia-Pacific Plans Expansion, Output Hike At OSB Mill
• Huber Still Focused On New Minnesota OSB Mill

FOREST, Mississippi – Producing up to 30 loads a day, Eddie Inc. operates two plantation pine logging crews that move wood to a variety of markets — and demand is expanding. “I think this is the only year where we haven’t been on quota,” owner Eddie Harrison said in late 2021. Eddie Inc. has a fleet of 10 Mack trucks to move production. Harrison is currently replacing four ’16 models with five ‘22s, and kept five ’20 models; the five new trucks were supposed to have arrived in December but were delayed until mid-February while awaiting front tires and wheels — supply chain backups strike again.

Article by David Abbott, Senior Associate Editor, Timber Harvesting

EUGENE, Oregon – EDITOR’S NOTE: Three days of loggers’ issues, loggers’ meetings and more than anything — logging equipment — took turns in the spotlight at the 2022 Oregon Logging Conference, which returned full and in person after going virtual during the 2021 pandemic year. A major focus of this year’s event was finding and developing new workers through a blend of work incentives and new technology.

• Vulcan On-Board: Offering Widest Line Of Fifth Wheel On-Board Scales
• Western Trailers: Pioneering Innovators, Forest Fiber Hauling Trailer Specialists

• Despino’s: Tire Specialists
• Cardo Comm-Set
• Stihl Magnum Saw
• Samsara Camera System

• As We (ALC) See It: Inflation Threatens Industry
• Forestry Programs Are Taking Students