Innovative Supply Chains

About Innovative Supply Chains

The Innovative Supply Chains initiative advances resilient supply chains and logistics hubs by integrating innovative technologies, data-driven solutions, public-private investments and smart infrastructure to enhance the region’s trade competitiveness. The PNWER RIA works with urban and rural communities, Northwest Tribes, state legislators and other industry leaders to accelerate projects that create local jobs and contribute to a more reliable and adaptable regional logistics network.

Projects & Initiatives

Umpqua Indian Development Corporation Truck Parking Facilities

The Umpqua Indian Development Corporation (UIDC) has a large truck stop operation in rural Oregon, including an 8-acre property for rest and overnighting for approximately 200 trucks. Located on I-5 on Exit 99, an average of 5,000 medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) trucks pass the truck stop daily.

The PNWER RIA works with partners throughout Oregon, including Oregon Department of Transportation and Indigenous Resilience, LLC, to analyze innovative financing opportunities to support the development of truck parking, reservation systems and existing refueling infrastructure for medium-and heavy-duty vehicles.

St. Regis Hydrogen Mobility Hub

The St. Regis Two River Travel Center provides services and parking for light and heavy-duty vehicles along the I-90 corridor. Approximately 2.5 million visitors travel through St. Regis annually, as it serves as the shortest route to Glacier National Park from the West Coast.

The town of St. Regis was selected as part of the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub by the Department of Energy in 2023, which is driving continued efforts to advance St. Regis as an innovative technology refueling center. The PNWER RIA will support St. Regis and Two River Travel Center in evaluating opportunities for federal and private financing to support the expansion of existing commercial vehicle fueling facilities.