The Voice of Professional Logging in the Northeast
Promoting, educating, and advocating for the logging profession while advancing responsible forest management, workforce development, and responsible forestry across the Northeast.
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Loggers Serving Loggers Since 1995
Founded by working loggers in Maine, the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) is a member-driven nonprofit that supports independent logging and trucking businesses through education, training, advocacy, and responsible forestry initiatives.
The PLC is also the founder of the Master Logger Certification Program®, the world’s first independently verified certification program for logging companies, now represented in 20 states and 3 countries. Today, the PLC helps strengthen the logging profession across the Northeast while ensuring a sustainable future for the forest economy.
What We Do
Promote, educate, and advocate for the logging profession while fostering responsible
forest management, safe working practices, and a strong logging and forest trucking industry.
PROMOTE
Promoting the logging profession and forest trucking industry through leadership, professionalism, community engagement, and support for local economies.
EDUCATE
Providing education, training, and workforce development opportunities that promote responsible forest management, safety, and industry excellence.
ADVOCATE
Providing industry expertise and insight on policies and legislation affecting logging professionals, healthy forests, workplace safety, and rural communities.
PLC’s Impact on the
Northeast
For more than three decades, the PLC of the Northeast has worked to strengthen the logging and forest trucking profession.
Together, PLC members represent a vital segment of the forest economy, providing sustainable wood supply, creating jobs in rural communities, supporting charitable causes, and helping shape policies that keep the industry strong.
280
CONTRACTOR MEMBERS
26
LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES
IN THE LAST DECADE
31
YEARS SERVING LOGGERS
$3 Million
RAISED FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
The Impact of Professional Logging & Forest Trucking Across the Northeast
Logging and forest trucking drive the Northeast’s forest economy. PLC’s Economic Contribution Report provides the first comprehensive look at the industry’s economic impact across seven states.
10,500
Jobs Supported
$1.3B
Economic OUtput across seven Stated
$645M
Labor Income
$61M
Total State Tax Revenue
Thank you to our Preferred Supporting Members!
News From the Woods
Stay informed with the latest industry news, member stories, advocacy updates,
and insights from across the Northeast forest products sector.
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October 12 is National Logger’s Day
Augusta, ME – In recognition of Monday, Oct. 12 as “National Logger’s Day,” the Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of the Northeast encourages the public and the region’s lawmakers to support loggers and forest truckers and recognize their importance to the economy and the health of forests in the Northeast. National Loggers Day was first observed in October 2022, thanks to the efforts of the…
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PLC raises record $70,000 at Log A Load for Kids Northern Maine Golf Tournament Friday, Sept. 18
LINCOLN, ME – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of the Northeast raised a record $70,000 at its 30th annual Log A Load for Kids Northern Maine Golf Tournament Friday, Sept. 18. Forty-one teams signed up for the sold-out event which raised funds for Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine that will go to…
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PLC raises record $55,407 at Log A Load for Kids Southern Maine Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 28
The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of the Northeast raised a record $55,407 at its eighth annual Log A Load for Kids Southern Maine Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 28. The funds raised for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (BBCH) in Portland, Maine exceeded the previous year’s record of $55,360, and the event sold out with 38…
