Who are ORBA Members?
ORBA members represent the full spectrum of the Moto, UTV, 4x4 and Overlanding world, including OE and aftermarket manufacturers, retail and e-commerce businesses, install shops, local and national clubs, professional and grassroots racing organizations, trade shows and industry professional organizations.
Why join ORBA?
ORBA is Trade Association for Motorized Off-Road Businesses.
Many professions and trades have national associations to promote and protect their interests.
The off- road business community has ORBA.
One of the greatest threats to the motorized off-road recreation industry in today's world is the alarming rate at which land is being closed to off-highway vehicle recreation. If off-road enthusiasts have no recreation opportunities they do not need to purchase off- road products.
Why support ORBA?
ORBA is the only national nonprofit motorized off-road business association. There are other business trade associations, however ORBA focuses strictly on motorized off-road recreation. ORBA's board of directors and officers make decisions and take action based on keeping off-road related businesses operating and profitable. ORBA currently has the largest land use staff of any nonprofit OHV organization in the country.
The staff at ORBA are not just land use specialists, they are off-road enthusiasts and riders themselves. ORBA has paid staff that deals professionally with legislators, government agencies, legal entities, and law enforcement agencies. ORBA does not rely on a volunteer workforce. ORBA partners with other national leadership organizations to form a coordinated response to land use issues threatening motorized off-road recreation throughout the country.
It is ORBA’s continued vision to become the industry professional using a collaborative based approach connecting business to grassroots through a unified voice for OHV recreation.
What will ORBA do for my business and organization
More stringent rules and regulations have affected the off-road community with restrictions creating many challenges in keeping public lands open for motorized use. Trail/area closures, travel management limitations, legal mandates, and litigation tie up precious resources that many organizations and businesses do not have to address the issues first hand.
These members are stakeholders in an industry/recreation activity that comprises of 2% of the national GDP and contributes over $60 Billion to the economy annually.
Motorized recreation serves as a significant economic engine for the national economy as well as fuels local businesses in small communities that rely on motorized tourism. If motorized recreation ceased to exist because the anti-groups won every battle, ORBA members would be out of work and wouldn’t have a place to recreate. That’s where ORBA plays a crucial role in keeping access open and providing connections from businesses to grassroots creating an influential voice within the OHV community. ORBA works with federal agencies and lawmakers utilizing sound environmental principles and data instead of basing decisions on fear of potential litigation and emotion. ORBA works behind the scenes writing substantive comments for resource planning and environmental assessments on public lands, lobbies in Washington where our story is shared through economic impact studies and the ability to meet with critical bureaucrats in shaping policy and taking action.
