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Tennessee’s Road Team is a state-wide highway safety program sponsored by Tennessee Trucking Foundation. The Road Team’s top goal is to create a safer driving environment and save lives on our highways by educating the drivers on how to safely share the road with large trucks.
2012 Tennessee’s Road Team Captains
Tennessee’s Road Team is a statewide highway safety program sponsored by the Tennessee Trucking Foundation with major funding from Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions. The Road Team is composed of a small group of professional truck drivers with superior driving records and a desire to spread the word about safety on the highway.
Nine (9) new Captains were recently selected for the 2012 Tennessee’s Road Team. Road Team Captains are professional drivers who take the message of highway safety all across Tennessee. “This is an outstanding group of professional drivers,” said Dave Huneryager, President & CEO of the Tennessee Trucking Association. “They are representative of the exceptional men and women in our industry.” The following were selected to the 2012 Team:
Tennessee’s Road Team 2012
M. Ali Jones, Tennessee Steel Haulers, Inc.
David Butler, Averitt Express, Inc.
Timothy K. Myles, Sr., Con-Way Freight, Inc.
Allen Johnson, Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
Brian Turner, Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
Terry W. Keck, UPS
William Spivey, Tennessee Express, Inc.
Eddie Chism, Milan Express, Inc.
Orinthius Patrick, Milan Express, Inc.
Road Team Captains — many with more than one million miles of accident-free driving — take a few days each month to appear on radio and television and at schools, business groups, and civic groups. They can also bring a tractor-trailer to the schools they visit, if desired. Students are allowed to sit in the cab and experience the size of the vehicle while learning about the truck’s blind spots, stopping distances and other limitations of large vehicles.
Road Team Captains stress the need for all motorists to demonstrate professionalism and courtesy on the road. They reinforce good safety habits such as always buckling safety belts, never drinking and driving, avoiding aggressive driving. They also discuss the importance of trucking in our nation’s economy and the opportunities presented by a career in transportation.
Contact Edmond Sorrell to bring this free highway safety program to your school or organization!
Annual Auction Benefiting Tennessee’s Road Team
Each year TTF hosts an Auction at the Annual Convention to benefit the Road Team. All donated items are tax-deductible gifts through TTF. For more information, please email us about donating cash or an item to this important cause.