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What
is Tennessee's Road Team?
Tennessee's
Road Team is a state-wide highway safety program sponsored by
Tennessee Trucking Association, a membership organization representing 500 firms
involved in transportation. The Road Team is composed of a small group or
professional truck drivers with superior driving records and
a desire to spread the word about safety on the highway. 
Why
was this program created?
Tennessee's
Road Team was created to teach the general driving public about the importance
of highway safety. Our Road Team Captains teach safe driving tips
and give advice on how to share the road with an 18-wheeler. They can also
discuss the importance of trucking to our nation's economy and the opportunities
presented by a career in transportation.
What
does Tennessee's Road Team do?
Road
Team Captains - many having more than one million miles of accident-free driving
- take a few days each month to speak to the public about highway safety and the
trucking industry. They appear on radio and television and speak to schools,
business groups, and civic groups. They provide safe-driving tips
and advice for safely sharing the road with a truck.
Road Team Captains 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. Road Team Captains stress the need
for all motorists to demonstrate professionalism and courtesy.
Hundreds of driver education classes have heard Tennessee's
Road Team and rave about it!
Download an application for Tennessee's Road Team!
TTA will have a Silent & Live Auction at the 2008 Annual Convention to benefit the Road Team. All items donated are deductible gifts through the Tennessee Trucking Foundation. Visit www.tnroadteamauction.com.
Call today to bring
this free highway safety program to your school or organization!
To arrange
a Road Team appearance, please contact:
Andrea Hayes c/o Tennessee
Trucking Association
at (615) 777-2882 |
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