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Southeast Tennessee Council Meeting 7-28-2020
The Southeast TN Council held another virtual meeting today, 7-28-2020, in place of our in-person meetings. We had 25 participants join on the meeting. The presenter for this meeting was Joseph Sentef MD, MPH, MBA, MRO, the Chief Medical Officer for the FMCSA and Chief MRO for CMS. He is also a longstanding Chattanooga…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry
Understanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry The American Transportation Research Institute recently released comprehensive research that confirms that large verdicts against trucking fleets are increasing dramatically, both in number and in size of awards. ATRI’s research is partially based on a newly created trucking litigation database that provides detailed information on…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Update 7-1-2020
The 111th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned sine die just after 3 a.m. on June 19th with agreements on the budget, but the two chambers failed to come to terms on major legislative initiatives such as COVID-19 protection for businesses, certificate of need legislation, and telemedicine. This month’s adjournment lacked much of the pomp and circumstance…
Read MoreSoutheast Tennessee Council Meeting 6-23-2020
The Southeast TN Council continued to have virtual Zoom meetings today, 6/23/2020, in replacement of our typical in-person meetings. This month’s meeting was a discussion on items such as, the New Hour of Service Rules, Cameras and FMCSA Audits. Matt Holmes, Southern Champion Tray and Kevin Galbreath, Galbreath Consulting Services will be discussing some…
Read MoreBIG G EXPRESS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Deanna Phelps, Vice President 931-680-3165 | DeannaPhelps@biggexpress.com BIG G EXPRESS MORE THAN DOUBLES FUNDRAISING GOAL WITH MOTORCYCLE RIDE BENEFITING ST. JUDE’S June 3, 2020 (Shelbyville, Tenn.) —The fifth annual Big G Motorcycle Ride benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was a roaring success with the Shelbyville-based carrier’s riders and supporters…
Read MoreTennessee Trucking Association and AAA Provided Goody Bags to Truck Drivers at the Lebanon, TN Pilot Truck Stop on May 29, 2020 for AAA’s Thank a Driver Campaign.
TENNESSEE – June 1, 2020 – The Tennessee Trucking Association was honored to show our appreciation to truck drivers on Friday, May 29, 2020. We partnered with AAA’s Thank A Driver Campaign and helped hand out goody bags to the amazing truckers that stopped by the Lebanon, TN Pilot truck stop. The goody bags…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislate Update 6-01-2020
The Cordell Hull Building came back to life in May as lawmakers reconvened in Nashville for committee meetings in advance of this week’s floor session. In late May, the House was particularly busy, kicking things off with subcommittee meetings last week, following the long Memorial Day weekend. Each of the House subcommittees generally took up…
Read MoreSoutheast Tennessee Council Meeting 5/19/2020
The Southeast TN Council was excited to have our first virtual Zoom meeting today, 5/19/2020, in replacement of our typical in-person meetings. This month’s meeting was a Panel Discussion on Back to Work Strategies, Onboarding New Drivers, Recruiting Efforts, and New Hour of Service Rules and what they mean to us. Moderator Donna England,…
Read MoreFMCSA REVISES HOURS OF SERVICE RULES
FMCSA has published new Hours of Service Rules WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety on America’s roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. “America’s truckers are doing a heroic…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Update 5-01-2020
This month, Governor Bill Lee announced that his safer at home order – which imposed a blanket closure of most businesses across Tennessee – will expire on April 30th and will not be renewed, thus opening the door for a majority of businesses in 89 of the state’s 95 counties to reopen on Friday, May…
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