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Volunteers Needed: Become a Guest Speaker at McGavock High School
The Tennessee Trucking Association and YPC support McGavock High School’s Transportation Academy throughout the school year. The Transportation Academy currently provides a curriculum for over 150 students interested in pursuing a career in a transportation-related field, and unfortunately, they recently lost their primary instructor. As a result the Program Director, Asa Bradley, reached out…
Read More2023 DMC Driver of the Year – Charles Smith of FirstFleet, Inc.
DMC Insurance has selected Charles Smith of FirstFleet, Inc. as the 2023 Driver of the Year. All insureds were given the opportunity to nominate up to three drivers for this recognition. Charles was deservedly selected as the winning driver by the judging committee, comprised of external and internal trucking industry experts. The award and…
Read MoreFederal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking: AEB Test Devices
SUMMARY: This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on heavy vehicles, i.e., vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). This notice also proposes to amend FMVSS No. 136 to require nearly all heavy vehicles to have…
Read MoreDriving Toward Safety: ATRI Research Confirms Benefits of Carrier Association Membership
Nashville, TN – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released foundational new research that statistically corroborates that motor carriers who are active in state and national membership associations are safer than both former association members and carriers who have never been association members. It has always been anecdotally assumed that association membership supports…
Read MoreTENNESSEE TRUCKING ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION INCREASES IMPAIRED-DRIVING ENFORCEMENT
TENNESSEE TRUCKING ASSOCIATION INCREASES IMPAIRED-DRIVING ENFORCEMENT Nashville, TN – Tennessee Trucking Association & Foundation is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its “Booze It and Lose It” campaign from August 16 to September 4, surrounding the Labor Day holiday. This initiative coincides with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober…
Read MoreRecognizing Excellence: THSO Unveils 35th Annual Tennessee Lifesavers Award Winners
TENNESSEE – Last week, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced the award recipients from its 35th Annual Tennessee Lifesavers Conference on Wednesday, August 2, through Friday, August 4. Every year, the THSO hosts this event to empower highway safety professionals statewide and recognize achievements made in improving the safety of Tennessee roadways. Agencies and…
Read MoreShare the Trucking Association’s Fall Conference For A Chance to Win!
Mark your calendars for an exciting and enriching event – the Tennessee Trucking Association’s Fall Conference, taking place on October 26th and 27th, 2023, at the exquisite Hilton Knoxville, nestled in the heart of Tennessee’s charming city. This year we want you to share this amazing expereince with a friend. Know someone who has…
Read MoreTAT Presents: Partnerships to End Trafficking
Truckers Against Trafficking recently opened registration for a Coalition Build. This will be in partnership with Bridgestone, Pilot, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. This free half-day event will be on July 18th and will bring together trucking, bus, and truck stop industry stakeholders along with law enforcement and government agencies for training and network…
Read MoreCovenant Awarded 2023 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award
Media Contact: Angie Harrison 423.463.3508 Food Logistics Names Covenant as Recipient of 2023 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award (Chattanooga, TN; May 31st, 2023) – Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of products through the global cold food supply chain, named Covenant Logistics Group, Inc as one of the…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Update – 4-1-2023
On Friday, April 21, 2023, the Tennessee General Assembly adjourned its 2023 session, thus concluding one of the more tumultuous sessions in modern history. Legislative highlights included passage of a $3.3 billion infrastructure package that will include the addition of “choice lanes” on Tennessee interstates, and passage of a $56.2 billion budget that includes a…
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