August was a busy month in the primary season in Tennessee and with the special legislative session called by Governor Lee. In a U.S. Senate primary race, Bill Hagerty scored a surprisingly resounding victory over challenger Manny Sethi, in the race for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Senator Lamar Alexander. While the U.S. Senate…
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Our Young Professionals Council had a great time serving Breakfast from 5:30-7:30 AM on Saturday, August 8th at the Nashville Rescue Mission Men’s Campus! We are very proud and thankful for their continued volunteer work. The Nashville Rescue Mission is a Christ-centered community committed to helping the hungry, homeless, and hurting by providing programs…
In late June, Governor Bill Lee announced that he will call a special legislative session to take up a legislative measure to protect Tennessee businesses and schools from lawsuits associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. On the last day of session, the General Assembly failed to pass a comprehensive COVID-19 immunity bill, with the effort stalling in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…