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2021 NEWSLINE SPONSORSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE |
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We are now taking commitments for the 2021 Newsline Sponsorships. If your company would like to be a sponsor, please contact Carol Foster at (615) 777-2882 or cfoster@tntrucking.org to reserve your edition. The cost will be $300.00 per edition with your logo and a link to your website. If you would like a banner ad linked to your website it would be $500.00 per edition. There will be a total of 24 editions this year.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THAT SPONSORED IN 2020!!!
We would like to thank the attached members for their support of the Tennessee Trucking Association in sponsoring TTA Newsline's for 2020. We appreciate your continued support.
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XLR8 Trucklines, LLC
Scott Hall, Safety Manager
5375 East Holmes Road
Memphis, TN 38118
Phone: (901) 881-2065, Ext. 1111
Email:
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Greg Shipman, Vertical Alliance Group, referred XLR8 Trucklines, LLC. Thank you Greg for your help referring this company!
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2021 Awards are Open for Submissions
It is time to nominate a deserving person at your company for one of our Professional awards and time to submit your Fleet safety Awards.
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Wynona Judd to headline 'Highway to Hope' virtual...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) announced that country music singer Wynonna Judd will headline the organization's first ever virtual benefit concert "Highway to Hope," which is scheduled for Sunday, May 16.
Read more
www.thetrucker.com
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Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse - Home
From 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021 to 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday, April 19, 2021, TENNESSEE commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) may not be verified in the Clearinghouse, due to scheduled system maintenance with TN CDLIS
Read more
clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov
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Big Rig Parking - 104 Forbus Dr. Christiana, TN 37037
TRUCK PARKING THAT IS
SECURE & CONVENIENT
Parking facilities that are clean, with well-lit lots. They have six-foot barb wire topped fences with electronic bar-coded entry and exit gates to protect drivers, their trucks and their cargo. The security system has well placed video monitoring cameras throughout the lot and tag recognition cameras located at each gate. Videos are recorded and monitored for extra security.
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Joe Smith, Health and Safety Solutions Presents:
The Double Play – Safer, Healthier Drivers and More Power to Recruit and Retain Them - both for $10/month
Sounds impossible, huh? Not with TELADOC - the nation's first and largest Telemedicine provider giving members and their entire household 24/7 access to U.S. based, prescription-writing physicians for themselves and their entire household without copays, lost time, or lost miles waiting for appointments.
Register for this very special webinar on Wednesday, May 5th, at 11 am CDT to learn more!
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Road Safety Art Contest
Everyone on our roads has a responsibility to help keep each other safe. The annual FMCSA Road Safety Art Contest invites students to use their creativity to raise awareness of how to stay safe on the road, particularly when driving, biking, or...
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www.fmcsa.dot.gov
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In celebration of National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 26 – 30), the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security is encouraging everyone to participate in “ Go Orange Day” on April 28. The purpose of “Go Orange Day” is to wear orange in support of families who lost loved ones in work zone crashes.
Here are two options for participation in “Go Orange Day.”
1 – Email a photo of yourself wearing orange to Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov by Friday, April 23. We will post your photo to social media on Wednesday, April 28. You must be wearing a mask in your photo, and you must be the only person in the photo. Please do not send group photos. If you would like to send photos of your team, please send me individual photos of your team members, and each person must be wearing a mask. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
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2 – Wear orange on Wednesday, April 28, and post a selfie on your own social media using hashtag #Orange4Safety. Please make sure you are wearing a mask in your selfie.
On April 28, we will share everyone’s photos on social media using the hashtag #Orange4Safety. Or, you can wear orange to work on April 28 and post a selfie on your own social media.
For more information about National Work Zone Awareness Week, visit www.nwzaw.org. |
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NATIONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones.
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www.nwzaw.org
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TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE LAUNCHES “SLOW DOWN TENNESSEE” ON APRIL 16
On Friday, April 16, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will launch a new speeding prevention campaign called “Slow Down Tennessee” in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), AAA – The Auto Club Group, the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and local law enforcement agencies. From April 16 – 30, participating agencies will increase public education, awareness, and enforcement efforts to reduce speeding-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities statewide.
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International Roadcheck Set for May 4-6 with Emphasis on ...
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has set May 4-6 as the dates for this year's International Roadcheck. Over that 72-hour period, commercial motor vehicle inspectors in jurisdictions throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will conduct ...
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www.cvsa.org
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See below for a complete list of lane closure activity due to construction or maintenance operation on state-owned roads within the 24 middle and east Tennessee counties of TDOT Region 2 as well as state-owned roads within the 21 west Tennessee counties of TDOT Region 4.
From your desktop or mobile device, get the latest construction activity and live streaming SmartWay traffic cameras at www.TNSmartWay.com/Traffic. Travelers can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone for travel information, or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TN511 for statewide travel or Chattanooga area alerts @Chattanooga511 or any of TDOT's other Twitter pages. You may also see the list of lane closures in our newsroom: HERE
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Weekend Closure Set for I-24 over Germantown Road in Chattanooga, Hamilton County |
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West Tennessee Construction April 14-21, 2021
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Tick tock, time to set your watches and your clocks! The #BigPayback kicks off at 6:00 PM on May 5! Lift up your community in a big way during this 24-hour window of giving. Together we can make a difference! www.TheBigPayback.org
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Register now for the East TN Tournament
EAST TENNESSEE - MAY 6, 2021
Egwani Farms Golf Course
Benefiting East Tennessee Children's Hospital and the TTF Scholarship Fund
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Register now for the Middle TN Tournament
MIDDLE TENNESSEE - MAY 12, 2021
The Hermitage Golf Course
Benefiting Nashville Ronald McDonald House and the TTF Scholarship Fund
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