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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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Welcome to Roadrunner Driving School, LLC
Take the wheel The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land - start your truck driving career today at Roadrunner Driving School, LLC. About...
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Richard Milam
Owner / Instructor
Roadrunner Driving School, LLC
106 Industries Park Road
Sharon, TN 38255
Phone: (731) 456-2008
Email: rrds2500@gmail.com
www.roadrunnerdrivingschool.org
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Insurance Brokerage and Consulting | USI Insurance Services
From many great individuals USI has become one unique industry leader. USI began in 1994 with a single office of $6.5 million of revenue and 40 associates. Today, USI is approaching $2 billion in revenue with more than 8,000 associates in...
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Allen Wade
Transportation Insurance Specialist
USI Insurance Services, LLC
903 Murfreesboro Road
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (270) 315-0725
Email: allen.wade@usi.com
www.usi.com
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Jeff Reed
Skyline Transportation, Inc.
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Ready or not, the heat of summer is upon us (along with cicadas here in East TN). I keep seeing stories where some folks have “tasty” recipes for the cicadas. Everything from cookies, to popcorn to cocktails are being concocted with bugs that have been underground for 17 years! As for me and my house, we’ll take a hard pass on that and stick with burgers, hot dogs, and maybe a steak for our summertime menu.
May was another month with some big events and news. Both of our Big Rigs golf outings were a huge success. The Middle TN event set an all-time record for its donation to the Nashville Ronald McDonald House and the East TN event had its highest fund-raising level in over 20 years for the East TN Children’s Hospital. I can’t thank everyone enough for the hard work to make the events possible and the unbelievable participation and sponsorships.
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Please join us for our Sporting Clay event on June 09, 2021,
which is open to all skill levels. No shooting experience is
necessary. Safety Officers will be on hand to assist.
Registration fee: $195.00 per shooter which includes ammo, gun rental, 75 targets, eye/ear protection, and lunch. Crazy quail costs $20 for 25 targets. You must provide ammo for the Crazy Quail which is available from the gun club.
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Trucking Applauds Passage of Lawsuit Abuse Reform Bill...
ARLINGTON, Va., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, by a unanimous and bipartisan vote of 31-0, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 19-a comprehensive reform bill to reduce frivolous and abusive lawsuits targeting commercial motor vehicles.
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American Trucking Associations Board, CEO Chris Spear...
SAN ANTONIO, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the American Trucking Associations announced that the federation's Board of Directors has voted to renew the contract for association president and CEO Chris Spear for an additional five-year term.
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1-Pager: CARB Clean Idle Stickers for EPA-only Certified Model Year 2022-2023 Engines
Background
· Starting model year 2022, CARB is requiring longer minimum emissions-related warranties
o Medium-heavy on-highway (e.g., Cummins B6.7, L9), from 100k mi to 150k mi
o Heavy-heavy on-highway (e.g., Cummins X12, X15), from 100k mi to 350k mi
· To provide customers with a choice, Cummins has a “two-product” offering for North America
o CARB-only certified products for all engine families sold new in CA or other CA states
o EPA-only certified products for all engine families sold new in non-CA states
· The CARB-only and EPA-only products will be identical in every way, except for the longer warranty—and the higher price for the longer warranty—and the engine emissions label.
Issue
· On Thursday April 29th, 2021, the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) held an all-day Compliance Workshop with EPA and CARB technical staff.
· During the workshop, CARB staff opined—for the first time—that CARB could not approve EPA-only certified products to display the CARB Clean Idle sticker, even if the EPA-only product was identical in every way, except warranty, to a CARB-only Clean Idle-approved product.
· CARB staff’s issue seemed administrative because their concerns were that EPA does not have a Clean Idle standard to enforce, and CARB would not have enforcement authority over EPA-only certified products if an issue arose with compliance with CARB’s Clean Idle standard.
· EMA members offered potential administrative solutions, including engine manufacturers submitting signed affidavits to CARB and EPA, stating voluntary compliance with CARB’s Clean Idle Standard for EPA-only certified products and/or having CARB declare Clean Idle Stickers to be CARB-approved aftermarket “parts” for which CARB does have enforcement authority.
· CARB technical staff recommended that EMA and its members, plus any other impacted stakeholders, reach out to Mr. Allen Lyons (CARB Chief, Emissions Certification and Compliance Division, Office: 626-575-6973, Work Cell: 626-315-6137, allen.lyons@arb.ca.gov) to discuss impacts any potential ways forward. THIS IS A DRIVER AND FLEET IMPACT ISSUE
· Both CARB-only and EPA-only certified products will be able to operate in all 50 states.
· However, if CARB does not allow EPA-only certified products to display the Clean Idle sticker, drivers of those vehicles must shut down the vehicle’s engine after five minutes of idle in California and other states that honor the CARB Clean Idle Sticker (e.g., PA, WV, TX, see: ATRI Idling Compendium for a compressive list of idling requirements). Request and Disclaimer
· Cummins requests that stakeholders reach out to Allen Lyons, CARB, to share impacts and ideas for a way forward. Timing is of the essence because this is a 2022-2023 model year issue.
· Disclaimer: this issue is dynamic, and this 1-pager does not contain any legal advice. Please consult your own legal counsel before taking actions.
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ATRI Board Approves Research Agenda for 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rebecca Brewster(770) 432-0628May 25, 2021 Arlington, VA - The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved the 2021 Top Research Priorities as identified by ATRI's Research Advisory...
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ATRI Issues Call for Motor Carriers to Participate in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Dan Murray(651) 641-6162May 26, 2021 Arlington, Virginia -The American Transportation Research Institute today issued a call for motor carriers to participate in ATRI's annual update to its Operational Costs of...
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ATRI 20th Dinner Program
First let me thank everyone for your congratulatory ads in the ATRI 20th Celebration Dinner Program. A copy of the dinner program is in the mail on its way to you. For those of you who were not able to attend, we had a great night celebrating ATRI’s anniversary with over 400 attendees at ATA’s MYMS. But, the celebration will continue all year long!
Thanks for all you do to continually support me and the ATRI team and thanks again for all the love in the ATRI 20th dinner program! Rebecca M. Brewster
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DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of...
April 4, 2020; updated June 17, 2020; September 22, 2020; December 09, 2020; and May 27, 2021 On March 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) provided guidance about the...
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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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Dale Allen, Adams and Reese, LLP |
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The legislature adjourned in early May and looks to return in January of 2022. The legislature began its session in January in the middle of the worst period of the COVID 19 pandemic. Over several months, the legislature did not know for certain what type of schedule would be adopted to conduct its business, pass a budget and adjourn for the year. Fortunately, the legislature was able to proceed forward without interruption and by the end of the session was able to not only witness an improvement in the COVID 19 infections in Tennessee but also witness an unprecedented growth in revenue as indicated by an increase of several hundred million dollars in revenues in April 2021 as compared to April 2020.
This summer we will be busy with fundraising activities and, of course, TTA will always stay active and support those members who have been supportive of the industry over the years. Your support of TruckPAC is always so important and we look forward to seeing your support continue throughout the next several months. With no major study committees set to meet this summer, we will go on a short summer break in regard to publishing a monthly legislative update; however, if an issue arises that we did not anticipate, we will send an update. Once bill introductions begin in the early fall, we will begin updating the newsletter on a regular basis
We look forward to seeing you at the convention and, as always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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2021 ROAD TEAM UPCOMING EVENTS
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DATE
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Sun-Wed, June 13-16, 2021
Wed, June 16, 2021
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EVENT
L.E.A.D.S. Camp, Anderson County High School
Law Enforcement Aging Driver Specialist Training, Lynchburg, TN
TN School Resource Officers Conference, Pigeon Forge, TN
Aging Driver Event at Fairfield Glade Conference Center
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CAPTAINS ASSIGNED
Road Team Ambassador Eddie LeSueur and Road Team Captain Michael Mosier
Road Team Captains Cleve McCord and David Gooch will help teach. For class: Road Team Captains Matt Neary, Steve Bowar and Kevin Davis. Road Team Captains Rick Bennett and Jamie Sowder are pending approval
Ambassadors Robert Moxley, Ken Wheeler, Donna Wheeler, Eddie LeSueur and Road Team Captains Steve Bowar, Jeff Coffey and Cindy Johnson
Kevin Davis, Eddie Threlkeld and Vernon Brewer
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO TENNESSEE TRUCKING FOUNDATION IN MEMORY OF... |
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Ann Pritchett
Contributions were made by:
Dave Huneryager, Greg Shipman, Tommy Hodges
Acknowledgement Sent to: Stan Pritchett
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Tennessee Trucking Foundation Contribution |
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Want to make a contribution to our Foundation, you can easily donate to the foundation on our website. Thank you to all that support our Foundations mission.
- Advancing highway safety
- Educating the public through programs designed to make our roads safer
- Providing Tennessee children’s charities with funds to improve the lives of our state’s children
- The TTF Scholarship, administered annually by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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