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COBRA subsidy
The latest COVID relief package (the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, “ARPA”) includes a COBRA subsidy that could affect many employers. The ARPA subsidy generally requires employers to cover 100% of the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for up to six months between April 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021 (the “Subsidy Period”). These premium amounts are then reimbursable via refundable payroll tax credit.
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Holiday, 4-2-2021, Good Friday, TTA Office Closed
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Jeff Reed
Skyline Transportation, Inc.
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Hello to all and welcome to Spring! March madness is almost complete, baseball is starting up, the cold temps are behind us (for the most part), and the Evergreens are blocking the Suez Canal.
I don’t know about you, but I sure am glad I wasn’t working in dispatch and operations at Evergreen Marine Corporation during the last week of March. We’ve all experienced a situation where our equipment may have blocked a fuel pump or caused a traffic jam on a highway, but can you imagine being the one that blocked the Suez Canal and halted 12% of the global supply chain for over a week? Any longer and I think we would have started seeing the log-jam on the Tennessee River! Once again, our supply chain is so efficient and robust, yet at the same time so fragile.
A couple of things I’m particularly looking forward to this spring is playing in the East TN Big Rigs golf outing on May 6th as well as the Middle TN event on May 12th. I have signed up for both and encourage everyone to sign up as we are guaranteed to enjoy a great day of food, golf, and fellowship all while supporting some fantastic charities. It’s been a long, cold and wet winter, so this weekend I really need to make the time to dig out my golf bag from that corner of my garage, dust off the clubs, and try to see if I can resurrect my swing so as to not embarrass or anger my teammates.
Aside from the golf, there are many other events, councils and meetings on the horizon so please watch for those announcements in the coming weeks. The TTA appreciates your support and involvement and until next time, be safe and have fun out there!
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Women In Trucking Association Announces 2021 Top Women...
CONGRATULATIONS to Donna England, TTA's VP of Safety & Member Services, on being recognized as one of the 2021 “Top Women to Watch in Transportation”.
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Reliance Partners named by Fortune as One of the
2021 Best Workplaces in Financial Services &
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TDOT Plans Weekend Closures of I-24 over Germantown Road to Replace Bridges in Chattanooga, Hamilton County |
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First closure tentatively scheduled for weekend of April 16, 2021
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –As part of the bridge replacement project currently underway on I-24 over Germantown Road in Chattanooga, TDOT contract crews will soon implement several weekend closures of I-24 for bridge construction. The first closure is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of April 16, 2021. TDOT will provide additional information prior to the closure.
During the weekend closures, the new bridges on I-24 East and West over Germantown Road will be built using the Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) method. ABC requires short-term, total road closures to allow crews the space and the freedom to work around the clock to construct a new bridge.
Each weekend, the work will focus on different sections of the project, but the interstate detour will remain the same for all closures. During the closures, traffic will be detoured off the interstate near Germantown Road, then back onto the interstate. At either end of the bridges, the interstate will be reduced from three to two lanes before all traffic is diverted off the interstate.
All eastbound traffic will exit the interstate at Germantown Road (Exit 183), travel along South Terrace, and return to the interstate using a temporary on-ramp.
All westbound traffic will exit the interstate using a temporary off-ramp, travel along North Terrace, and return to the interstate using the existing on-ramp at Germantown Road.
There will be no access from local streets to the I-24 entrance and exit ramps along this stretch during these interstate closures.
Detour routes will be provided online and by way of overhead and portable message boards.
For more information on the I-24 bridge replacement project or to sign up for project updates, visit the project website or use the QR Code with your camera app below.
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West Tennessee Construction
March 31-April 7, 2021
Per TDOT Specifications, there will be no temporary lane closures permitted between Thursday, April 1, 6:00 p.m. through Monday, April 5, 6:00 a.m. in observance of the Easter Holiday!
Click here for a complete list of lane closure activity due to construction or maintenance operations on state-owned roads within the 21 west Tennessee counties of TDOT Region 4.
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ATRI Issues Call for Motor Carriers to Participate in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Murray(651) 641-6162 March 23, 2021 Arlington, Virginia - The American Transportation Research Institute today launched a new data collection initiative to better understand the rising costs of trucking insurance...
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truckingresearch.org
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ATA Announces Penske Truck Rental as Affinity Program...
Arlington, Virginia -- American Trucking Associations is proud to announce that Penske Truck Rental is now an ATA Affinity Program Provider. This gives ATA member companies, including members of ATA's Moving & Storage Conference, access to...
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ATRI Issues Call for Motor Carriers to Participate in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Dan Murray(651) 641-6162March 23, 2021 Arlington, Virginia - The American Transportation Research Institute today launched a new data collection initiative to better understand the rising costs of trucking insurance...
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truckingresearch.org
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ATRI Report on the Realities of a National VMT...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 17, 2021Contact: Dan Murray (651) 641-6162March 17, 2021 Arlington, Virginia - The American Transportation Research Institute today released a new report detailing the costs of deploying and operating a...
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truckingresearch.org
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ATA Announces Formation of Law Enforcement Advisory...
Today, the American Trucking Associations announced the formation of its Law Enforcement Advisory Board-a new panel that will advise the ATA Federation on ways to grow and strengthen relationships between the trucking industry and law enforcement ...
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Turnover Remained Unchanged at Large Truckload Fleets in ...
Arlington, Virginia - The annualized turnover rate for over-the-road truckload drivers held steady in the last three months of 2020, according to the American Trucking Associations' Quarterly Employment Report. In the fourth quarter, the turnover ...
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ATA Statement on Biden Administration's Infrastructure Plan
ARLINGTON, Va., March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's proposed infrastructure plan: "We commend President Biden for...
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CVSA's 2021 Out-of-Service Criteria Now in Effect
Starting today, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) 2021 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria are now in effect. Commercial motor vehicle enforcement personnel use the criteria to identify commercial motor vehicle and...
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Dale Allen, Adams and Reese, LLP |
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Clayton Byrd, Adams and Reese, LLP |
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With leadership expressing a desire to adjourn the 2021 session before the end of April and committee chairs announcing targeted closing dates for various committees, the activity around the Cordell Hull building this month began to feel like the session is starting to hit its stride and relatively back to somewhat normal operations. Lt. Governor/Senate Speaker Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) recently allowed the general public to once again access the Senate committee hearing rooms and the Senate office floor, both of which had previously been restricted to members only outside of narrow circumstances. The House has been opened throughout session, but with a mask mandate and limited seating in committees.
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Technician Grant Application & Funding
The Tennessee Trucking Association has partnered with Lincoln College of Technology Nashville to provide students in the Diesel Technology fields with a two part grant to assist with their educational expenses.
This important grant program is made possible by TTA Member commitments. If you would like to make an annual commitment to fund this program, please click here. Those that have so generously made that commitment can be viewed here.
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