Tennessee’s Road Team

Tennessee’s Road Team is a state-wide highway safety program sponsored by the Tennessee Trucking Foundation. The Road Team’s top goal is to create a safer driving environment and save lives on our highways by educating the drivers on how to safely share the road with large trucks.

 

 

 

 

 

2024-2025

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TENNESSEE ROAD TEAM
Tennessee’s Road Team is a statewide highway safety program started with funding from Bridgestone Commercial Solutions and supported by the Tennessee Trucking Foundation with major funding from Pilot Company. The Road Team is composed of professional truck drivers with superior driving records and a desire to spread the word about safety on the highway. These professional drivers are nominated by their TTA Member companies and selected by a team of judges who evaluate their nomination packages. The drivers who are selected will serve a two-year term as ambassadors for our industry in Tennessee.

 

Road Team Captains

Tennessee Road Team Captains stress the need for all motorists to demonstrate professionalism and courtesy on the road. They reinforce good safety habits such as always buckling safety belts, never drinking and driving, and avoiding aggressive driving. They also discuss the importance of trucking in our nation’s economy and the opportunities presented by a career in transportation.

Many with more than one million miles of accident-free driving — take a few days each month to present at high schools and safety events. They can also bring the NO-ZONE tractor-trailer to the schools they visit. Students are allowed to sit in the cab and experience the size of the vehicle while learning about the truck’s blind spots, stopping distances, and other limitations of large vehicles.  At larger events, the Tennessee Road Team Captains can bring the Oculus Rift headsets where students can experience a fully immersive, 360-degree simulation that allows players to see where they can and can’t be seen and learn how to steer clear of the “No Zones.” The simulation virtually puts them in the driver’s seat of a tractor-trailer on a country road when an eager driver decides to pass, hovering in one of the many blind spots.

Contact Bri Law (blaw@tntrucking.org) to bring this free highway safety program to your school or organization!

 

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Tennessee’s Road Team is a state-wide highway safety program sponsored by Tennessee Trucking Foundation. The Road Team’s top goal is to create a safer driving environment and save lives on our highways by educating the drivers on how to safely share the road with large trucks.

 

Nominate a Captain for the 2024-2025 Road Team! 

We would love to see more female drivers and team drivers.  Drivers who are nominated and meet eligibility requirements will go through a selection/interview process on Friday, January 19, 2024, in Nashville at the TTA Office. Drivers selected will attend 2 days of training at the TTA office in Nashville on February 15-16, 2024.  They will serve along with existing Road Team Captains for 24 active months from January 2024 through December 2025.

To nominate a driver, please complete the nomination form below and return it to: Tennessee’s Road Team, Tennessee Trucking Association, 4531 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, TN 37204, 615-777-2882, FAX 615-777-2024 or email to cfoster@tntrucking.org.

 

Nominate A Road Team Captain