What Is the Tennessee Trucking Foundation?
The Tennessee Trucking Foundation (TTF), established in 1993, is the 501(c)3 charitable arm of the Tennessee Trucking Association. The foundation focuses on advancing highway safety, educating the public to create safer roads, and supporting Tennessee children’s charities.
Key initiatives include:
Road Team Captains: A statewide highway safety program with professional truck drivers who promote safety through various events like safety training, Touch-A-Truck, the Yellow Dot Program, and Car Fit events. Drivers work all across Tennessee to share road safety and education and make a positive impact on the image of our trucking industry.
Big Rigs for Little Kids: A golf event that has raised over $2.5 million for children’s charities and the TTF Scholarship Fund. Every year, the foundation hosts 4 golf events in East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Southeast Tennessee, and West Tennessee. These events raise funds for the Foundation's scholarships and support children's charities in each region. These events are generously sponsored by Association members and provide a great opportunity for philanthropy, and help connect our trucking industry.
Scholarships: The foundation offers several scholarships to students, including the Tommy Hodges Scholarship, Billy White Technician Scholarship, and various community scholarships administered by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Each scholarship provides resources for students pursuing education in a variety of career paths.
Annual Auction: A fundraising event held at the Tennessee Trucking Association's Convention, where auction items are sold to support the foundation. This event is run by our Foundation along with an Auction committee, which works to source donations. The proceeds of this event help support the running and maintenance of our Foundation's programs and Road Team.
- Annual Raffle: A fundraising event held by the Foundation every December to raise funds for the Tennessee Road Team and road safety events and activities. 1000 tickets are sold to those who purchase, and three winners are selected for cash prizes sponsored by our partner companies.
View a list of the 2025 TTF Board of Directors 2025 TTF Board of Directors of the Tennessee Trucking Foundation lies the belief that together, we can create a significant impact. Through our various programs, from highway safety education initiatives to scholarships that nurture talent, we’re shaping lives and communities, one action at a time.
See how the Foundation is driving impact. View the lookbook.
Every year, the Foundation creates a lookbook to showcase the incredible work they do across Tennessee. This book showcases our Road Team Captain activities and how they are giving back to our communities.
It’s our way of saying thank you to all of those who support the mission and to show the hard work of our incredible Road Team Captains. Scroll to view the 2024 Lookbook.