New TTA Members
CARRIER • Independent Towing & Recovery, LLC.
• SEC Auto Transport, Inc. • Shah Trucking LLC
ALLIED • Blackberry
• DriverReach • Insurance Information Exchange • McAngus Goudelock & Courie
• North American Commercial Vehicle Show
• Pedigree Technologies • Purkeys Fleet Electric
Calendar of Events FEBRUARY
MAY
February 8-9 NATMI - Safety & DO T Compliance
MARCH March 9 Call on Nashville Legislative Reception - Tentative
March 20-24 NATMI - Safety Certifi cation Program (MFSB & MMFSP Certifi cation Course)
APRIL
April 4-6 Call on Washington
April 4 NATMI - Accident Investigation
April 6-7 TTA Technician Skills Competition
April 28-29 TTA Truck Driving Championships
May 4 ETN Big Rigs for Little Kids Golf Tournament
May 10 MTN Big Rigs for Little Kids Golf Tournament
May 23-24 NATMI – Safety & DOT Compliance
May 29 Holiday – Memorial Day JUNE
June 13-14 NATMI – Driver Trainer Certifi cation Course
June 30 2017 Safety Breaks:
I-40 East Rest Area at Dandridge, TN
I-40 East Rest Area at Jackson, TN
I-40 West Rest Area at Dickson, TN
I-75 North Rest Area at Athens, TN JULY
July 4 Holiday - TTA Offi ce Closed
July 11-12 NATMI - Safety & DO T Compliance
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AUGUST
August 8-9 NATMI- Maintenance Certifi cation CSME & CDME-Music Center, Nashville, TN
SEPTEMBER
September 4 Holiday – Labor Day
September 17-19 TTA 87th Annual Convention at Sandestin Beach Hilton, Destin, FL
OCTOBER
October 3-4 NATMI - Safety & DO T Compliance
NOVEMBER November 1 NATMI – Transportation Risk Management
November 6-10 NATMI - Safety Certifi cation Program (MFSB & MMFSP Certifi cation Course)
November 23-24 Holiday - TTA Offi ce Closed - Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
December 22 & 25 Holiday - TTA Offi ce Closed – Christmas
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NEWS Tennessee-style
Regs Update ATRI’s Top Ten,
Overtime
President Trump & Trucking Regs
TTA’s Road Team on the Road
Wayland Thompson, FirstFleet
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