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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


RESOURCE INDEX Q4 WINTER 2017


Tennessee Trucking News ADVERTISING


Adams and Reese LLP


American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)


BorgWarner


Clarke Power Services Direct ChassisLink Drivers Legal Plan Fleetco, Inc.


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


HELP, Inc., Provider of PrePass Great West Casualty Co.


12


30 15 28 4


19 21 3


10


Navistar/International Inside back cover J. J. Keller & Associates Lite-Check


32 31


MHC Kenworth


Neely Coble Company, Inc. Pivotal LNG/AG Resources RapidWays


Rush Truck Center Sleep Access


Southern Tire Mart TA/Petro


TAG Truck Center/Freightliner Tennessee Trucking News


Trojan Battery T is edition of Tennessee Trucking


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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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