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Tennessee Trucking News OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE TENNESSEE TRUCKING ASSOCIATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 COVER STORY P 18 7 Chairman’s Message: by Jason Higginbotham 9 From the President: by Donna England, TTA 34 Calendar of Events 34 TTA New Members 34 Advertiser Resource Index FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 12 Next Generation of Generosity Tennessee Trucking Association’s Young Professionals Council is laying an excellent foundation of succession BY DAVID MONTEITH 16 The Safety Zone BY MARTY POLLOCK 22 Tennessee Trucking Foundation’s ROAD TEAM — It Was a Very Good Year BY CATHERINE STUART Foundation Celebrates Anniversary BY STEVE BRAWNER The Tennessee Trucking Foundation celebrates 30 years of impacting Tennessee Foundation Reaches a Milestone ON THE COVER: (L-R) TTF Road Team Captains: Tom Frain-Highway Trans; Scott Lambert-FedEx; Jeff Coffey-ODFL; Todd Darnell-Big G Express; Pete Lovan-Titan Transfer; Kraig Hinrichs-Ascend Trans; Kevin Davis-Ozark Motor Lines; Eddie Lindsey-Big G Express; Trinton Nevette-FedEx Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 5
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Chairman’s Message DIRECTORS AT LARGE BRAD ALLEN Venture Express TODD COLEMAN McGriff Tire Company, Inc. JERRY HAMPTON Pinnacle Bank ROB RHEA FedEx Freight WAYNE WEAVER Rapid Ways Leasing BOB WEST R.E. West, Inc. BILLY WHITE Clarke Power Services STEVE HOLDEN Best One Tire & Service EAST TENNESSEE BILL REED, III Skyline Logistics, Inc. CRAIG KENDALL The Peterbilt Store,-Knoxville JIM PETERS TLD Logistics Services, Inc. MITCH FISHER Cummins, Inc. MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILLIAM KEITH FirstExpress, Inc. PAT MARSH Big G Express, Inc. BRAD RAHRER Portland Express, inc. ALLIE SHARP SCHWALB Christenson Transportation, Inc. JOHN WALTON Averitt Express, Inc. BILL BOB WEST R.E. West, Inc. CORY LILE Occusure Workers’ Compensation EDDIE WAYLAND King & Ballow BILL TIRRILL Fleetco, Inc. SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE TOMMY THAXTON Best One Tire & Service DAREL DYER Premier Truck Group of Chattanooga PERRY WILSON McKee Foods LINDY HENLEY Tranco Logistics WEST TENNESSEE MARK GEORGE Intermodal Cartage Co., Inc. TIM GATLIN Empire Express, Inc. JEFF REEVES Reeves Brothers Trucking, Inc. TOMMY EARL TAG Truck Center LANCE WILSON General Truck Sales & Service MIKE LATHUM Wooten Transports, Inc. LESTER LAWSON JNJ Express, Inc. NON-DOMICILED REGIONAL MIKE KELLEY YRC Worldwide, Inc. HAL DOWLAND HELP, Inc., Provider of PrePass GREG SHIPMAN Vertical Alliance Group STEVE GARRISH OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE Tennessee Trucking Association Executive Committee CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD JASON HIGGINBOTHAM Ozark Motor Lines EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President & CEO DONNA ENGLAND Tennessee Trucking Association TruckPAC Co-Chairman WAYLAND THOMPSON FirstFleet Inc. TruckPAC Co-Chairman TERRY MINOR Cumberland International Trucks, Inc. TTF President SCOTT GEORGE TCW, Inc. Allied Vice Chairman TROY DICKENS Rush Truck Center, Nashville Southeast Tennessee Vice Chairman CONNIE VAUGHAN McKee Foods General Counsel C. DALE ALLEN Adams and Reese LLP Secretary JIM MOSBY FirstBank Treasurer SCOTT SCHUMPERT Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPAs Middle Tennesse Vice Chairman MIKE MCFARLIN M & W Transportation Co., Inc. West Tennesse Vice Chairman JASON HIGGINBOTHAM Ozark Motor Lines, Inc. Non-Domiciled Vice Chairman & ATA State Vice President NICK D’ANDREA UPS East Tennessee Vice Chairman JOHN PEMBERTON Pemberton Truck Lines, Inc. East Tennessee Immediate Past Chairman JEFF REED Skyline Transportation BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jason Higginbotham Jason Higginbotham CFO Ozark Motor Lines 2022-2023 Chairman, Tennessee Trucking Association WELCOME TO THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER EXCITING YEAR! I first want to congratulate the Tennessee Trucking Foundation on their 30-year anniversary! The Foundation was created with the goal of spreading road safety and philanthropy across Tennessee. We’re proud of all the staff, Road Team Captains, and organizations who have helped in that mission for the past 30 years! Furthermore, the Association is running smoothly as well. Each year, the Association has a full calendar of educational opportunities and events for you to enjoy. We hope you make time to fit some in your busy schedule. One event in particular that I look forward to every year is the Tennessee Trucking Association Annual Convention. This year’s theme is “Honoring the Past, Treasuring the Present, Shaping the Future.” It’s a great way to remind us of all the hard work and dedication of those that have come before us. The Convention showcases opportunity to learn from others, hear fantastic speakers, network with long-time friends and meet new ones. Registration for Convention will be opening in the near future and I urge everyone reading this to attend and engage in the best three days of the year. I promise you won’t leave disappointed! I believe we belong to one of the hardest working industries in the world, and while it’s not always easy, that hard work comes with many rewards. In sharing these rewards, members like you have paved the way to create the Association we have today. We’re grateful for the past, and believe the future holds growth and value as well. Your help keeps us on the path to leave a legacy for future generations and I’m excited to see where the next 30 years takes us! Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 7
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From the President & CEO Official Magazine of the Tennessee Trucking Association Tennessee Trucking News is owned by the Tennessee Trucking Association and is published quarterly by Matthews Publishing Group. For additional copies, to order reprints of individual articles or to become a subscriber to Tennessee Trucking News, contact Carol Foster at [email protected]. Publisher Jennifer Matthews-Drake [email protected] Executive Editor Donna England [email protected] Creative Director Fran Sherman [email protected] Graphic Designer Barbara Negron Ad Production Doug Benjamin Photographers Clay Cook John Ballance Chris Fain Al Ferreira Daniel Gray Allyssa Woodford Hughes Larry Kuzniewski Caleb Shane Lollar John David Pittman Contributing Writers Steve Brawner Eric J. Francis Kevin Jones Renee Miller David Monteith Derek Rayment Jennifer Barnett Reed Jack Roberts John D. Schulz Lacey C. Thacker Todd Traub www.TNTrucking.org Tennessee Trucking Association Staff President & CEO Donna England [email protected] Foundation Coordinator Ashlee Taylor [email protected] Administrative Coordinator Carol Foster [email protected] Marketing & Communications Coordinator Khadejia Hupp [email protected] Director of Safety Marty Pollock [email protected] For more information, contact TTA at: Tennessee Trucking Association 4531 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, TN 37204 Telephone 615-777-2882 Facsimile 615-777-2024 www.TNTrucking.org An affiliate of the American Trucking Associations Tennessee Trucking Association (TTA) has served as the voice for Tennessee’s trucking industry since 1930. TTA is a trade association dedicated to the furtherance of the trucking industry’s goals and interests in Tennessee and the United States. Our membership is a diverse group comprised of motor carriers, both public and private, and companies providing products and services to the industry. TTA serves these companies as a governmental affairs representative before legislative, regulatory and executive branches of government on issues that affect the trucking industry. The organization also provides public relations services, operation services and serves as a forum for industry meetings and membership relations. trucking TENNESSEE NEWS FROM 2022 TO 2023 By the time you read this, 2022 will be in our rearview and 2023 will be in high gear. The 2023 legislative session is well underway, and lawmakers are debating bills that affect trucking. The TTA is well represented by Dale Allen, with Adams and Reese. He is always looking out for our best interest. It is so important for you to support TRUCKPAC so our efforts are even more effective. Alongside the session, Gov. Bill Lee has said he will make a big push for infrastructure improvements through his Build With Us plan. He’s looking for private-public partners to contract with the state to build, operate and maintain Choice Lanes available to motorists who pay extra for that service. That’s good to hear. Tennessee has some good roadways, but it also has some badly congested ones. In the American Transportation Research Institute’s Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks for 2023, our state had seven locations listed, with one being in the Top 10. Tennessee is hampered by the fact that it is a pay-as-you-go state, meaning we won’t borrow to build roads, so partnerships with private public sectors may be one way to lay more pavement faster. TTA supports the Build With Us program, as long as two conditions are met: First, it can’t take away existing funding, and second, it can’t take away existing lanes. We want more pavement, not the same amount. Finally, we’re excited about the TTA’s new Leading EDGE program, which stands for “Emerging Leaders Driving Growth and Efficiencies.” The program brings emerging leaders – and not just young ones – in contact with more seasoned industry professionals to polish off their leadership skills. Twelve industry professionals are participating this year. This was the first year for the program, which was compressed so that it would start and finish in 2023. Next year’s program will start after this one ends at TTA’s Annual Convention in Sandestin, Florida. The Leading EDGE participants don’t have to be younger professionals. Trucking is an everchanging industry where the experienced and the fresh constantly mingle. One generation passes the baton to the next. TTA’s current chair, Jason Higginbotham of Ozark Motor Lines, is the son of past chair Tommy Higginbotham, while the TTA Foundation’s president, Scott George of TCW, is the son of the late and beloved Phil George, who helped start the foundation and himself served as TTA chair. We know 2023 will be an exciting and busy year for TTA and the Tennessee trucking industry. We need each TTA member to be actively involved. Join our lobbying efforts. Get behind government policies that improve our infrastructure. And support the next generation of trucking leaders. Someday 2023 will be a memory – a distant one, in fact – and we want to be prepared for that future. Donna England Donna England President & CEO Tennessee Trucking Association Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 9
Haulin’ for the Holidays – the annual holiday toy and donation drive organized by the Tennessee Trucking Association’s Young Professionals Council (YPC) and the Tennessee Trucking Foundation – collected $50,000 in donations last year. That’s quadruple the amount raised just four years ago when the program began under the leadership of Patrick Mendenhall, the founding chairman of the YPC. Jessie Merritt, vice president of sales for Reliance Partners and previous chairman of the YPC, said the significant and rapid increase in the number of donations reflects one of the fundamental traits of many in the trucking industry. “The trucking community is extremely generous,” Merritt said. “This toy drive highlights the good works, generosity, and positive culture that exists in the trucking community in Tennessee. MORE THAN TOYS Like the adage about teaching a person to fish versus giving them a fish, the Young Professionals Council aims to use Haulin’ for the Holidays as a tool to make a lasting impact on the lives of young BY DAVID MONTEITH CONTRIBUTING WRITER Next Generation of Generosity Tennessee Trucking Association’s Young Professionals Council is laying an excellent foundation of succession CONTINUES Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 11
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Foundation helps manage it by providing logistical and accounting support for the donations and deliveries. Each non-profit has a partner trucking organization in their hometown to coordinate the deliveries, which includes dropping off donations and hauling away the packaging, so the recipients aren’t burdened with extra cleanup. MHC Kenworth in Chattanooga partnered with East Side Elementary School and Chambliss Center for Children. The MHC Kenworth store in Jackson partnered with Hands Up! Preschool in Jackson. Knoxville’s Peterbilt Store (“The Pete Store”) sponsored the local Toys for Tots. Rush Truck Centers in Memphis partnered with the FedEx Family House that serves parents and children being treated at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Rush Truck Centers in Nashville partnered with Youth Encouragement Services (YES) and the Metro Nashville Police Care Basket program. Thanks to the unexpected increase in donations last year, the Young Professionals Council was also able to adopt a family from Delta Nu Alpha transportation fraternity’s Christmas gift program and purchase clothes and toys for the family. WHY YPC The idea for the Haulin’ for the Holidays is credited to Troy Dickens, general manager at Rush Enterprises. Response to his initial suggestion was swift and enthusiastic. The foundation of generosity laid by long-time members of the Tennessee Trucking Association and others in the industry is a legacy the younger members of the TTA want to foster. YPC members are the generational link between those who have spent decades in trucking and potential future industry members, some of whom are sitting in the classrooms that received books, toys, and games this year. YPC members have a passion for trucking and a passion for giving. Having a council dedicated to younger members of the industry allows them to meet likeminded people and focus their collective passion. The generosity of YPC members is evident in the number of fundraisers they host or participate in, like the Top Golf Tournament and the “Let the Good Times Roll” bowling event. Given the success of last year’s Haulin’ for the Holidays, discussions are underway for how to adapt to even more growth. The event is expected to be as boundless as the generosity of the trucking industry. Merritt is hopeful the number of non-profits and youth programs receiving donations will continue to grow. Even though deliveries happen in December, donations are accepted all year long. TTN 14 • TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023
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Safety Zone BY MARTY POLLOCK TTA DIRECTOR OF SAFETY TTA’s safety director offers details on rules, tips and opportunities With the theft of cargo rising, law enforcement, shippers, and carriers must work shoulder to shoulder to lower the number of occurrences across the nation. CargoNet reports thefts increased by 15% in 2022 from 2021. A total estimate of $223 million was stolen across all incidents. Increases in theft activity near major intermodal hubs were significant with computer and green energy components being some of the most frequently stolen items. Elsewhere, household items were the most stolen commodity in 2022, e.g., appliances, furniture, tools, and toys. It’s been said that companies fail to report incidents, because they fear it will hurt their business reputation, so thefts may be underreported. In addition to high insurance claims, cargo theft also results in damaged relationships between a carrier and its customer. Sometimes, companies may not be positive if loss of cargo is truly a theft or just an oversight… Is the entire load missing or just a few boxes? Is it on the wrong truck or still in the warehouse somewhere? Should I report a few boxes or not? CargoNet encourages companies to go ahead and report items that may be missing. Delayed reporting is a problem, and the chance of recovery diminishes dramatically if over 24 hours. Companies must be sure they have a plan to keep loads safe and out of the hands of criminals and report thefts of even partial loads, so the industry has the information it needs to solve cases and prevent future incidents. Whether drivers are hauling lumber or the most popular tech gadget, a transportation company must have a thorough and proactive approach to theft prevention, extending beyond general awareness and being vigilant to keep cargo and company assets safe. Drivers are the first line of defense. Professional drivers consider their overnight or weekend parking locations, preferably at a company terminal. If not feasible, they always try to park in a safe, secured location with locking gates, cameras, and good lighting. Knowing thieves hate to be seen, pro drivers take the first step to ensuring cargo is safe. Good conscientious drivers, protect their equipment and cargo. Communication is key. Prevention takes a team effort, requiring everyone to remain vigilant against a neverending threat. Carriers must relay information to drivers, educating them about the risks of theft and preventative steps to take. Most importantly, carriers should be in communication with their customers, discussing the methods they’re taking to keep the commodity safe. With a diligent and aggressive approach, trucking companies can deter criminals, keeping their drivers, assets, and customers cargo secure. Efforts can’t create a totally secure environment - very little can make that happen. However, company policies and practices can help you become a “hard target,” too risky for thieves to consider. Look in the mirror. You’ll see the key person in your security program. Stay in the Zone! TTN 16 • TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023
IMPROVING SAFETY AND LOWERING RISK On topics as wide-ranging as predicting future crash involvement to safety technology cost-benefit analyses to obstructive sleep apnea, ATRI’s research provides a blueprint for managing risk and improving roadway safety. CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ATRI This year ATRI celebrates 20 years of leadership in critical data and analysis to improve the trucking industry’s safety and productivity. From the truck stop to the executive suite, to the state house and Capitol Hill, ATRI’s reputation for providing objective industry analyses means data-driven decision making on the industry’s biggest issues. We rely on YOU to make our research successful. Help secure ATRI’s future for the next 20 years with a charitable contribution from you or your organization! Visit us today online at TruckingResearch.org to learn more about our research and commit to supporting ATRI through a charitable contribution. LEADING WITH DATA, NOT EMOTION ATRI’s research uses data and analyses to dissect the true impacts of policies and regulations across a range of critical topics including Hours-of-Service, autonomous vehicles, CSA, tolling, and nuclear verdicts. WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ATRI has a long history of research focused on the issues and concerns of professional truck drivers. From involvement in over 40 national, state, and regional truck parking studies to quantifying the impacts of detention, ATRI’s analyses provide a key input to advancing the safety and productivity of the industry’s workforce. OPERATIONAL DATA YOU CAN COUNT ON Whether you’re looking to route your drivers around congestion or benchmark your costs against your peers in the industry, ATRI’s analyses combine real-world data with a deep understanding of industry operations. THE NATION’S TOP TRUCK BOTTLENECKS 2021 Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of numerous U.S. DOT freight mobility initiatives. Using truck GPS data from over 1 million freight trucks, ATRI develops and monitors a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight transportation system. Among many GPS analyses, ATRI converts its truck GPS dataset into an ongoing truck bottleneck analysis that is used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at over 300 specific locations. While other datasets may identify congested corridors, no dataset available today specifically identifies granular chokepoints in the nation’s truck freight transportation system. ATRI’s annual Top Truck Bottleneck Analysis uses a full year of truck GPS data to calculate the top chokepoints. However, 2020 was by all definitions a different year with pandemic-related impacts intersecting with traffic patterns. In a March 2020 analysis using its truck GPS dataset, ATRI found average truck speeds at some of the worst truck bottlenecks improve by 100% or more as car drivers sheltered in place and trucks kept moving to deliver essential goods. In a separate analysis in April 2020, ATRI found state-level truck activity increased in early February as panic-buying drove consumer demand, followed by a decrease in truck activity as more businesses were closed. However, by April and into May, ATRI’s Truck Activity Index began to improve across the states analyzed, signaling a return to pre-pandemic freight demand. An additional impact on traffic congestion in 2020 was the number of roadway construction projects that were able to commence and/ or advance at a faster pace due to fewer vehicles on the road during the pandemic. Once traffic levels increased in the second half of 2020, those construction projects became even more congested. As such, this year’s Top Truck Bottleneck list reflects a rise in ranking in a number of locations impacted by roadway construction. CA WA TX GA TN PA NY CT 2021 TOP TRUCK BOTTLENECKS • BY THE NUMBERS 33.9% year-over-year Texas.................. 12 California............. 8 Washington......... 8 Connecticut......... 7 Georgia................ 7 Pennsylvania....... 7 New York.............. 6 Tennessee ........... 6 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF TOP 100 BOTTLENECKS: For more information on ATRI’s Top Truck Bottleneck analysis, including a detailed description of the methodology, visit www.TruckingResearch.org. TOP 100 BOTTLENECKS WITH AVERAGE TRUCK SPEEDS <45 MPH: NUMBER OF STATES WITH AT LEAST ONE 25% TOP 100 BOTTLENECK: 29 AVERAGE PEAK HOUR TRUCK SPEED: 43.0 mph San Bernardino, CA I-10 at I-15 #10 Houston, TX I-45 at I-69/US 59 #5 Chicago, IL I-290 at I-90/I-94 #6 St. Louis, MO I-64/I-55 at I-44 #8 Fort Lee, NJ 1-95 at SR 4 #1 Rye, NY 1-95 at I-287 #9 Cincinnati, OH I-71 at I-75 #2 Chattanooga, TN I-75 at I-24 #7 Atlanta, GA I-285 at I-85 (North) #3 Atlanta, GA I-20 at I-285 (West) #4 up ANALYSIS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 17
Foundation Reaches a Milestone The Tennessee Trucking Foundation celebrates 30 years of impacting Tennessee BY STEVE BRAWNER CONTRIBUTING WRITER 18 • TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023
The Tennessee Trucking Foundation has been serving the trucking community and the state of Tennessee for 30 years. On Jan. 30, it was awarded for it. The TTF, which is the charitable arm of the TTA, received the Tennessee Society of Association Executives’ “Associations Impact Tennessee” award at its Awards of Excellence Program & Annual Meeting in Nashville. The Society is composed of trade associations. The Associations Impact Tennessee category pertains to projects or programs that assist the community or respond to a community need that aligns with the association’s mission. Donna England, TTA president and CEO, said she did not know going into the ceremony that the foundation had won the award. She said it was a “very proud moment to be awarded for something that we take very seriously and are very passionate about.” The TTF is celebrating 30 years of service in 2023. It is dedicated to advancing highway safety, providing funds for Tennessee children’s charities, and funding the TTF Scholarship, which recently was renamed for former TTF President Tommy Hodges. The foundation is perhaps best known for promoting highway safety, most notably through the efforts of Tennessee’s Road Team, which was the primary reason the TTF won the award. This past year, 27 Road Team captains – drivers selected from across the industry because of their outstanding safety records – presented talks at more than 95 events. In 2023, the Road Team will have 33 captains, the most ever. The Road Team educates students about the dangers of impaired driving using pedal karts and Fatal Vision goggles that mimic the sensation of being affected by drugs or alcohol. Captains set up an obstacle course for students to try to navigate with the pedal karts while wearing the goggles. The equipment was funded through grants from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, State Farm, and the Nashville Predators. CONTINUES Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 19
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needs accountants, IT experts and other professionals. George said the TTF hopes to invite awardees to the TTA’s annual convention to introduce them to the industry. The program is administered, and the winners chosen by Unigo, a scholarship manager. George said Unigo has given the TTF a lot of autonomy and flexibility to design the program and has helped with outreach. Meanwhile, the partnership helps the TTF avoid the potential conflicts of interest that could occur if its own officers chose the scholarship winners. “We just don’t want to be in a position where anyone questions the integrity of the foundation,” George said. “It’s really important to us to maintain that, so that’s why we have a third party that actually does the administration of the scholarship program.” Additionally, the TTF has a scholarship program for technicians. A task force is working on ways to increase the applicants and scholarships. Another task force is studying how to provide scholarships for people hoping to attain a commercial driver’s license. In addition to the scholarships, the golf tournaments this past year supported the Middle Tennessee Ronald McDonald House, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and Alhambra Shriners, which supports a network of children’s hospitals. Another TTF project, the Haulin’ for Holidays toy drive done in conjunction with the TTA’s Young Professionals Council, raised more than $50,000 in monetary donations and toys last year. (See related story on page 11.) In addition, the TTF book “Papa Doug Hauls Strawberries and Smiles” has been distributed across the state. It shows what a trucking family is like and teaches about trucking’s role as it follows a truck driver who is driving to the annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival in Portland. The TTF received the Associations Impact Tennessee award while it was undergoing a period of change. Foundation Coordinator Catherine Stuart retired in December after administering the program since 2015. That month, she was presented the Directors Award at the Tennessee Highway Safety Office Lifesavers Conference. She was replaced by Ashlee Taylor, the TTA’s former marketing and communications coordinator. The award also came months after TTF co-founder Tommy Hodges relinquished the gavel to Scott George, the son of co-founder Phil George. The “transfer of power” came during a CONTINUES Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 21
foundation board meeting at the TTA’s 92nd Annual Convention in Destin in September. Hodges, Phil George & JB Baker started the foundation in 1993 to support the Road Team. They wanted to raise $300,000 to generate $10,000 to $15,000 annually to pay for operations. They reasoned that a 5% return on investment would be sufficient. For the TTA’s annual convention in Alabama back then, they drew up pledge cards, locked 40-50 motor carrier representatives in a room, and half-jokingly told them no one could play golf until they had raised $300,000 over three years. In actuality, Hodges said, the attendees enthusiastically donated because they were happy with the Road Team and were getting good feedback from their drivers. The founders added the scholarships early in the TTF’s existence. George, the TTF’s first president, succumbed to cancer in 2004, so Hodges became president and remained in that position for 18 years. The foundation reached $500,000 in reserves but lost about half of that when the Great Recession hit in 2008. Under Hodges’ leadership, the foundation began rebuilding those reserves. At one point, Hodges and then-TTA President and CEO Dave Huneryager set a goal of reaching $1 million in reserves. That goal was achieved last year. “In the last couple or three years, it’s really grown and exceeded my realistic expectations,” Hodges said. “You always have grandiose hopes when you start something like this and visions of grandeur and those kinds of things, but it’s really doing well.” Long term, Hodges would like to build an endowment large enough that the TTF could live off it. For that, it will need donors to be generous with their gifts. “This industry has been really good to a lot of folks, probably blessed them more than they ever thought they would be blessed,” he said. “They’ve worked hard, and they deserve it, and it would be my life’s dream that more of those folks that have really been successful would leave the foundation in their estate planning, and that they would help carry on their own legacy by substantial donations to the industry that’s been so good to them.” It’s been an eventful 30 years for the Tennessee Trucking Foundation. From relatively humble beginnings, it has grown to more than $1 million in investments that support highway safety, college scholarships and children’s charities. It has both saved lives and enhanced them. The future is even brighter. “One of the things that’s always impressed me is the desire of this industry as a whole to give back, and so I think that what we’re doing is really walking the talk, if you will,” George said. “Through the scholarship program, through the activities of our Road Team, through the donations we make to local charities, it’s all an effort to give back to the communities that we all live and work in, and to enhance the image of our industry.” TTN “This industry has been really good to a lot of folks, probably blessed them more than they ever thought they would be blessed. They’ve worked hard, and they deserve it, and it would be my life’s dream that more of those folks that have really been successful would leave the foundation in their estate planning, and that they would help carry on their own legacy by substantial donations to the industry that’s been so good to them.” —Tommy Hodges, chairman, Goggin Warehousing 22 • TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023
Road Team - 2022, a Year in Review Tennessee Trucking Foundation’s L-R Road Team Captain Pete Lovan-Titan Transfer middle, back row in red polo, Ambassador John Tetreault-Averitt Express on end in red with other career partners at Portland HS Career Day Ambassadors and Captains at Teen Institute UT Martin L-R, Ambassador Eddie LeSueur-Skyline Trans, Jinney Settles-Yellow Dot, Captains Ken and Donna Wheeler, Jeff Coffey and Cyndi SligerODFL at TN Rescue Squad Conference L to R: David Gooch, Christianson Trans; Jessie Merritt, Reliance Partners (YPC); TTA Road Team Captain Rick Bennett-FedEx; Joe Fischer at UM Preschool No Zone Event Jamie Sowder and Kevin Davis at Hardeman County FD Community Event L-R in red shirts, Road Team Captains Scott Varner-Walmart, Matt Neary-McKee Foods, David Gooch-Christenson Trans and John Lemmons-UPS. In black Tavin Davis, TTF Scholarship Winner Captains at MidAmerica Truck Show L-R, David Brady-ODFL, David GoochChristenson , John Tetreault-Averitt, Eddie LeSueur-Skyline, Rick Bennett & Jamie SowderFedEx, Cyndi Sliger-ODFL L-R in red shirts Road Team Ambassadors John Tetreault-Averitt Express, David Brady and Donna Wheeler-ODFL with winner of Gift Card Drawing at TNSRO Conf L-R, Ambassador Eddie LeSueur-Skyline Trans, Captains Josh Johnson-Titan Transfer and Jamie Sowder-FedEx at Miller-Motte 20th Anniversary Event Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 23
Road Team - 2023, a Year in Review Tennessee Trucking Association’s In back in light blue shirts L-R, Captain Josh Johnson-Titan Transfer and Ambassador Eddie LeSueur-Skyline Trans with troopers at Knoxville Scales for Driver Appreciation L-R Road Team Captain Pete Lovan-Titan Transfer, Road Team Ambassadors John Tetreault-Averitt Express and Paula Harper-FedEx, Westmoreland HS Students and Captain Kraig Hinrichs-Ascend Trans L-R Road Team Ambassador Eddie LeSueur-Skyline Trans and Captain Josh Johnson-Titan Transfer at GWCC Bring Your Child to Work Day L to R Road Team Captains Kevin DavisOzark, David Brady-ODFL and David Gooch-Christenson Trans set up Pedal Kart Course for TDC L-R, Road Team Captains Bobby Rue-Ozark and Scott Varner-Walmart at TTA Fall Conference Road Team - 2022, a Year in Review Tennessee Trucking Foundation’s 24 • TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS Q4 WINTER 2022-2023
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Road Team - 2023, a Year in Review Tennessee Trucking Association’s Truck or Treat - Captain Pirate Don Boone-FedEx chats with students at YES Campus in front of No Zone Trailer transformed into a Haunted House at YPC Event Truck or Treat Event YPC-Going all out are front L-R Captains David Brady-ODFL, Paula Harper and Don Boone-FedEx. Back of trailer L-R John Tetreault-Averitt and Jeff Coffey-ODFL Road Team Captains Cyndi Sliger-ODFL, David Gooch-Christenson Trans and Rose Boyd-THSO at Pink Cadillac CarFit Road Team Ambassador Matt Neary-McKee Foods and Captain TJ Daniel show inside cab at John H Patten Camp Road Team Ambassador Eddie Threlkeld-HUB Group, Captain Kraig Hinrichs-Ascend Trans and Captain Bobby Rue at Josephine Lewis Ctr Yellow Dot Road Team Ambassador Matt Neary-McKee Foods, Captain Cyndi Sliger-ODFL and Ambassador John Tetreault-Averitt Express at TN Lifesavers Conference L-R, Road Team Captains Jeff Coffey and David Brady-ODFL and Paula Harper-FedEx at Maury County Police Dept National Night Out Road Team Ambassador Matt Neary-McKee Foods and Captain Don Boone-FedEx at Fairfield Glade CarFit Event Road Team - 2022, a Year in Review Tennessee Trucking Foundation’s Q4 WINTER 2022-2023 TENNESSEE TRUCKING NEWS • 29
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