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Register now for ATA’s 2010 Golf Classic Invitational Tournament scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the Robert Trent Golf Trail's Capitol Hill Courses.
The Classic is the Alabama Trucking Association's annual fundraising event to benefit ATA Political Action Committees, ALA-TON and TRUK-PAK.
Invitations to participate will be sent soon to all association members, state and federal regulatory officials and state legislature. This is an excellent opportunity to meet lawmakers in a casual environment.
For more information, contact Jane Nixon at 334-834-3983.
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Each year the Alabama Trucking Association hosts a convention to celebrate the importance of trucking in Alabama. During the three day event, scheduled in early Spring at some of the Southeast's most luxurious resorts, members participate in a general membership meeting in which officers and board members are selected.
The convention is also an opportunity for members to take part in important educational sessions and share ideas with other industry professionals. The highlight of each convention is the annual awards banquet, which recognizes the top professionals in the Alabama Trucking Association.
The Alabama Trucking Association's Fleet Safety Awards, sponsored by the Safety and Maintenance Management Council, are given each year in April to recognize companies and drivers who uphold the highest safety standards in the state. Companies with the best safety records in 14 different classes are awarded the Fleet Safety Awards each year. Safety records are determined by calculating the number of accidents per million miles driven within the state.
Other awards presented during this annual banquet include:
President's Award — offered automatically to all member companies remaining accident-free for the year.
Safety Professional of the Year — member companies are encouraged to nominate outstanding safety professionals for this award each year. A winner is then selected from the nominees by judges from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Alabama Department of Safety. This award is sponsored annually by Molten, Allen and Williamson.
Maintenance Professional of the Year — member companies are encouraged to nominate outstanding maintenance professionals for this award each year. A winner is then selected from the nominees by judges from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Alabama Department of Safety. This award is sponsored annually by Transport Refrigeration Sales & Service Inc.
Driver of the Year — member companies are encouraged to nominate outstanding driver professionals for this award each year. A winner is then selected from the nominees by judges from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Alabama Department of Safety. This award is sponsored annually by Great Dane.
Held each year in May at Bessemer's Debardelaben Park, the Alabama Truck Driving Championships are an exciting, family event that pits the industry's best drivers against one another in a test of road knowledge and driving skill. The championships recognize the association's best drivers in eight different classes, and each member company can enter up to two drivers in each class. In order to compete in the championships, a driver must be accident-free for the previous 12-month period and work for an association member company.
The competition is scored by points given in each of four different areas. A written exam can earn up to 40 points, a personal interview is worth a maximum of 10 points, a pre-trip inspection earns up to 50 points with 10 bonus points available, and the all-important skills course is worth a maximum of 300 points. Contestants earning the most points in each class are declared champion.
Winners in each class who qualify can then go on to represent Alabama in the National Truck Driving Championships sponsored by the American Trucking Associations in August. Classes include straight truck, twins, three-axle van, four-axle van, five-axle van, sleeper birth, flatbed and tanks.
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