Tennessee Trucking Foundation Inc.
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615-777-2882
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4531 Trousdale Drive
Nashville, TN 37204
Organization Details

Programs

Budget
$50,000.00
Description
This is a program whose purpose is to educate drivers 65 plus about how to drive safely around big trucks, how to adjust their vehicles to make them safer drivers on the highway using CarFit to assess how they fit in the car they drive, and also educating them about TDOT's Yellow Dot program that provides emergency responders with medical information that enables them to provide the most effective treatment in the event of a highway emergency.
Beneficiaries
Seniors
Program Areas Served
Entire State of Tennessee
Budget
$180,000.00
Description
Tennessee's Road Team Safety Program is a free service to any school or community organization seeking education about driving safely around large trucks for drivers of all ages. Includes the NO-ZONE Truck and Trailer for demonstrating the differences between large trucks and passenger vehicles and CarFit and Yellow DOT for 55 plus drivers.
Category
Education  - Educational Programs 
Beneficiaries
Seniors
Adolescents
At-Risk Populations
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$75,000.00
Description
Big Rigs for Little Kids is a series of golf tournaments raising money for children's charities in Tennessee. The Foundation distributed over $39,000 to Tennessee children's charities in 2016. The Big Rigs for Little Kids Golf Tournaments have given over $1.8 million since inception in 1993 to Tennessee charities, including East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House and Make a Wish Foundation.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$16,500.00
Description
The Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance for Tennessee Trucking Association members and their children to attend college. The Foundation awarded $16,500 in scholarship funds to eleven students in 2016.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$83,000.00
Description
Teens & Trucks Share the Road Training Program was created in collaboration with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and American Trucking Associations. Together we have developed a program to help educate teens about safe driving practices around large trucks and commercial vehicles. The programs includes an instructor's manual, student workbook and instructional video. The program also includes a website, social media accounts and a computer app.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$10,000.00
Description
The Tennessee Trucking Foundation created a one of a kind Children's Book. Young readers can experience one professional truck driver's stories as they are shared with his son in a vibrant, custom-illustrated 25 page Children's Book. The stories are to entertain and inspire childlike curiosity about the importance of the trucking industry while at the same time educating our youth about how to be safe around large trucks and commercial vehicles.
Program Areas Served
None