Allied Professional of the Year

Nominations for this award must be made by a TTA member company. Persons employed by an Allied member company of the Tennessee Trucking Association are eligible for nomination. In addition to completing this form, please submit exhibits highlighting your career accomplishments as an Allied professional, as well as your participation in TTA activities and events. 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

The Tennessee Trucking Association instituted the Allied Professional of the Year Award as a means of recognizing Allied members whose accomplishments are outstanding in the support of Fleet Safety/Maintenance. The award is designed to promote and advance high standards in qualification and performance of individuals employed by TTA Allied member companies in good standing who have demonstrated outstanding support to TTA Carrier member companies. The award will be presented at the Tennessee Trucking Association Annual Convention in September. 

1. This award will be presented to the individual who has excelled in the support of fleet and commercial motor vehicle safety/maintenance. 
2. Nominations that are unsuccessful in any given year may be re-submitted in the following year. Award winners may not be nominated for the award again. 
3. Nominees must have been active members of the Tennessee Trucking Association Safety Management/Maintenance Councils for the previous year and be in the employ of a TTA Allied member company, supporting the safety/maintenance activities of truck fleets. In this capacity, the nominee has shared his/her knowledge and experience of fleet safety/maintenance. 
4.  Nominations must be made by a TTA Member Company. 
5. As a condition of nomination, the nominee and his/her employer may be required to produce records verifying the qualifications of the nominee. All records and documentation will be held in strict confidence. 
6. The Tennessee Trucking Association will appoint an outside team of judges to make the selection for this award. 
7. Judging will be based on the professional qualifications and performance of the nominee, their success in advancing highway safety, the support and cooperation with governmental authorities regulating operations of fleets, methods employed in solving safety/maintenance problems, and the individual’s leadership and support of the Tennessee Trucking Association Safety Management/Maintenance Councils and other professional safety organizations.