In January 2008 the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority implemented the Georgia Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) to pay heavy- duty recovery companies a monetary bonus for clearing commercial vehicle wrecks within 90 minutes. The key purpose of the Program is to facilitate quick and safe clearance of commercial vehicle crashes by improving towing procedures. This program improves TIM in the region while building a mutually beneficial relationship within the towing community by making it more financially profitable to meet quick clearance goals.

Only highly skilled companies with trained operators and specialized equipment may participate in TRIP. The Coalition has been a partner in this Program since 2007 providing training to TRIP operators and supervisors.

In 2007 GDOT went through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process that resulted in the selection of Wreckmaster® as the certified trainer for TRIP Level I and Level II courses. This process was documented and approved by Coalition staff. The desire is for other Coalition state members to benefit from the work and efforts that went into the RFP process, which include: developing the certification process, determining the criteria and course requirements, selecting qualified trainers, and negotiating a competitive price per course. These courses can be hosted in any coalition state.

Procurement Agency: Georgia Department of Transportation
Project Contact: Gary Millsaps, HERO Manager; Georgia Department of Transportation
Christine Simonton 404-320-1776 c.simonton@delcan.com

TRIP will help to reduce the impact of major traffic incidents in Metro Atlanta, while meeting TIME’s aggressive clearance goal of 90 minutes or less. Only towing companies with fully trained operators with national or industry certification in advanced heavy towing and recovery may participate in TRIP. This project will provide training to help towing companies achieve this education requirement, and it will give responders the knowledge necessary to ensure that correct procedures are followed at major incident scenes.

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Several Training Courses located at the Georgia Department of Transportation including:

1. TRIP Level I
2. TRIP Level II
3. Tanker Truck Emergencies

Deliverables:

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Developed training and trained more than 200 towers.

Deliverables: TRIP Program Development, TRIP performance measures, program maintenance, certification process, TRIP Level I training, TRIP Level II Training

Action: Project completed.

$700,000 total project costs.

$125,000 in Coalition funds.
$575,000 in Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME) funds