Louisiana Transportation Research & Education Council Truck Driving Championships

All winners of the Louisiana Transportation Research & Education Council's Truck Driving Championships will be honored at our annual Annual Safety Awards Banquet. First place winners in each class of competition will represent Louisiana's trucking industry in the ATA National Truck Driving Championships.

There will be nine classes of competition in the event: Step-Van, Straight Truck, 3-Axle Van, 4-Axle Van, 5-Axle Van, 5-Axle Tank, 5- Axle Flatbed, 5-Axle Sleeper Berth, and Twin-Trailers. Trophies will be awarded to the First, Second and Third Place winners in each class. Also, to be awarded during the competition will be a Mechanic’s Award, Rookie of the Year Award, Team Award and Overall Grand Champion.
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The LMTA Foundation

The LMTA Foundation, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit that is geared toward improving highway safety through various efforts including workforce development and educational efforts for members of the public and the trucking industry. The Foundation was created in 2013 with the initial goal of providing scholarships to encourage growth in workforce, and also includes administration services for the Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council.

This webpage exists to assist and promote public engagement with the Council as it conducts its work pursuant to Act 314 of the 2019 Regular Legislative Session. Meeting notices and other documents will be available here.

LATREC MEETING INFORMATION:

Meeting: October 6, 2020

The joint meeting of the Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council and the LMTA Foundation was originally scheduled for September 1, 2020 and was postponed due to Hurricane Laura.

This meeting is now scheduled to take place Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Breazeale, Sasche & Wilson boardroom office which is located on the 24th Floor of One American Place, 301 Main Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The meeting is open to all members of the public and was scheduled to start at 10:00 am.

Please RSVP here by Friday, October 2, 2020. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP.

There will also be a call-in option for this meeting. Those interested can call 225-244-6266 and enter pin 4838 anytime during the meeting. Accompanying documents can be viewed below. This includes and a tentative agenda for the October 6 meeting as well as meeting minutes from July 14.

Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes

Meeting: July 14, 2020

This meeting will take place Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Louisiana Motor Transport Association Office located at 4838 Bennington Avenue in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The meeting is open to all members of the public and will last from 10:00 am to noon.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be a limited number of seats in the main conference room. MASK are REQUIRED at all times during the meeting, and social distancing will be enforced. There is an option to join the meeting via conference call, we ask that all those interested fill out the form here.