Why and How to Join
Since 1929, the ҹɫֱ²¥has served as the voice of the trucking industry in North Carolina. The ҹɫֱ²¥is the largest statewide trucking organization dedicated to advocating, promoting, and educating a safe and sustainable trucking industry.
Who Should Join?
Motor Carrier Membership
Membership for all motor carriers, for-hire and private fleets.
Allied Membership
Membership for companies offering products or services that are commercial transportation specific.ÌýÌý
Shipper Membership
Companies involved in or responsible for the coordination or procurement of transportation services as the owner or shipper of cargo.ÌýÌý
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ADVOCATE
Voice of the Industry
ҹɫֱ²¥is the voice of the trucking industry, actively lobbying the North Carolina General Assembly and representing the industry as a voice to federal and state agencies.
Call on Washington
Each year members travel to Washington, DC to meet with elected officials and talk about the issues that are important to the industry.
Calls on Raleigh at the State Capitol
ҹɫֱ²¥members meet regularly with members of the North Carolina General Assembly.
Your Regulatory Advocate
In addition to the events above, ҹɫֱ²¥also provides:
• Strong representation in legislation for state and federal regulatory issues
• Quarterly calls with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol
• FMCSA Update Meetings held quarterly
• Regular Meeting with NCDOT
PROMOTE
Truck Driving Championship and Top Tech Challenge
Each year, ҹɫֱ²¥champions driver and technician excellence with a combined competition featuring over 200 competitors to find out who is the best of the best. Winners are supported to participate in the national competitions hosted by the American Trucking Associations.
Careers in the Industry
We promote the great careers that the industry offers through the ҹɫֱ²¥Foundation's DRIVE Trailer and with partnerships through North Carolina Community Colleges.Ìý
Tarheel Wheels
We share the official magazine of the ҹɫֱ²¥ with a circulation of several thousand recipients.Ìý
Safety Award Recognition
We celebrate safe fleets through our annual industrial safety and fleet safety awards.
Social Media
Connect with the ҹɫֱ²¥on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
EDUCATE
Workshops
ҹɫֱ²¥offers several annual workshops in the areas of accident litigation defense, workers' compensation, and employment and labor issues.
Best Practices Roundtable Discussions
ҹɫֱ²¥offers quarterly best practices roundtable discussions where motor carrier members share experiences in the areas of safety and human resources.
Webinars
ҹɫֱ²¥offers regular webinars on timely topics of interest to the membership.
Conferences
ҹɫֱ²¥offers three best-in-class educational conferences made up of the ҹɫֱ²¥Women in Trucking Summit, the Annual Management Conference, and the Councils Conference and Exhibition.
NATMI & TSA Trainings
ҹɫֱ²¥offers regular NATMI certification trainings as well as TSA trainings.
Technician Training
ҹɫֱ²¥offers quarterly tech nights with free technician trainings throughout the state. Each training comes with a hot meal at no cost to the technician or company.