One of the more frequent requests from our listeners in the past few weeks has centered around taking you behind the scenes of the State TDCs. As part of honoring our listener feedback, we caught up with Emily Crane, the Vice President of Safety and Engagement for the Georgia Trucking Association. Now in her second year as a member of the NTDC Organizing Committee, Emily is the go-to person for any question related to the Georgia TDC. So, as we enter the final countdown to the Peach State’s NTDC qualifying competition on April 23-24, we talked with Emily about the planning, the attention to detail and all the considerations that have to be addressed to be ready for a State TDC.
We also took the opportunity to ask Emily to look back at last month’s Safety Drive For A Cure, the annual charity event featuring an NTDC-style competition where she serves on the Organizing Committee. The months of March and April have been extremely busy for Emily. In between Safety Drive and the final preparations for the Georgia TDC, Emily was in Oklahoma City to attend the ATA’s 2026 Safety, Security & Human Resources National Conference. As you’ll hear from our conversation on this episode of the podcast, Emily has a true passion for programs that promote safety excellence, and she has the highest level of admiration for professional drivers and the mile-by-mile work they do in moving the American economy.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT GEORGIA’S TDC? As Emily shared in this episode, she has set up an online sign-up sheet for anyone interested in serving as a volunteer at Georgia’s State TDC. There’s no experience necessary. The GTA Team can provide onsite training and you’ll be ready to roll. To learn more and to sign up, please click here.
SAFETY DRIVE is still accepting donations as the event’s organizers, volunteers and participants continue to work to drive their all-time fundraising total over the past 15 years to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation to the $500,000 mark. If you would like to make a donation to Safety Drive, please click here.
FRIEND OF THE PODCAST SPONSOR: The Lutzie 43 Foundation is our Friend of the Podcast for this episode of the NTDC 2026 Series. Founded to honor the legacy of Philip Lutzenkirchen, the Lutzie 43 Foundation is dedicated to make sure that the tragedy that took his life would never have to be repeated. Philip was a standout athlete, a beloved teammate, and a man of tremendous character. Today, the foundation that carries his name is working to change the driving culture across the Southeast and beyond by tackling distracted driving, impaired driving, and unsafe habits behind the wheel. To learn more about the Lutzie 43 Foundation and how you can use 43 Key Seconds to run through an important safety checklist before starting your vehicle, visit Lutzie43.org.
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