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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Upper East Branch Gathers in Farragut By Klair Kimmey

On Thursday, September 29, the Upper times? What are your hiring challenges? ELDT East Region Contact Info
East Branch welcomed approximately What would you tell your younger self? Chan Humbert – Program Monitor 2
50 Public Works professionals to discuss The panelists were honest with their chan.humbert@tn.gov; 615-741-1940
“All Things Fleet.” Bud McKelvey and the answers and shared how they are facing Miguel Velz – Program Monitor 2
Town of Farragut hosted the event at the challenges in similar and sometimes very Miguel.velez.balladares@tn.gov;
Farragut Community Center. Attendees different ways. 615-532-5859
were from: Alcoa, Chattanooga, Farragut, All attendees went away with new
Kingsport, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Pigeon information and a list of people they can Danny Valentine – Program Monitor 3
Forge, Sevierville and Signal Mountain. reach out to for assistance with their fleet (Manager); danny.valentine@tn.gov
Bryon Fortner, Upper East Branch challenges. 615-251-5177
Director, started the meeting with a big
thank you to sponsors: Jacobs, Mattern &
Craig, Municipal Equipment, Inc., Power
Equipment, SmartBank and Stringfellow.
Following Chapter announcements,
Bryon asked everyone to take a minute
to introduce themselves. Justin Holland,
Chapter Delegate, followed with news
from National APWA. Mark Miller,
Pigeon Forge PW Director and Chapter
Administrator, shared information about
the upcoming TPWI classes scheduled in
November and December.
Tim Russell with Sevierville Solid
Waste kicked off the meeting with
a discussion of how Sevierville has
responded to the new ELT Regulations
and Applications, the Training
Provider Registry and the many new
requirements.
Following Tim, Chan Humbert, ELDT
East Region Program Monitor 2, shared
with the group that she is available
to help those in the East Region of
Tennessee navigate their way through
the new policies and procedures. She was
a wealth of information and shared her
contact information (see below) along
with two others in the ELDT Program.
One thing she emphasized is that she
is “not an auditor.” She is there to make
sure your program has everything in Panelists above: Steve Leonard, Kingsport; Nicholas Bradshaw, Knoxville; Mike Miller, Oak Ridge; and
Phil McCammon, Alcoa. Below: Chan Humbert, Program Monitor 2.
order in case you are audited.
A panel discussion featuring the
following panelists: Nicholas Bradshaw, TRAINING
Knoxville; Mike Miller, Oak Ridge; Phil PROVIDER REGISTRY
McCammon, Alcoa; and Steve Leonard, Learn More At:
Kingsport. Fortner acted as moderator
and asked a number of prepared wide- http://tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov
ranging questions. Examples of the
questions are: What would you change or scan the
about your career? Biggest work-related code using
failure? How large is your fleet? Do the camera
you use GPS tracking and if so, how? on your
How much does it cost? Supply chain smartphone.
issues? How are you dealing with lead

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