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  • 2025 TRIP Recovery Zone Application

    2025 TRIP Recovery Zone Application

  • Instructions

     

    Please review and follow ALL instructions and immediately contact us at TRIP@dot.ga.gov if you encounter any problems. We are happy to assist with the submission process.

    • We recommend filling out this application on a desktop computer or laptop and not on a phone or tablet for best viewing.
    • There are a series of date and text boxes; be sure to enter information for every applicable item.
    • All information you enter below that contributes to your TRIP score will be verified at the time of inspection.

    APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Your application will be timestamped for the date and time that you press submit; this will be considered your submission date and time. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered. 

    **Please note: TRIP uses Jotform© to generate this application. You will have the option to save your application and fill it out at a later time if needed (save button located at the bottom of each page). You will be prompted to make a Jotform© account when saving your application, but you can select to skip making an account at the bottom of the white box. Creating a Jotform© account is not necessary to save your application and complete at a later time. Entering your email address is necessary to save your application and complete at a later time. 

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  • Addresses of additional wrecker yards. Include complete addresses for any additional wrecker yards (if applicable).

  • An owner(s) of a TRIP Company must have been in the heavy-duty towing and recovery business for a minimum of three years prior to the Company applying for participation in the Program. A Company must at all times be an approved tower on the “Wrecker Rotation List” maintained by the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) pursuant to Policy Manual, Policy No. 7.05. This policy is available online from the Link References. A municipal list used by the Georgia State Patrol/DPS is acceptable.

  • TRIP Specifications can be found by clicking here: https://shorturl.at/vx0j8.

  • Recovery Trucks

  • If selected for an inspection, you must provide access to all listed recovery trucks at the time of inspection prior to the zone award.

  • List all recovery trucks that will be used to qualify for the TRIP Recovery Zones for which you are applying. Fill out all information for each vehicle. NOTE: All listed vehicles will be inspected prior to initiation of TRIP service.

    Only fill out as many recovery wrecker unit sections as you have. Skip additional recovery wrecker units if not applicable. 

    If you need to register more than 12 recovery wrecker units, contact us at TRIP@dot.ga.gov. 

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  • If you need to register additional recovery wrecker units, contact us at TRIP@dot.ga.gov. 

  • Additional Trucks and Equipment

  • List with a detailed description all additional company-owned equipment you plan to use for your TRIP Recovery Zone(s). If selected for an inspection, you must present all listed trucks and equipment at the time of inspection prior to the zone award.

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  • Support Vehicles

  • List with a detailed description all additional company-owned support vehicles you plan to use for your TRIP Recovery Zone(s). If selected for an inspection, you must present all listed trucks, trailers, and equipment at the time of inspection prior to the zone award.

    Only fill out as many support vehicle sections as you have. Skip additional support vehicle sections if not applicable. 

    If you need to register more than 6 support vehicles, contact us at TRIP@dot.ga.gov. 

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  • If you need to register additional support vehicles, contact us at TRIP@dot.ga.gov.

  • Agreements

  • If your company does not own the following equipment, a signed agreement with a third-party vendor who can deliver the equipment to the scene on a 24-hour basis must be provided, as required by the TRIP specifications. If selected for an inspection, you must provide a written and signed statement or agreement from each service provider at the time of inspection prior to the zone award. Failure to supply complete details for each category will constitute a failed inspection.

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  • Staff information – Proposed TRIP Supervisors

  • Instructions: In the table below, list the full names of your proposed TRIP Supervisors that will possess the required credentials on the operational start date following this application period. For every training that a supervisor has completed, check the applicable box, except for Hazmat Awareness and TIM Practices, for which you must enter the date of completion using the MM/DD/YYYY format. 

    If selected for an inspection, you must provide copies of certificates or licenses showing the date of training completion and/or expiration for all listed trainings at the time of inspection prior to the zone award. 

    Each employee should only be listed once under the Supervisor or Operator sections below.

  • *Hazmat Awareness: Must have certificate dated within the past 2 years

    *TIM Practices: Must have certificate dated within the past 3 years

    • **4-hour National TIM Responder Training and 4-hour additional tabletop and field exercises = 8 hours
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  • Staff information – Proposed TRIP Operators

  • Instructions: In the table below, list the full names of your proposed TRIP Operators that will possess the required credentials on the operational start date following this application period. For every training that a supervisor has completed, check the applicable box, except for Hazmat Awareness and TIM Practices, for which you must enter the date of completion using the MM/DD/YYYY format.

    If selected for an inspection, you must provide copies of certificates or licenses showing the date of training completion and/or expiration for all listed trainings at the time of inspection prior to the zone award.

    Each employee should only be listed once under the Supervisor or Operator sections.

     

    *Hazmat Awareness: Must have certificate dated within the past 2 years

    *TIM Practices: Must have certificate dated within the past 3 years

    **4-hour National TIM Responder Training and 4-hour additional tabletop and field exercises = 8 hours

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  • Additional Information About Staff Licenses/Certifications

  • Supply the following requested information for all proposed personnel, including owners, proposed TRIP Supervisors and proposed TRIP Operators.

    If selected for an inspection, you must provide copies of certificates or licenses showing the date of training completion and/or expiration at the time of inspection prior to the zone award.

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  • Acknowledgement

    I certify that I am the/an owner of the applicant company, fully authorized to submit this Application seeking the award of Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP or Program) Recovery Zone assignment from the Georgia Department of Transportation (Department). 
     

    I am the Applicant’s point of contact for all discussions with and decisions by the Department and its representatives regarding this Application. I will work collaboratively with the Department and its designees, if requested, to provide additional information in furtherance of this Application for a TRIP Recovery Zone. 
     

    In making this Application, I have read and understand the objectives and obligations set forth in the TRIP Specifications effective July 8, 2021. If selected for a Recovery Zone Assignment, the Applicant shall conduct itself as a Program tower in a manner that furthers those objectives.
     

    At the time this Application is being made, I represent that the Applicant is able and fully qualified to provide all the equipment, personnel, and other resources (collectively “resources”) necessary to fulfill the TRIP tower obligations. All such resources shall be made available by the Applicant as a participant in the Program on an as needed basis if a TRIP Recovery Zone assignment is awarded. 
     

    The Applicant shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in making this Application. At the sole discretion of the Department, the present solicitation for applications for a TRIP Recovery Zone assignment may be terminated by the Department at any time and for any reason.
     

    I understand that the submission of this Application does not guarantee that a TRIP Recovery Zone assignment will be awarded to the Applicant. Only those towers selected for the assignment of a TRIP Recovery Zone will be regarded by the Department as Program participants as of a date to be provided. Participation as a current or past Program tower does not guarantee the receipt of a TRIP Recovery Zone assignment.
     

    I certify that the content of this Application is true and accurate. I understand and agree that if at any point in time it is determined by the Department that any information provided on the Applicant’s behalf is false or misleading, it will serve as immediate grounds to reject this Application. Further, if the Department subsequently determines that the Applicant was awarded a TRIP Recovery Zone assignment based on false and misleading information contained in its Application, the Applicant may be immediately removed from the Program.

  • Please use your cursor to sign below and then type your full name in the box to sign electronically:

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  • Please download a PDF copy of your application for your records on the following page after you press Submit.

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