Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP)
Georgia’s Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) was implemented in metro Atlanta to facilitate improved management of large-scale commercial vehicle incidents. These large-scale incidents can significantly affect traffic in the region, causing long motorist delays, polluting the air, and creating safety hazards. TRIP encourages the quick, safe clearance of these incidents by paying performance incentives to highly-skilled, TRIP-certified towing and recovery companies for clearing wrecks within established clearance goals.
GEORGIA’S
TOWING AND RECOVERY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TRIP)
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INCIDENTS IN ATLANTA!
Incidents Info
Comparison of Average Time until Roadway Clearance was achieved for 2007 through 2019.All activation, arrival, notice to proceed and clearance time averages were rounded to the nearest minute.
2019: From 1/1/19 – 12/31/19: 288 TRIP activations of which 7 were not TRIP incidents and 16 were not completed. 258 TRIP incidents recorded. 42 fell outside of standard deviation. 246 TRIP incidents in above performance measures.
2018: From 1/1/18 – 12/31/18: 271 TRIP activations of which 1 was not a TRIP incident and 12 were not completed. 258 TRIP incidents recorded. 49 fell outside of standard deviation. 209 TRIP incidents in above performance measures.
2017: From 1/1/17 – 12/31/17: 198 TRIP activations of which 1 was not a TRIP incident and 5 were not completed. 192 TRIP incidents recorded. 23 fell outside of standard deviation. 163 TRIP incidents in above performance measures.
2016: From 1/1/16 – 12/31/16: 129 TRIP activations of which 1 was not a TRIP incident and 3 were not completed. 125 TRIP incidents recorded. 6 fell outside of standard deviation. 119 TRIP incidents in above performance measures.
2015: From 1/1/15 – 12/31/15: 151 TRIP activations of which 3 were not TRIP incidents and 3 were not completed. 145 TRIP incidents recorded. 3 fell outside of standard deviation. 142 TRIP incidents in above performance measures.
2014: From 1/1/14-12/31/14: 122 TRIP incidents occurred during calendar year 2014. Of the 122 incidents, 9 fell out of standard deviation. 108 TRIP incidents reflected in the performance measures.
2013: From 1/1/13-12/31/13: 112 TRIP incidents occurred during calendar year 2013. Of the 112 incidents, 94 fell within one standard deviation of the average.
2012: From 1/1/12-12/31/12: 91 TRIP incidents occurred during calendar year 2012. Of the 91 incidents, 87 fell within one standard deviation of the average.
2011: From 1/1/11-12/31/11: 49 TRIP incidents occurred during calendar year 2011. Of the 49 incidents, 41 fell within one standard deviation of the average.
2010: From 1/1/10-12/31/10: 33 TRIP incidents occurred during calendar year 2010. Of the 33 incidents, 23 fell within one standard deviation of the average.
2009: From 1/1/09-12/31/09: 51 TRIP incidents occurred during calendar year 2009. Of the 51 incidents, 41 fell within one standard deviation of the average.
2008: From 1/1/08-12/31/08: 59 TRIP incidents occurred of them 3 were disregarded due to inaccurate time keeping and 4 were disregarded because the incident was a roll out (a whole incident worth of data was not collected). This reduces the number of incidents to perform analysis on to 52 incidents. Of the 52 incidents only 46 of the incidents fell within one standard deviation of the average.
2007: From 1/1/07-9/12/07: 27 Potential TRIP incidents occurred. Of the 27 incidents only 21 of the incidents fell within one standard deviation of the average.
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TRIP Application Process
Any towing/recovery companies that are interested in participating in TRIP must submit an application to the program managers according to the steps provided in the TRIP Application. Applications are accepted every two (2) years only beginning in November. Note the following schedule:
- Open enrollment period starts: November 1, 2019
- Application Deadline: November 29, 2019 at noon EST
- Manager application review, company corrections, re-submittals (if necessary): December, 2019
- Manager inspections and route assignments: January – March, 2020
- Route Activations: April 1, 2020
Current Program Documents and Resources:
TRIP Program Specifications (2020-2022) – PDF
TRIP Route Map (Current April 1, 2020) – PDF
TRIP After Incident Review (AIR) Details
TRIP Company Contacts (April 1, 2020)
HERO Contacts (April 1, 2020)
TIME Training Course Approval Form
TIME Training Instructor Approval
TRIP Service Performance Comment Form
Archive of TRIP Forms/Publications:
TRIP Application (2020-2022) – Word
TRIP Application (2020-2022) – PDF
TRIP Route Map (effective April 1, 2018)
TRIP Contact Card (effective April 1, 2018)
TRIP Activation Card (effective April 1, 2018)
Program Specifications (effective April 1, 2018)
TRIP Corrective Action Plan (updated April 2016)
TRIP evaluation form sample (updated April 2016)
TRIP Application (effective thru Nov. 30, 2017)
TRIP Specifications (effective thru March 31, 2018)
TRIP Route Map (effective thru March 31, 2018)
TRIP Activation Card (effective thru March 31, 2018)
TRIP Contact Card (effective thru March 31, 2018)
TRIP Program Summary
TRIP Outreach Presentation (May 2018)
TRIP Brochure (for legacy reference purposes)
Activation Criteria
TRIP Cost/Benefit Study