2025 TRIP Recovery Zone
Application
North Georgia TRIP Recovery Zones
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will be taking applications for the award of three North Georgia TRIP Recovery Zones.
View the official zone boundaries map in PDF here or see the image below.
For questions, please email [email protected].
Scoring Criteria
Qualified heavy towing and recovery companies are selected and retained based on their ability to meet the needs of the program and GDOT will collect a variety of information during the application process to help determine this, possibly including, but not limited to the criteria shown below.
- Number of Operational Sets of Equipment (an operational set of equipment must include one 50-ton recovery truck OR one 40-ton rotator recovery truck AND one 30-ton heavy-duty wrecker and a support vehicle as defined in the TRIP Specifications)
- Zone Proximity to Wrecker Yard
- Heavy-Duty Experience
- Vehicle Storage Facility Features
TRIP Application Process
Any towing/recovery companies that are interested in applying for a TRIP Recovery Zone are invited to apply in adherence to the steps provided in the TRIP Application.
Applications will be submitted online via Jotform (link below). Note the following schedule:
- Application period for North Georgia TRIP Recovery Zones begins: Monday, March 31, 2025.
- Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Note: The best way to complete your TRIP application is through the online JotForm. However, if necessary, we offer a fillable PDF option here.
IMPORTANT: Click the button below to see all necessary documents for training, third party agreements, licenses and registrations, experience, and insurance requirements.
Zone Descriptions
Recovery Zone 24 (I-75 North – Georgia/Tennessee):
Beginning on I-75 at the Georgia/Tennessee State line as indicated by roadway signage on both the north and southbound sides of the highway and continuing south on I-75 to the intersection of I-75 and SR 3/US 41/US 76 (Exit 336) along the northern edge of the SR 3/US 41/US 76 overpass bridge, including all ramps on the northern side of that point.
Recovery Zone 25 (I-85 North – Georgia/South Carolina):
Beginning on I-85 at the Georgia/South Carolina State line as indicated by roadway signage on both the north and southbound sides of the highway and continuing south on I-85 to I-85 at SR 63/Martin Bridge Road (Exit 154) along the northern edge of the SR 63/Martin Bridge Road overpass bridge, including all ramps on the northern side of that point.
Recovery Zone 26 (I-85 South – Alabama/Georgia):
Beginning on I-85 at the intersection of SR 54 (Exit 28) along the northern edge of the SR 54 overpass bridge, including all ramps on the southern side of that point and the SR 54 overpass bridge, and continuing south on I-85 to the Alabama/Georgia State line as indicated by roadway signage on both the north and southbound sides of the highway.
Zone 24
Zone 26
Zone 25
State-Wide Map
