Between the Barrels would not be possible without the support of our partners. Learn more about the organizations that are making a commitment to teen work zone safety by helping sponsor Between the Barrels.

The Governor's Highway Safety Office (GHSO) is Tennessee's advocate for highway safety. This office works with law enforcement, judicial personnel and community advocates to coordinate activities and initiatives relating to the human behavioral aspects of highway safety.
The GHSO's mission is to develop, execute and evaluate programs to reduce the number of fatalities, injuries and related economic losses resulting from traffic crashes on Tennessee's roadways.

The 3M Traffic Safety Systems Division is proud to support the Tennessee DOT’s Between the Barrels initiative. As a world leader in transportation safety products and systems for more than 60 years, 3M has forged many global partnerships to support work zone and roadway safety efforts. 3M employs advanced technologies that enhance roadway safety, efficiency and traffic management through signing, pavement marking, vehicle registration and intelligent transportation solutions. Based in St. Paul, Minn., 3M produces more than 50,000 products. In addition to transportation safety, the company serves a broad range of markets, including industrial, health care, consumer, communications, electronics, display and graphics, and safety, security and protection.

In 1928 a group of contractors in Tennessee organized an association whose sole aims would be to promote better contracting and conditions, to clarify specifications, and last, but certainly the most important, to secure the cooperation of the highway department through the commissioner of highways. Thus was the beginning of the Tennessee Road Builders Association (TRBA). Starting with 22 contracting firms and four equipment and materials dealers and $15,000, TRBA has grown to nearly 400 contractors and associates state-wide.

Founded in 1902, Lamar currently operates more than 150 outdoor advertising companies in more than 40 states and Puerto Rico. Presently, Lamar's six facilities in Tennessee, with 162 employees, operate and maintain more than 7,300 billboards. With emphasis on safety in the workplace and homes of our employees, Lamar takes pride in supporting TDOT's  Between the Barrels safety education program for our state's young drivers.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is committed to spreading the work zone safety message to youth, and is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to assist in TDOT's work zone safety program. 2007 will mark the tenth year that VDOT has recognized a statewide Work Zone Awareness Week. Because of the high percentage of young drivers who are killed in car crashes, VDOT partnered in 2004 with what is now the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance to reach as many high school driver education students as possible through volunteer work zone safety presentations. So far, VDOT has reached more than 53,000 students across the commonwealth.

The Tennessee Department of Safety is the parent agency of the Tennessee Highway Patrol which is responsible for the enforcement of all federal and state laws relating to traffic. The Tennessee Highway Patrol’s program Project CAR (Construction Accident Reduction) places Highway Patrol Troopers in work zones across the state targeting motorists who violate traffic laws while traveling through highway work zones when road workers are present. Throughout the history of the program no fatal accident has occurred in work zones where a State Trooper was present. To date, the CAR program has resulted in more than 24,000 citations and warnings written to motorists for violations in work zones. The goals of Project CAR include: