GHSA 2024 Annual Meeting Recap

Government Highway Safety Association, GHSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit representing the state and territorial highway safety offices that implement federal grant programs to address behavioral highway safety issues. Their mission is to improve traffic safety and make our roads safer. NATM sent two employees to attend GHSA’s 2024 Annual Meeting where they got the chance to speak with many attendees from all over the country.  

While we did see a gap in representation for the small and medium-duty trailer industry, NATM is looking forward to filling that gap and spreading awareness to consumers on trailer safety. We are working hard to spread awareness through initiatives like our newly created nonprofit, the National Safe Trailering Council, and the National Trailer Safety Week (TSW) campaign.  

Trailer Safety Week is a nationwide marketing campaign focused on improving the safety of the nation’s roadways by raising trailer safety awareness through education of end users, dealers, and manufacturers on safe trailering practices. TSW was inspired by the fact that many end-users are vastly under-educated on the proper use of trailers, and utilizing safe trailering practices on the road can save not only your life but the lives around you.  

The big takeaway NATM staff had from the conference was that states are working hard to keep our roads safer. Everyone there had a passion to keep our communities educated and informed on road safety. We are excited to be a part of this movement to create safer roads, so much so that NATM has joined GHSA as a member. We did this to ensure we’re staying up to date on the latest safety efforts while also keeping the trailer industry top of mind when traffic safety is discussed. We are looking forward to advocating for the trailer industry and doing our part to help make meaningful changes! We cannot wait to share valuable information on trailer safety and create partnerships with those who are road safety focused.