The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is asking the state's finance committee for more money to help improve road safety.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports their bright yellow HELP trucks — meant to ease traffic — have been in a concerning amount of car crashes this year.

Middle Tennessee falls in Region 3 on the TDOT Map. According to Zeigler, Region 3 has seen the highest number of TDOT HELP trucks hit compared to other regions.

A TDOT HELP truck operator was hurt following a stalled vehicle incident on I-40 west Friday evening after he had stopped traffic to move the vehicle.

Local News TDOT: Driver facing charges after crashing into HELP Truck on I-40 West on Friday TDOT said one of their trucks was hit by a driver on the highway in Knox County on Oct. 20.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Dozens of Help Truck drivers with the Tennessee Department of Transportation were on the roads for a special reason Friday as they honored their fallen worker.

According to Nagi, 22 TDOT HELP trucks have been hit this year, and that total does not include other vehicles, such as the queue truck that was struck on Friday.

It’s a troubling trend on Tennessee roads – cars barreling into four Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Help Trucks in a month.

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TDOT HELP trucks are equipped with four-wheel drive, push bumpers, top-mounted arrow boards, emergency work lights, air compressors and other tools.

The most recent incident happened Friday morning when a TDOT HELP truck was hit on I-40 West in Knox County. TDOT said that marked the fourth time in October that one of its trucks has been hit.

TDOT suspends construction-related lane closures ahead of Memorial Day weekend Construction-related closures will be paused from 6 a.m. Friday, May 24 through Tuesday, May 28.