ARLINGTON, Va., April 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Drivers from American Trucking Associations' Share the Road
Program will attend a Community Awareness Day, April 18 in Waynesboro,
Va., to discuss and demonstrate the importance of highway
safety and the trucking industry.
"Communities across the country depend on trucking to safely
deliver their goods – nearly 80% of our nation's cities and towns
have their freight delivered exclusively by trucks," said
Herschel Evans, a professional
driver with Holland, Bremen, Ga. "Being able to talk to people
about what trucking does for them and how to be safe on the roads
is an important part of what we do with the Share the Road
program."
Share the Road is a safety outreach program of the American
Trucking Associations. Sponsored by Mack
Trucks and Michelin North America Inc., and supported by
TravelCenters of America LLC, HELP Inc., SmartDrive Systems Inc.
and Hyundai Translead, Share the Road drivers visit schools and
community events across the country touting ATA's message of safety
and essentiality of trucking.
"Just like people depend on trucking, drivers like me depend on
fellow motorists to share the road safely so we can all reach our
destinations," said Share the Road Professional Neil Kirk, Penske
Logistics, Middletown, N.Y. "By
slowing down, buckling up and being aware of traffic around you,
you can do your part to ensure that everyone's journey is a safe
one."
"Having the Share the Road truck in Virginia is tremendously important, we're
happy to host them," said Virginia Trucking Association President
Dale Bennett. "Trucking is important
to Virginians and safety is important to all of us, so it is great
having these professional drivers here to spread those
messages."
For the event, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. on April 18, the Share
the Road truck will be at the Lowe's Home Improvement Center at 801
Lew Dewitt Boulevard in Waynesboro,
Va. The drivers will conduct blind spot demonstrations
and educate attendees on highway safety.
Share the Road is a highway safety
outreach program of the American Trucking Associations that
educates all drivers about sharing the roads safely with large
trucks. An elite team of professional truck drivers with millions
of accident-free miles deliver life-saving messages to millions of
motorists annually. The safety program is sponsored by Mack Trucks
Inc. and Michelin North America
Inc. www.atastr.org. Follow the Share the
Road
on Twitter and Facebook.
American Trucking Associations is the largest
national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a
federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and
industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the
industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight.
Follow ATA on Twitter or on
Facebook. Trucking Moves America
Forward.
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