June 15, 2020
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Association Seeks Elite Professional Drivers to Spread Message of Safety, Essentiality

American Trucking Associations has announced it is seeking nominations for elite professional drivers to serve on the 2021-2022 America's Road Team.


“For 34 years, the captains of America’s Road Team has represented the very best our industry has to offer,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “These elite drivers have proudly represented the best ideals and values of our industry, including safety, professionalism and patriotism. These men and women typify the positive impact the trucking industry has on communities across the nation. We are proud to continue this tradition and select the next group of outstanding individuals to become America’s Road Team Captains.”


Founded in 1986, America's Road Team, a group of highly accomplished professional truck drivers with incredible safety records, promotes the trucking industry by educating the general public, media, and elected officials about the industry's strong safety record and importance to the economy.


Every two years, a new group of Captains is selected to join the prestigious ranks of America's Road Team and serve as the industry's foremost ambassadors. America's Road Team Captains become the face of the trucking industry, attending key events alongside elected officials, appearing on national media broadcasts and championing the industry at schools and community events in every state. The professional drivers, all of whom have millions of accident-free miles, take a few days away from their companies each month to meet with the motoring public, students, transportation officials and public policymakers to educate and teach about safe driving practices by performing demonstrations, and explaining the sustainable role that trucking plays in the nation's economy.


“I have driven through a lot of gates in my life, but never did I think I would drive through the gates of the White House,” said America’s Road Team Captain Tina Peterson from FedEx Freight. “America’s Road Team has allowed me to be involved with truck safety advocacy on the frontlines.”


ATA members are encouraged to nominate professional truck drivers who exhibit strong interpersonal skills, have impressive safety records, and demonstrate a positive attitude toward the industry and their careers as professional truck drivers. Nominations for the 2021-2022 class of America's Road Team are due August 17.


“When people think of the ‘professional truck driver’, they envision a passionate, safe, patriotic, hard-working person who is constantly making a positive impact in their community, while delivering freight safely and securely to homes and businesses across America,” said ATA Executive Vice President of Industry Affairs Elisabeth Barna. “America’s Road Team Captains exhibit these qualities every day, to advance the industry’s image and policy goals. ATA could not be more excited to select the next class of deserving professionals for this high honor.”

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Poll Results

Do you have a Twitter account and if so, do you follow President Trump on Twitter?

I do not have a Twitter account - 64%

Yes and I follow the president - 16%

Yes, but I don’t follow the president - 20%

Total Replies : 63

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Women in Trucking Seeks Top Companies for Women to Work For - Voting is Now Open!

Women in Trucking (WIT) is seeking the Top Companies for Women to Work For. The industry voted for the top companies that embody important attributes required to be a "Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation." There are nearly 100 nominated companies that have made the final cut based upon the following criteria:


Corporate culture that’s supportive of gender diversity

Flexibility in hours and work requirements

Competitive compensation

Quality benefits (i.e., paid maternity leave)

Training, continued education and development

Career advancement opportunities

Well-maintained/safe equipment & facilities for drivers

Other factors


Click HERE to access your ballot to vote. Please only vote once but encourage your colleagues and industry network to participate (Note: only one vote per device will be allowed). Voting ends June 30. The official list of top companies will be notified confidentially in early July.

 
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The results of the TruckDriver.com To Tweet or Not to Tweet Survey are in. We thought about telling you to check for them @Truckdriver_com but quickly realized over half of you wouldn’t see them so we’re posting them here.

Do you have a Twitter account and if so, do you follow President Trump on Twitter?

I do not have a Twitter account - 64%
Yes and I follow the president - 16%
Yes, but I don’t follow the president - 20%

You no-tweeters got us wondering...take the TruckDriver.com Social Media Survey and pick one.

Until next time, keep on truckin',  and please drive safely.

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