America's Road Team Talks Trucking With National Judicial College

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May 25, 2010, 10:21 ET

RENO, Nev., May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The America's Road Team is returning to the National Judicial College to perform safety demonstrations during courses May 20 and June 22.

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America's Road Team Captain Greg Nauretz, an elite professional truck driver with over a million accident-free miles, shared his expertise on highway safety with justices during the May 20 course, "Traffic Issues in the 21st Century." He will head back to the National Judicial College June 22 to perform another safety demonstration.

Nauretz led justices through his tractor and around his truck to show them first-hand what regulations and legislation impact a professional truck driver on the road. For many in attendance, this was their first experience with an actual tractor-trailer.

"Speaking at the National Judicial College was a great experience," said America's Road Team Captain Greg Nauretz. "It isn't often that you are able to speak with those shaping the laws that govern the trucking industry. And by showing them all aspects of my truck and how regulations affect my daily deliveries – I believe we all learned a great deal."

America's Road Team Captain Greg Nauretz, a driver for YRC, has been a professional truck driver 33 years and has accumulated over one million accident-free miles as a city driver.

To see a video from a previous year, click here.

The National Judicial College is the nation's top judicial training institution. Each year, courses are held onsite, across the nation and around the world. The NJC offers an average of 90 courses annually with more than 2,000 judges enrolling from all 50 states, U.S. territories and more than 150 countries. Since it opened in 1963, the NJC has awarded more than 84,000 professional judicial education certificates. www.judges.org

The America's Road Team, sponsored by Volvo Trucks North America, is a national public outreach program led by a small group of professional truck drivers who share superior driving skills, remarkable safety records and a strong desire to spread the word about safety on the highway. www.americasroadteam.com

The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States. www.truckline.com

SOURCE American Trucking Associations