Professional Truck Drivers Urge Motorists to Be Nice, Not Naughty on the Highways
ATA Share the Road Professionals Offer Holiday Travel Tips
ATA Share the Road Professionals Offer Holiday Travel Tips
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With more than 99 million motorists expected to use the nation's highways this holiday season – and only one traveling via flying sleigh – American Trucking Associations and the Share the Road highway safety program want to ensure everyone arrives at their destinations safely by being nice and not naughty on the roads this year.
"Even though reindeer do a great job of navigating the sleigh, drivers should not pretend to be Dasher or Comet when taking to the highways this month," said professional driver John McKown (UPS Freight). "Safe driving is critical this time of year and there are many steps you can take to prepare for holiday travel. Take a minute to review our list of good highway safety habits before going over the river and through the woods."
"Winter weather poses many unique challenges to the motoring public and professional truck drivers and we want to remind everyone that the goal should be to arrive safely. That may mean leaving a few minutes early or being extra cautious when facing difficult road conditions," said professional driver Bill West (ABF Freight). "Truck drivers are delivering many of the products that play important roles in holiday celebrations, such as decorations, wrapping paper and cookies, so we all must work together to share the road safely in order to have happy holidays.
The Share the Road highway safety program compiled this list of tips for drivers hitting the road this holiday season:
"Trucks move many of the things that make our holidays possible, but not everything," ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said in a video message. "Trucks do not move the family and friends we celebrate with, so on behalf of the millions of professional truck drivers on the road, I urge you to be safe on the highways this holiday season."
ATA and Share the Road would like to thank you for staying safe this winter and wish happy holidays to all.
*Editors: Share the Road Professional Drivers are available to speak in your local area about Holiday and winter safe driving tips during the holiday season.
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., and supported by TA-Petro, Pre-Pass, Hyundai Translead, OmniTracs, SmartDrive and Mack Leasing and Spireon. 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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