Share the Road Drivers to Show Love for Truckers for Valentine's Day
IMTA, Truckers Against Trafficking Join Healthy Snack Event at Love's Travel Stop
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On February 12, Share the Road professional drivers, along with representatives of the Indiana Motor Truck Association and Truckers Against Trafficking will be handing out healthy snacks as part of a Valentine's Day themed "We Love Truckers" event in Belleville, Ind.
"As important as it is to take care on the roads," said Share the Road's Don Conklin, a driver with YRC Freight, "it is equally important to take care of yourself. While that can be hard on the road, mixing in a nutritious snack can go a long way to keeping you healthy and fit."
During the event, which will take place from 9am to 3pm CST at the Love's Travel Stop in Belleville, Ind., off Exit 59 of Interstate 70, Share the Road drivers, along with IMTA staff and representatives of Truckers Against Trafficking will be distributing healthy snacks as well as mugs, hats, pens and pins, and because it is near the holiday – Hershey's Kisses.
"Our industry is blessed with thousands of hard-working, dedicated professionals who drive our trucks and move our freight," said Gary Langston, president of the Indiana Motor Truck Association. "If events like this one can show, even in just a small way, how much we appreciate what they do for our industry and our country, then we're proud to be a part of them."
"I'm incredibly proud to be a professional truck driver," said Share the Road's Bill Minor, a driver for Con-way Freight, "but I'm more proud to do things that let my fellow drivers know how much they are valued."
Share the Road is a highway safety program that delivers life-saving messages to hundreds of U.S. cities and reaches millions of motorists annually, designed to educate automobile drivers about sharing the roads safely with trucks. The program, sponsored by Mack Trucks Inc. and Michelin North America Inc., is represented by an elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-free driving. Follow Share the Road on Facebook or Twitter.
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
The mission of the Indiana Motor Truck Association is to serve, represent, and promote the interests of the trucking industry by enhancing its image, efficiency and productivity through focus on safety and advocacy. Visit the IMTA at www.intrucking.org to learn more. Follow IMTA on Twitter and Facebook.
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