ATA's Canary Issues Statement on the Attacks

The following is a statement by William J. Canary, interim president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations...

"Today is a sad day for America. I join all Americans in the grief and outrage that each of us feels following a morning that none of us will forget. Our prayers are with those who have lost loved ones and friends, with those who have been injured, to those fighting these tragedies on the frontlines, as well as with President Bush and indeed the entire country.

Four ATA staff members were in New York City when the attack occurred. Thankfully our own prayers were answered when we received word that each of them was safe including the two members who were at the Marriott World Trade Center when the first plane struck the building. This is a tragedy that has touched each of us as never before.

Now is the time for our nation to come together, and the entire trucking industry stands with President Bush in our commitment to ensure that America continues to move forward during the trying days ahead."

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