ATA Marks Truck Driver Appreciation Week

American Trucking Associations said it is taking this week to extend a national “pat on the back” to the 3.4 million U.S. professional truck drivers.

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week started Sunday and runs through Saturday.
 
“Professional truck drivers deserve a national ‘thank you’ for their dedication to safely and securely delivering our nation’s freight,” said ATA President Bill Graves. “As a result of their commitment, our nation’s highways are the safest they’ve ever been and our economy is the most productive in the world. We as a nation owe a great deal to the truck drivers out on our nation’s roads everyday.”

During the week, ATA and its state affiliate associations will mark the celebration by handing out free 60-minute telephone calling cards to truck drivers at local weigh stations, rest stops and travel plazas all across the country.

President Bush joined ATA in congratulating the nation’s drivers, along with motor carriers, state trucking associations and trucking industry manufacturers and suppliers.