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Trucker's Thought * USA - This is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
... But to truck drivers like me, it's a special time when people across the country congratulate me for the hard work I do to keep America moving...
Lanesville,Ind,USA - The Courier Journal (Louisville,KY), by RICHARD W. CROWDER -30 Aug 2008: -- ...Most Americans don't recognize the vital role the trucking industry plays in our everyday lives. There are over 3 million tractor trailers on America's highways, and they're being driven by over 3.5 million truck drivers. In 2006, the trucking industry hauled 10.7 billion tons of freight, representing nearly 70 percent of the total U.S. freight tonnage... Virtually every commodity that we Americans consume, from school supplies to tires to baby formula, is delivered by a truck driver just like me. In fact, over 80 percent of our communities are serviced exclusively by trucks... We like to think of ourselves as the backbone of our nation's economy... Over the past 20 years, there has been a 51 percent increase in registered large trucks and an 84 percent increase in miles traveled by large trucks. Despite the enormous numbers of miles traveled and freight hauled, the trucking industry's safety record is second to none... Truck drivers have families, too, and we all take our commitment to keeping the roads safe very seriously, because it could be our son or daughter on the road. The industry's safety statistics reflect our commitment... The life of a truck driver is not always easy, and it can often be a stressful job. We tend to drive long distances through heavy traffic and spend long periods of time away from our families. But we do our job with pride because we know that our efforts are an essential part of the American way of life... So as you're closing out the summer with one final picnic or yet another trip to your local mall for school clothes and supplies, remember that everything you're eating and buying was delivered by a hard-working truck driver just like me. We don't need a National Truck Driver Appreciation Week to do our job, but it sure is nice to hear someone say "thanks" for a job well done... (Video from YouTube, by bigbcommish -May 19, 2007: "A Truckers Life" - A daily look at a truckers life. Somtimes it isn't all that bad)
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