Share the Road Delivering for Troops Overseas
ARLINGTON, Va.— The national highway safety program Share the Road, in partnership with Operation Interdependence®, is once again on the road to deliver leftover non-perishable items to make care packages for our U.S. soldiers serving overseas.
The donated items were transported by Share the Road drivers this weekend from a convention in Las Vegas, Nev. to OI’s distribution center in Grand Junction, Colo. Volunteers from the Grand Junction community, including members of the Navy, Marines and Air Force, were on-site Sunday morning to unload the tractor-trailer’s worth of items so they can be made into care packages.
“The trucking industry is proud to give back to our soldiers overseas,” said Elisabeth Barna, ATA's Vice President, Strategic Planning & Outreach. “ATA is honored to partner with Operation Interdependence® to deliver these items that will support our troops.
This is the fourth transport that the American Trucking Associations and Operation Interdependence® have teamed up to deliver. Drivers for the American Trucking Associations have also delivered packages for troops to OI’s distribution centers in Bayonne, N.J. and Houston, Texas.
Operation Interdependence® is a national non-profit supporting the military logistical infrastructure by providing U.S. troops with items to make life overseas a little more comfortable. For more information on Operation Interdependence®, visit www.oidelivers.org.
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. www.atastr.org
The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States. www.truckline.com
The donated items were transported by Share the Road drivers this weekend from a convention in Las Vegas, Nev. to OI’s distribution center in Grand Junction, Colo. Volunteers from the Grand Junction community, including members of the Navy, Marines and Air Force, were on-site Sunday morning to unload the tractor-trailer’s worth of items so they can be made into care packages.
“The trucking industry is proud to give back to our soldiers overseas,” said Elisabeth Barna, ATA's Vice President, Strategic Planning & Outreach. “ATA is honored to partner with Operation Interdependence® to deliver these items that will support our troops.
This is the fourth transport that the American Trucking Associations and Operation Interdependence® have teamed up to deliver. Drivers for the American Trucking Associations have also delivered packages for troops to OI’s distribution centers in Bayonne, N.J. and Houston, Texas.
Operation Interdependence® is a national non-profit supporting the military logistical infrastructure by providing U.S. troops with items to make life overseas a little more comfortable. For more information on Operation Interdependence®, visit www.oidelivers.org.
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. www.atastr.org
The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States. www.truckline.com