Truck Stops Celebrate Truck Driver Appreciation Week

Throughout the week, truck stops across the country have been celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Many have dinner specials for truck drivers, & the ATA has been traveling around, giving away free food, and just saying ‘Thanks’ to all those truck drivers who make our lives easier every day. ATA’s Share the Road tractor-trailer were at Bressler’s Truck Stop in Pennsylvania on Monday cooking hot dogs. Wednesday, the truck stopped in Virginia at the Fairfield Safety Rest Area for an event with the Virginia Trucking Association. Monday, the ATA Image Trailer was at the Flying J truck stop in Ft. Pierce, FL before heading to the Florida Trucking Association’s event at the I-4 Plant City Scales yesterday.

So many things are going on around the country. Carriers are saying thank you, too – million-mile safety awards, cash bonuses & gifts, extra paid days off…all kinds of stuff. And some carriers are having their office personnel go on the road with a truck driver just to see that side of the business & what a day in the life of a truck driver is really like. I wish I could do that…I think it would be very interesting to see how they conduct their daily lives.

So if you stop to get gas or just happen to cross paths with an off duty truck driver, tell them thank you & that you appreciate what they do every day & the sacrifices they make. And not just this week. Tell them anytime of the year. They’re always out there. Without them, all of our lives would be completely different, and not in a good way.

Remember…if you got it, a truck brought it!