Road Team Captains Defeat Executives in MCE Healthy Trucker Challenge
“This challenge was a fun way to bring attention to truck driver health by taking an everyday activity that we take for granted — walking — and making it into a competition,” said America’s Road Team Captain Herschel Evans, a professional driver with Holland, who took a competition-best 75,320 steps.
The 20 captains successfully defended their 2014 title over a team of trucking executives that included former ATA Chairman Philip Byrd Sr. of Bulldog Hiway Express, Kevin Burch of Jet Express, Dave Manning of TCW, Barry Pottle of Pottle’s Transportation, and Sherri Garner Brumbaugh of Garner Transportation.
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All told, ATA’s leadership, the America’s Road Team and attendees walked, jogged or ran 1,472,486 steps — equating to 736 miles and burning an estimated 67,734 calories.
“The America’s Road Team Captains are real go-getters, and they were tough to keep up with,” said Thomas, who is senior vice president of state government affairs at UPS Inc., “but I think everyone who participated learned a lot about how important it is to stay active and how we can emphasize that to our colleagues throughout the industry.”
“This challenge brings attention to one of the most important issues our industry faces — the health and well-being of our professional truck drivers and their families,” ATA President Bill Graves said. “At the end of the day, health and safety are our biggest priorities in this industry, so emphasizing those two items at MCE will have lasting effects on trucking.”
Additionally, Garth Pitzel from Bison Transport led the way for the attendees for a second straight year and won a complimentary registration for the 2016 MCE in Las Vegas.
