Peter Lacoste is a driver-trainer for NFI Transportation who works with recruits, coordinating operations within the yard, communicating with drivers and ensuring deliveries stay on track. But when the COVID-19 outbreak took hold, Lacoste took on a new responsibility — sanitizing the company’s trucks to help keep his colleagues safe.

His boss calls Reggie Barrows the 'mayor" of Falmouth, Mass., a term of endearment for someone whose packages are delivered with a friendly greeting. That popularity helped Barrows become a primary cheerleader for a Facebook photography project that earned $30,000 in donations for the local food pantry.

Kenworth extends its grateful appreciation and sincere thanks to all the dedicated, hard-working professional truck drivers that get the job done every day throughout America. We pay tribute to you!

Reggie Barrows did more than help deliver packages and smiles to customers in Falmouth, Mass., during the pandemic — he helped raise funds for a local food pantry as well

An Army veteran who is used to serving his country, James Rogers rose to the occasion again by delivering essential relief supplies and covering for a colleague who came down with the virus.

As demand spiked for certain consumer goods, Cesar Quintana Moreno, a driver for Hub Group, stepped up to train new drivers hired to ensure that shelves remained stocked.

At a time when personal protective equipment was scarce, Kevin Cooper, a truck driver for Centerline Drivers, began making face masks to help protect fellow drivers and other frontline workers.

Peter Lacoste is a driver-trainer for NFI Transportation who works with recruits, coordinating operations within the yard, communicating with drivers and ensuring deliveries stay on track. But when the COVID-19 outbreak took hold, Lacoste took on a new responsibility — sanitizing the company’s trucks to help keep his colleagues safe.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures of additional frontline heroes are worth a thousand “thank you” cheers from everyone who appreciates the contributions they too made during the pandemic. We’ve included a few words (less than a thousand) of our own to describe their heroism.