2018 NTDAW

Business

Volvo Produces Video to Honor Nation’s Truckers

To thank the professional truck drivers “who literally move our world,” Volvo has released a short film in conjunction with National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Titled “The Movers,” it lasts for about a minute and a half and includes a variety of images of truckers and vehicles at work.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Business

Drivers Can Earn Points at Love’s

Thousands of professional drivers will win 10,000 My Love Reward points ($100 retail value), and one driver will win 1 million points ($10,000 retail value), from Love’s Travel Stops as part of the company’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week celebration.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Business

Jubitz Offers Prizes, Lunch

Jubitz Truck Stop and Travel Center will hold a free barbecue bash to celebrate truck drivers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 12. During Jubitz Driver Appreciation Day, anyone with a commercial driver license can enjoy a barbecue lunch, visit vendors and win prizes.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Business

Groupe Biscuits Leclerc Toasts Truckers

Groupe Biscuits Leclerc is recognizing the importance of trucking to the firm, as well as how difficult the labor shortage is for the industry, during this year’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Business

Boss Truck Shops Serves Up Barbecue

Truck drivers craving barbecue may be in luck during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. All 43 Boss Truck Shops locations in 22 states will thank them with a free barbecue.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Business

Denny’s Offers Discounts to Drivers

Denny’s restaurants across the United States will celebrate professional drivers by offering discounts and a discount key tag through Sept. 30. The monthlong special is inspired by National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which spans Sept. 9-15.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Editorial

Editorial: Take a Minute, Thank a Driver

It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, the time of year when motor carriers and others connected to trucking make a special effort to recognize the professionals who keep the freight moving. Throughout the week, special events will take place to honor them, and many of those events will feature food. Lots of it. So let’s hope the industry’s drivers have a hearty appetite!

September 9, 2018
Perspective

Opinion: Salute the Heroes Who Drive Our Economy

There is one group of people operating on the front lines of our forward-moving economy. Without their hard work and sense of duty, day in and day out, our economy would grind to a halt. They are America’s professional truck drivers.

Chris Spear | President and CEO, American Trucking Associations
September 9, 2018