NEWS IN BRIEF, Continued from page 12
HEROIC ACT BY FRANK THOMPSON TRANSPORT DRIVER Bill Davis of Haynesville, La., a
professional crude oil driver from Frank Thompson Transport, of El Dorado, Ark., saved a driver in an overturned vehicle from drowning in a collision on Highway 19 in Magnolia, Ark. Davis was
Davis
traveling south on Highway 19 as a vehicle, approach- ing the bridge in the north bound lane
veered into the south bound lane. Davis immediately steered right
avoiding a head on collision. When he looked in is mirror, he observed the vehicle overcorrect and leave the road- way and overturn. Once stopped, he ran back to the vehicle to find it upside down and sub-
merged in water. Davis entered the water and could see that the female driver was unresponsive. He busted out the back glass of the submerged vehicle with his bare hand to gain access to the driver. With the glass broken, the driver
of the overturned vehicle regained con- sciousness and climbed to the rear of the vehicle where the Frank Thompson Transport driver helped her out and assisted her through the water back to dry ground. Davis remained with the victim of
the accident until law enforcement offi- cials arrived on scene.
ATA HIRING OUR HEROES American Trucking Associations
announced it is committing on behalf of the trucking industry and its mem- bers to hire 100,000 veterans as part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring 500,000 Heroes campaign. “There’s no higher calling for an American than to serve in our armed
of the trucking industry to hire 100,000 veterans over the next two years.” Hiring Our Heroes launched in
March 2011 as a nationwide initiative to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s vast network of state and local cham- bers and other strategic partners from the public, private, and non-profit sec-
forces, and I’d like to think that driv- ing a truck – delivering America’s most essential goods safely and efficiently is also a high calling,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “That’s why we’re so proud to be partnering with Hiring Our Heroes and committing on behalf
SPEED LIMITS. WEIGHT LIMITS. FUEL COSTS.
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