James M. Phillips, Chairman and
CEO of NanoMech said, “As a veteran, I am proud to be associated with being selected in this innovative effort to pro- tect America’s soldiers! The $235,000 contract will be most helpful along with NanoMech’s very significant financial investment to help create the most advanced military apparel in the world.”
NEW APP TO HELP TRUCK DRIVERS FIND SAFE PARKING The National Association of Truck
Stop Operators announced a new, free mobile app called Park My Truck aimed to help truck drivers locate available truck parking. During the group’s annual Call on
Washington, NATSO president and CEO Lisa Mullings joined representatives of the American Trucking Associations, the American Transportation Research Institute and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance in urging truck parking providers to participate in a new highway safety initiative aimed at helping com-
mercial truck drivers find available truck parking. “There is no greater cause on our
nation’s highways than that of the safety of the traveling public,” said Mullings. “This truck parking leader- ship initiative will advance safety on the highways for all drivers by helping com- mercial drivers to more easily find and utilize existing truck parking capacity.” Truck parking ranked number 4 on
ATRI’s annual survey of the top indus- try concerns. The growing shortage of available truck parking creates a danger- ous situation for truck drivers who are often forced to drive beyond allowable HOS rules or park in undesignated or unsafe locations. This initiative and Park My Truck
were developed based on feedback from professional drivers and trucking com-
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