Truck Drivers are Heroes; We Need More of Them

by Katie George Hooser

Published: The Daily Memphian, June 17, 2020

COVID-19 illuminated what some already knew to be true: Truck drivers are critical to keep America moving

Regardless of the situations they encounter daily, truck drivers continue to get goods from ports to suppliers so that Americans can have the essentials that keep them going in good times, in natural disasters and even in pandemics. If you’ve been around the trucking industry, you may have heard the phrase, “When trucks stop, America stops.” It’s true.