Goodyear Opens Nominations for Highway Hero Award

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear is now taking nominations for its annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero honour. Nominations opened during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, 21 – 27 August.“What better way to celebrate America’s truck drivers than to nominate one for the trucking industry’s most prestigious award for heroism?” said Steve McClellan, Goodyear vice president for commercial tyre systems. “There are many who deserve to be nominated as stewards of our highways.”

Last year, nominations were made for drivers who risked their lives in an automobile accident or traffic stop. One driver, McClellan said, died trying to save others. Several others were injured. “We are thankful for these courageous truck drivers who travel our highways,” he said. “In the 22 years of the Goodyear Highway Hero program, we have heard about hundreds of truck drivers who placed themselves in harm’s way to save someone else, and we believe it is important that they be recognized and celebrated publicly.”

Nomination forms and program details can be obtained by calling the Highway Hero Hotline at 330-796-8183 or online at www.goodyear.com/truck/whatsnew/heros.html