Goodyear Seeking Truck-Driving Heroes

A North American search is on for unsung heroes of the highway – truck drivers who keep the nation’s economy moving and who come to the rescue of fellow motorists. Nominations for Goodyear’s 24th annual North America Highway Hero programme will be accepted up till 30 November 2006.

Steve McClellan, vice president for Goodyear commercial tire systems, said: “As we’ve seen in the past, you can either stop to help or continue on your way when you drive up to an accident. It’s a choice…a choice between helping someone in need and not wanting to get involved.

“Fortunately, most truck drivers do the right thing. They make our highways safer and keep our economy running. They are America’s unsung heroes. And with the final deadline fast approaching, we don’t want to leave any driver out of consideration.

Nominees must:
– Be a full-time truck driver
– Be a resident of the United States or Canada
– Helped in an incident that occurred in the US or Canada
– Have been working or on the way to or from work, and in his or her rig at the time of the incident
– Drive a truck with 14 wheels or more
– Helped in an incident that took place between 16 November 2005, and 15 November 2006 to qualify.