Posts Tagged ‘Jan-2008’

ATA Honors UPS Driver In 2005, William G. Gray, Jr., was named the Maryland State Driver of the Year. Now the Cumberland-based driver for UPS Freight is the American Trucking Associations’ 2007 National Truck Driver of the Year. A 28-year veteran of the road with 2.7 million accident-free miles, Gray is a member of the Allegany County of Maryland Safety Coalition, teaching safe driving techniques to local teens and senior citizens. “The trucking industry is proud to recognize B…

I consider myself a professional trucker, and I take great pride in it. As such, I strive to perform my duties and responsibilities conscientiously. That’s why I always wear a seat belt. Seat belt laws and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations are not my motivation. I buckle up because there is no question that seat belts save lives and prevent serious injuries. I have been on accident scenes where drivers have died due to injuries from being tossed about inside their vehicles…

Amid the flash of a pyrotechnic display and rhythmic thump of some bass-heavy, amped-up rock ‘n’ roll, Freightliner introduced its Cascadia on-highway truck last May to an audience inside a darkened, cavernous sports arena in Charlotte, N.C. The event’s theme: “Everything…Has Changed.” The claim of that grammatically dubious tag line was almost accurate. The vehicle, intended to replace the Century Class and Columbia models by late 2009, is 87.33 percent…