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Top Professional
Drivers Offer Highway Safety
Tips For Labor Day Holiday
ARLINGTON,
Va. – This Labor Day weekend
millions of drivers will take to
the highway for one final summer
getaway, making it one of the
busiest holiday travel weekends
of the year.
America’s Road Team Captains,
elite professional truck drivers
with millions of accident-free
miles, are offering advice on
how to navigate through highway
traffic and arrive at your
destination safely. Tips
include:
Prepare you vehicle
for long distance
travel: Check your
wipers and fluids. Have
your radiator and
cooling system serviced.
Simple maintenance can
prevent many of the
problems that strand
motorists on the side of
the road before you
leave your home.
 Plan
ahead: Before you get on
a highway, know your
exit by name and number,
and watch the signs as
you near the off-ramp.
Drivers making
unexpected lane changes
to exit often cause
accidents.
Do not cut in front
of large trucks:
Remember that trucks are
heavier and take longer
to make a complete stop,
so avoid cutting quickly
in front of them.
Use a map or GPS:
Surprisingly, few
motorists plan their
routes, even when
driving through
unfamiliar areas.
Knowing the road is
essential for safe
driving - it allows you
to anticipate lane
changes and avoid a
panicked search for
directions.
 Leave
early and avoid risks:
Leave early and allow
for delays in your
travel schedule. Know
your limitations: don't
drive when tired, upset
or physically ill.
Be aware of trucks
blindspots: When sharing
the road with large
trucks, be aware of
their blind spots. If
you can't see the truck
driver in his or her
mirrors, then the truck
driver can’t see you.
“Around Labor Day Weekend,
traffic increases as motorists
seek that final summer trip
before the kids go back to
school and the weather turns
cool,” said America’s Road Team
Captain Greg Nauertz.
“Additional motorists make safe
driving habits all the more
important. Nothing beats
planning, preparation and
patience.”
To see a video of Greg
providing tips for Labor Day
driving,
click
here.
The America’s Road Team would
like to remind the motoring
public that from driveway to
highway, safety requires
patience and dedication.
The America's Road Team,
sponsored by Volvo Trucks North
America, is a national public
outreach program led by a small
group of professional truck
drivers who share superior
driving skills, remarkable
safety records and a strong
desire to spread the word about
safety on the highway.
www.americasroadteam.com
The American Trucking
Associations is the largest
national trade association for
the trucking industry. Through a
federation of other trucking
groups, industry-related
conferences, and its 50
affiliated state trucking
associations, ATA represents
more than 37,000 members
covering every type of motor
carrier in the United States.
The American Trucking
Associations has led the
campaign for rigorous safety
laws that affect every driver on
the nation’s highways. ATA’s
overall safety agenda includes
greater education on sharing the
road with large trucks,
increased traffic enforcement
for all vehicles that operate
unsafely around large trucks,
the adoption of primary safety
belt laws in all states, and
reinstatement of a national
maximum speed limit of 65 mph
for all vehicles. ATA also
supports limiting truck speeds
at the time of manufacture.
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