Pam Transport Sends Custom Trucks to Deliver Wreaths
Pam Transport has sent four military-themed custom wrapped Peterbilt trucks to deliver wreaths to the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
by Staff
December 13, 2017
Photo via Pam Transport
2 min to read
Photo via Pam Transport
Pam Transport has revealed four new 2018 Peterbilt trucks in its fleet to honor the men and women of the United States military, past and present. Each truck has been wrapped with a custom branch-specific mural, and will be piloted by service members from the respective branches.
Ad Loading...
Following the unveiling ceremony at Pam Transport headquarters, the drivers departed to pick up four truckloads of wreaths from the Worcester Wreath Co. in Columbia Falls, Maine, to be delivered and placed on the headstones of fallen military members at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 16.
Ad Loading...
“The place our military veterans hold in the history of America, their courage, and their sacrifices cannot be overstated,” said Dan Cushman, president and CEO of Pam Transport. “We’re proud of our troops, and we’re proud to have military veterans at the helm of these trucks.”
The project is a combined effort of The Larson Group/Peterbilt ,who provided the graphic wrap service, Pam Transport’s military veterans who created the mural designs, and Ryan Ritchie of Bravo3Zero.com, who provided the mural centerpieces for each truck.
“We are our military’s and veterans’ biggest supporters,” said Glenn Larson, CEO of The Larson Group. “Our team is honored to have had the opportunity to take part in a project as powerful as this. These trucks are meaningful to us, and they are meaningful to the men and women who give and have given so much.”
The Department of Labor plans to expand Pell Grant eligibility to some shorter workforce training programs, a move the American Trucking Associations said will help strengthen commercial driver training schools and diesel technician training programs.
For an industry that has watched this issue go back and forth for years, the independent contractor proposal marks the latest swing in the regulatory pendulum.
America’s Service Line adopted Link’s SmartValve and ROI Cabmate systems to address whole-body vibration, repetitive strain, and driver turnover. The trucking fleet is already seeing measurable results.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued more than 550 notices of proposed removal to commercial driver training providers following a five-day nationwide enforcement sweep. Investigators cited unqualified instructors, improper training vehicles, and failure to meet federal and state requirements.
Illinois is the latest state targeted and threatened with the loss of highway funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation in its review of states' non-domiciled CDL issuance procedures. The state is pushing back.
After a legal pause last fall, FMCSA has finalized its rule limiting non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses. The agency says the change closes a safety gap, and its revised economic analysis suggests workforce effects will be more gradual than first thought.