Trucking Moves America Forward, an industry-wide education and image movement, is sharing stories of the ways the trucking industry has continued to give back to their communities over the holiday season this year. The trucking companies and organizations submitted their stories of charitable works to TMAF after an industry-wide call for submissions through email and social media. Here are some of the industry's best and brightest Good Samaritans TMAF found this holiday season.
Fleets That Gave Back in 2020
Rachel Lewis and her fellow employees of Fort Worth-Texas’ Apex Capital hosted a Virtual Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness and raised $1,725 to help fight breast cancer.
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American Trucking Associations and its Workforce Heroes Program participated in Wreaths Across America, with professional truck drivers and Army veterans, Nate McCarty and Sammy Brewster, driving the program’s truck from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery.
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Advantage Truck Group, based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, hosted their annual Haulin’ 4 Hunger initiative to provide meals to those in need and and provided 6,000 meals and support to 12 local food pantries.
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The Arkansas Trucking Association partnered with a statewide coalition dedicated to raising awareness about adoption from foster care, and delivered Christmas gifts to over 480 children and teens during the program’s “Candyland Christmas” event.
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Boshart Trucking of Tangent, Oregon, assisted its local community during the wildfires that spread across the state. Efforts included the coordination of evacuations for local families and their livestock; the collection of and coordination of donations and the delivery of hay bales to assist communities devasted by the fires with erosion control.
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CRST International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, partnered with Central Furniture Rescue to help deliver furniture donations, such as chairs, couches, and cushions, to the Cedar Rapids area after a derecho storm devasted the community. Pictured are Chris Landwehr and Kendall George, the CRST drivers who picked up the donated furniture.
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Thomas E. Keller Trucking of Defiance, Oho, partnered with a local organization to wrap a semi-trailer to raise awareness of and help end violence against women.
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Employees of Bestpass in Albany, New York, volunteered to build garden beds for a regional nonprofit; participated in a fundraiser to benefit children hospitals and raised more than $1,000; ran a virtual 5K Turkey Trot to support a regional food bank; and collected toys for Toys for Tots.
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The Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association hosted a ThankATrucker fundraiser to thank truck drivers for delivering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds of the fundraiser were used to purchase $10 Kwik Trip meal gift cards that were handed out to over 900 truck drivers at various locations across the state.
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Employees of Great Dane, based in Savannah, Georgia, gave back to the communities they serve in Nebraska and Pennsylvania this holiday season. In Wayne, Nebraska, employees held a food and clothing drive to support a local pantry and donated an additional $1,211. Employees in Danville, Pennsylvania, raised donations for a Salvation Army program and purchased gifts, clothing, shoes and coats for children of families in need.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Melton Truck Lines gave back to its community through donations to local organizations; the purchase of a K-9 dog for their local police department; and the sponsorship of wreaths for Wreaths Across America. One of their drivers led the effort to deliver supplies to the New Orleans area following Hurricane Laura.
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Thomas E. Keller Trucking, an affiliate of Keller Logistics Group based in Defiance, Ohio, created the “Charity Truck” to advance Autism awareness, understanding and acceptance. A percentage of the truck’s revenue will be donated to causes, charities and initiatives related to Autism and youth development.
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