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Friday, December 5,
2003
Contact: Brian Turmail
Telephone: 202-366-1621
C: 202-841-9951
Media Advisory
DOT TO RELEASE NEW SURVEY RESULTS OF SAFETY BELT USE AMONG TRUCK DRIVERS ON DECEMBER 9th IN ATLANTA; TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO LAUNCH NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO COMBAT LOW USAGE
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
will release the results of a first-ever survey of safety belt use among truck
drivers and launch a national public-private partnership to increase safety belt
use among the nation’s more than 11 million commercial drivers. The national
announcement will be made at a Roadway Express trucking facility in Atlanta at
11 a.m. Tuesday, December 9th. The event will include interview opportunities
with truck drivers, truck tours and one-on-one interviews with Secretary Mineta.
The new partnership will commit to a national campaign to increase safety
belt usage among the nation’s commercial drivers. In addition to Secretary
Mineta, the leadership of the trucking community will be available to speak
about the economic impact of current safety belt usage levels and the need for
this new partnership.
WHO: U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
Administrator
Annette M. Sandberg, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
President and CEO, Governor Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations
President James Johnston, Owner-Operator
Independent Drivers Association
President and CEO Timothy P. Lynch, Motor Freight
Carriers Association
America’s Road Team
Truck Drivers
WHAT: National launch of partnership to combat low
safety belt usage among commercial drivers. One-on-one interview
opportunities with Secretary Mineta, leaders of the trucking community, truck
drivers. B-roll opportunities.
WHEN: 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2003
WHERE: Roadway Express Facility, 2701 Moreland Avenue SE (4.5 miles south of
I-20).
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