Goodyear now accepting submissions for Highway Hero Award

Goodyear now accepting submissions for Highway Hero Award

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Last year, David Webb of Billings, Mont. (pictured above, center), accepted the 34th Goodyear Highway Hero Award during the Mid-America Trucking Show.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has announced that it is accepting nominees for its annual Highway Hero Award. Nominations will be open until November 29, 2018.

“As we join the trucking industry in celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, we recognize truck drivers and the role they play in keeping our economy and way of life rolling,” says Gary Medalis, marketing director, Goodyear. “But these professionals deliver more than just goods and services. They are often first responders to on-highway incidents, even before emergency crews arrive on the scene – taking decisive action to save lives.”

Past Goodyear Highway Hero Award winners include a truck driver who rescued a law enforcement officer who was being strangled by a prisoner he was transporting, a truck driver who dove into a pond to pull a child from a sinking car, and others.

This year’s Goodyear Highway Hero Award winner, Frank Vieira, saved the life of a motorist who suffered a severe injury after crashing his vehicle into the back of a truck. Goodyear will announce the next recipient of its Highway Hero Award in March 2019.

The award winner will receive a special ring, a cash award and a congratulatory trophy. Each of the other Goodyear Highway Hero Award finalists will receive a cash prize and other items.To be considered for the Goodyear Highway Hero Award, candidates must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be a full-time truck driver
  • Must reside in the U.S. or Canada
  • The heroic incident must have happened in the U.S. or Canada
  • Nominee’s truck must have had 12 wheels or more at the time of the incident
  • Nominee must have been on the job – or on the way to or from work, in his or
    her truck – at the time of the incident
  • Incident must have taken place between Nov. 16, 2017, and Nov. 16, 2018

A panel consisting of members of the trucking industry trade media will select the next Goodyear Highway Hero after three Highway Hero Award finalists are selected by Goodyear. (Final approval of Goodyear Highway Hero Award finalists and the Highway Hero Award winner is at Goodyear’s sole discretion. Finalists must clear background checks to Goodyear’s satisfaction. Additional terms and conditions apply. Click here for a copy of contest rules.)

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