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For Immediate Release

July 10, 2003

Contact: Nancy O'Liddy, Director of Public Affairs

703/838-1950 or noliddy@truckload.org

Riders for Drivers Tour Raises Funds For PTDI

TCA Applauds Carrier Transicold's Commitment to Truck Driver Training

Alexandria, Virginia – The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) today lauded the motorcycle enthusiasts of Carrier Transicold who just completed another successful fundraiser for the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) through their "Riders for Drivers Tour." Since the event's founding, it has generated nearly $30,000 to support PTDI programs.

The three-day motorcycle tour, a mix of fun and philanthropy, was born in 1999 when Carrier Transicold realized how many Carrier customers shared a love of motorcycles. Conceived as a fun – and unique – event, the Riders for Drivers Tour began as a prelude to the TCA Refrigerated Division Annual Meeting that year in Vail, Colorado.

But having a fun, unique event wasn't enough. Carrier Transicold also wanted to make the ride a sponsorship to benefit a worthy cause, and found one in the Professional Truck Driver Institute – North America's foremost advocate of truck driver training and certification standards. "The ability to recruit, train, and retain drivers is a major concern in our industry," said Travis Smith, event organizer and Carrier Transicold's manager of dealer development. "Supporting PTDI made perfect sense, and it presented a great way for us to team with our dealers and customers to share our enthusiasm for motorcycling."

This year's tour, from Oakland, Calif., to the TCA Refrigerated Division Annual Meeting in Lake Tahoe, drew 40 participants for a ride that included some of the country's most breathtaking sights.

Robert Hirsch, President of TCA, thanked Carrier Transicold, saying, "Without the support of industry suppliers like Carrier Transicold, PTDI could not continue the important task of developing driver-training standards and certifying courses to ensure the availability of professional truck drivers in the future."

 

TCA is the only national trade association whose collective sole focus is the truckload segment of the motor carrier industry. The association represents dry van, refrigerated, flatbed, and intermodal container carriers operating in the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska, Mexico, and Canada. Representing operators of over 200,000 trucks, which collectively produce an annual revenue of over $20 billion, TCA is an organization tailored to specific truckload carrier needs.