The National Truck Drivers Appreciation Week is celebrated annually November 1-7. Throughout the country, this week is viewed as an opportunity to recognize and thank the hard-working drivers who deliver goods to every corner of the country. The slogan “Trucks Bring It” was coined by the American Trucking Association and adopted as the motto for the transportation industry to remind everyone that practically everything is delivered on a truck.
This year Freight Capital is hosting a special booth Monday through Thursday from 9-2 at the Pilot Truck Stop in Otay Mesa at the junction of Highway 125 and 905 on Piper Ranch Road as well as further up north at the TA Truck Stop near I-10, Exit 57 on Milliken Avenue in Ontario. In cooperation with the truck stop vendors, Freight Capital will have gifting teams handing out goodie bags of treats, bottled water and conduct raffles throughout the day.
”Everyone at Freight Capital is acutely aware of the sacrifice and determination it takes to be a professional truck driver today. It is a physically demanding job and at times takes them away from their families for long periods of time. Their schedules are usually very tight, so dealing with weather, traffic and road conditions is a constant battle,” says John Downing, president of the company. “We don’t get out of the office very often, so we want to make the most of that time to personally thank every driver we can.”
Freight Capital also plans to have a videographer in Ontario to record small clips of “life on the road” that truckers can email home or post on their websites, Facebook or Twitter. In Otay Mesa, there will be a professional photographer there to capture images of drivers and their rigs.
For nearly 20 years, Freight Capital has been a leader in providing financial services to the transportation industry. As the only financial services provider to be an endorsed partner of the American Trucking Association and the California Trucking Association, it is the goal of Freight Capital to improve the quality of life for their clients and the industry of trucking.
