Goodyear Highlights Deeds of Highway Hero Finalists
Last year’s Highway Hero winner, driver David Webb of Billings, Mont., recieving his award at MATS. Photo: Deborah Lockridge
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named the finalists for its 35th annual Highway Hero Award, recognizing truck drivers who have put themselves in harm’s way to help others.
Finalists for the 35th Goodyear Highway Hero Award include a driver who used his truck to end a high-speed chase involving state troopers and a stolen car; a driver whose quick thinking and skillful driving saved the life of a badly injured motorcyclist;, and a driver who administered first aid to a motorist who had been pierced through the neck by a broken steering wheel after crashing into a truck.
“Since 1983, Goodyear has honored professional truck drivers who have put themselves in harm’s way to help others, making the Goodyear Highway Hero Award the oldest and most prestigious honor of its kind,” said Gary Medalis, marketing director, Goodyear. “It is our privilege to have recognized truck drivers for their extraordinary acts of heroism over the last three decades and we will continue this great tradition next month.”
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the award, Goodyear is holding a special event at the 2018 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
Trucking industry journalists will evaluate the finalists and will select the 35th Goodyear Highway Hero Award recipient. The winner of the Goodyear Highway Hero Award will receive a special ring, a cash award, and a congratulatory trophy. Each of the other finalists will receive a cash prize as well as other items.
“We look forward to naming our next Highway Hero, honoring our Goodyear Highway Hero Award finalists, and celebrating 35 years of the Goodyear Highway Hero Award program next month,” said Medalis.
Here are this year’s Goodyear Highway Hero Award finalists and their stories:
