"Being on the America's Road Team will allow me to reach many more people with our message of safety and security for the trucking industry," stated Garland Woods, a city driver for the Tulsa service center. "I am very honored and proud to work in an industry that is responsible for moving the majority of the freight and products that keep this great country of ours working."

He plans to use his ability to speak openly, frankly and always courteously with other people to promote the professional drivers and interests of the trucking industry.

With more than 25 years in the trucking industry, Albuquerque road driver, Ruben Armendariz believes, "Educating the motoring public, especially the young adults who are just beginning their driving years is critical. Driving safely around tractor-trailers is an important issue."

Ruben has been a road driver for ABF’s Albuquerque service center since 1990 and has accumulated 2 million accident-free miles.

Over 40 years and 3 1/2 million miles of safe driving make Dan Hiser one of the most experienced veterans in the trucking industry today. He credits much of his success as a driver to being alert to the ever-changing traffic and road conditions. "Keeping a constant check on my mirrors and looking way ahead have proved to be very beneficial," Dan said. He also believes that treating others on the highway as you would want to be treated helps lessen stress on the driver.

James Curtis is an Albuquerque, New Mexico Road Driver. He has been a professional truck driver for 30 years and has accumulated well over 2 million accident-free miles.

After more than 35 years as a truck driver, Albuquerque road driver Glen Ackerman feels he has a safety message for other drivers. As he says, "One can make a thousand look bad - and people remember the one, not the thousand."

Bill Mayhew bought his own dump truck at the age of 18 and has been in the industry every since. As a matter of fact, almost all the men in his family are in the trucking industry.

To this Cincinnati road driver, the top three things that are most important to a driver are having a good attitude, being safety conscious, and performing as a good role model through appearance and conduct.

"Being a city driver is more than just driving a truck," according to Albany, New York city driver Scott Harris. "If you make it a more personal thing instead of just a job, you'll do better as a driver, or at anything. Just meet the people and be their friend."

"You can't give good service if you're not safe," says Salt Lake City Road Driver Alonzo Griffin. "Safety and service go together."

Two of Max Helman's favorite topics are safety and truck driving as a job. The Carlisle, Pennsylvania-domiciled road driver points out how his job differs from others in some aspects. His "shift" varies in time of day, and his tractor is his "office." However, he stresses it's a job like anyone else's, because he puts in a full day's work. It's a job where the quality approach is a must.

Andy's commitment to quality on both the personal and professional level is reflected in his 27 accident-free years of city driving. On the issue of safety, the Louisville, Kentucky city driver says, "We have to be alert at all times and expect the unexpected. We have to be defensive drivers."

The Louisville native has always felt that projecting a positive image was important. He has said numerous times that a driver's performance and attitude matter.