Volvo Trucks will continue to be the exclusive sponsor of the America’s Road Team safety outreach program for 2016. Gӧran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North America, made the announcement during the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition held October 17-20 in Philadelphia PA.
“The America’s Road Team is one of the best tools we have to educate a wide audience about the importance of trucking and our focus on safety and the environment,” Nyberg said. “Volvo has sponsored this valuable outreach program for well over a decade, and we’re proud to lend our support once again.”
America’s Road Team members, called Captains, are experienced professional drivers who have logged millions of accident-free miles behind the wheel. They travel around the country speaking to lawmakers and government officials, students and other groups about highway safety and the role of trucking in our society.
The Captains drive a Volvo VNL 780 model to haul the ATA’s Image Trailer, which includes interactive exhibits and displays used during presentations. The VNL features several Volvo advanced safety technologies, including adaptive cruise control with integrated collision avoidance, Volvo Enhanced Stability Control and the Volvo I-Shift automated manual transmission.