Truck & Driver has teamed up with the RHA to produce a sticker to promote the haulage industry. We spent ages trying to come up with a suitable slogan - and eventually decided on 'Without trucks the UK can't deliver'.
Without trucks there would be no cars on the road, there would be any beer in the pubs and there would be no food in the shelves. Yet unfortunately the majority of the public fail to grasp these simple points. Lorries are wrongly perceived as dirty, smelly, dangerous obstructions to motorists, and truck drivers just aren't given the respect they deserve.
I know we can't change public opinion over night, but hopefully this campaign will at least make a few road-users think about what a vital job Britain's truck drivers do.
The sticker is free in the November issue of Truck & Driver (out today) - but if anyone needs a few extras then please give me a shout.
If you could send me about 12 we can use them in the business (Fleet Support Group manages maintenance for about 4000 trucks and ancillaries.)
re. my last:
Julian Kelly
Fleet Support Group Ltd.
Methuen Park,
Chippenham,
SN14 0GX
Hi please could you send me 4 truck stickers if they are still available, J Hawkins 104 TY FRY Aberdare CF44 7PP Thanks