Happy Driver Appreciation Month!

Don talking with drivers at a Driver Appreciation event

September is Driver Appreciation Month, and I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our fellow truck drivers for everything you do. Our country would come to a screeching halt if truckers stopped moving freight around the country! Here are some statistics from the American Trucking Association (ATA):

Minor food shortages of perishable items would occur in one to two days, significant shortages in as few as three days.

Supplies of fresh drinking water would run dry in two to four weeks without the chemicals needed to filter and purify the water sources. Unpurified water will cause more sickness, further taxing the now compromised healthcare system.

Hospitals, nursing homes, etc will run out of food supplies for patients in 24 hours, and medicines, oxygen, and medical supplies will be depleted quickly as well. In a matter of hours, the healthcare system could no longer provide care to injured or sick patients.

Trucks keep the country moving!

Gas stations would run out of fuel in less than two days. Without fuel, private vehicles as well as public transportation would not be able to run. Without transportation, many people can't go to work, earn money, or access whatever food and healthcare supplies are left.

Waste couldn't be removed, literally burying us in our own trash. Banks would run out of cash, businesses would close their doors, manufacturers would shut down their plants. Sick people would die, and even healthy people would starve.

If trucks stopped moving, so would this country. Thank you, truck drivers, for moving America!