Senator Capito Holds Press Event at UPS Freight Facility in Huntington
On Monday, Senator Shelley Moore Capito held a press event at the UPS Freight Facility where she discussed the three month highway funding patch, which recently passed and signed into law by President Obama; as well as a vitally important six-year highway funding bill, which needs to be passed by Congress. Senator Capito advised that she is working hard to get the bipartisan six-year highway bill passed and reinforced her support for a long-term solution to fund and fix West Virginia’s crumbling highways and infrastructure. UPS Freight Driver Clarence S. Jenkins, Jr., who is a former America’s Road Team driver, was also on hand for this event. Jenkins, who has logged more than 4.5 million miles without an accident over his nearly forty-year career, spoke to the safety concerns of truckers and the risk motorists face as they navigate subpar road conditions and dilapidated bridges on our highways.
The event received tremendous media coverage, including all three of Charleston’s television stations, including WOWK, as well as reporters from the Charleston Gazette-Mail and West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Congressman Jenkins Visits UPS Package Facility in Huntington
On Monday, Congressman Evan Jenkins, along with his daughter and state Delegate Carol Miller, toured the UPS package facility in Huntington. Jenkins had the opportunity to briefly speak with drivers and other employees and assisted in presenting employees with various safety awards and recognitions.
WVTA Participates in Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar
On Tuesday, the West Virginia Trucking Association, along with the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center, West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, the NATSO Foundation and Truckers Against Trafficking hosted a seminar for nearly forty law enforcement and trucking industry representatives on human trafficking. The seminar provided attendees with information on the types of trafficking, where it is likely to take place, how to spot a situation that could be considered trafficking and how to report such situations. The seminar was led by Kendris Paris, executive director of Truckers Against Trafficking and included presentations from the WV Attorney General’s Office, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, a live skype session with a victim of human trafficking and a law enforcement panel. In addition to Jan Vineyard and Ryan Thorn attending the seminar on behalf of the WVTA; Daniel Harmon of Con-way Freight, John Snyder of Cummins Crosspoint, LLC and Chuck Bradley of Worldwide Equipment were also in attendance. This event received media coverage from Metro News.
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WOWK 13 News Visits Con-way Freight for Share the Road Segment
On Thursday, a reporter from WOWK 13 News in Charleston visited the Con-way Freight hub in Belle and was able to learn about safety in the industry and how teens can safely share the road with tractor trailers. She later visited Jan Vineyard at the WVTA office to learn more about the Share the Road program and to gain a few safety tips as the school year begins and traffic increases. Click here to view this segment.
