Letter: Show appreciation to truck drivers
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While we don’t put much thought into the trucks we see rolling down the highway every day, we owe a great deal to the professional truck drivers who make those deliveries happen.
This week is a chance to extend a thank-you to the 3.5 million truck drivers in the United States. Dupré Logistics employs 1,000 in this industry that employs one out of every 15 people in the state of Louisiana.
But the impact of trucking reaches far beyond simple employment figures. Trucking is responsible for nearly 70 percent of the total U.S. freight tonnage, and more than 80 percent of communities rely solely on the trucking industry for their goods and commodities.
At dinner tonight look around, and you’ll realize what this means: The table you set, the plates you use, even the food you eat; they were all delivered by a professional truck driver.
Simply put: If you own it, consume it, or use it, it’s been on a truck. So during this National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Nov. 1-7, make sure to let the men and women driving those trucks down the highway know it’s appreciated.
They’re on the road every day, delivering life’s essentials.
Reggie Dupré, CEO
Dupré Logistics
Lafayette
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