Road Team Orientation Recap The 2016 IMTA Road Team held their orientation session in February to learn the responsibilities of being part of a prestigious program that the IMTA is incredibly proud of. Iowa’s Road Team is a small group of professional truck drivers selected each year to represent the industry in a positive manner. They are nominated by their safety directors, go through a strenuous interview process and they must be accident free for a certain period of time to even be considered. Although they are still full-time drivers, these drivers will take a few days each month to travel across the state to meet with the public and talk about highway safety and trucking issues. The group learns a great deal through team building exercises, as well as pubic speaking training and activities. They have face-to-face meetings with the folks at FMCSA and the Iowa DOT, and even get in front of the Governor and other Legislators. The IMTA is excited to see what the 2016 IMTA Road Team accomplishes this year, and we look forward to sharing their journey with you!
The IMTA is excited to see what the 2016 IMTA Road Team accomplishes this year
IMTA Road Team members getting ready to head into the FMCSA offices to sit down with regulators for a round-table discussion. Pictured here are (L – R) Randy DeWitt, Walmart Transportation, LLC; David Towne, Walmart Transportation, LLC.; Chris Dougherty, Solar Transport; Rose Swallow, Schuster Company; and Allen Sohn, FedEx Freight.
2016 IMTA Road Team Members Include: Randy DeWitt, Walmart Transportation, LLC; Chris Dougherty, Solar Transport; Allen Sohn, FedEx Freight; Rose Swallow, Schuster Company; David Towne, Walmart Transportation, LLC. Road team members doing a team-building exercise to practice communication skills and build trust.
A student from Southeast Polk High School gets to sit in the driver’s seat and realize just how important being a safe driver is, not only in a car but in a semi-truck as well.
Chris Dougherty, Solar Transport, and Allen Sohn, FedEx Freight, are getting ready to show the Street Smarts Driver’s Education students just what it’s like to sit in the seat of a truck driver and hopefully realize the visual limitations they have on the road when it comes to seeing other vehicles in their blind spots.
Rose Swallow listening during a tour of the new Traffic Management Center, in the lower level of the Iowa DOT. This new system is a very impressive and proactive way of managing the Iowa roadways!
FMCSA staff sits down with the Road Team members for a round-table discussion on current and future rules and regulations affecting the industry.
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