TAKING THE FIGHT ON THE ROAD

This driver’s experience as a volunteer re ghter inspire the esign o his tr

BY SONIA GUZMAN

Jeffery Whitis was a volunteer firefighter for more than years before beginning his career as a truck driver. ow as a member of rime s refrigerated fleet, he is honoring his fellow veteran and current firefighters by outfitting his truck with a design meant to bring attention to them and their sacrifices. effery has been driving for rime for seven years and reali ed outfitting his truck was a great way to spread awareness about a cause that is so close to his heart.

effery created the patriotic design, which includes tributes to all types of volunteer firefighters on the vehicle s hood. While Whitis is proud to acknowledge his fellow volunteers on his truck, he is also very fond of the side door design, which features a uni ue firefighter emblem with a volunteer fighter s altese cross surrounded by flames. “It s a rare emblem, eff says, “and I m proud to have it on my truck.

eff s plan for the truck to draw attention to and support volunteer firefighters seems to work. “ very time I stop, I get asked for pictures, he says. “Sometimes it s kids, sometimes adults. nce, a s uadron of volunteer firefighters followed me so they could get a picture with the truck. It s great that eff s truck gets so much attention because he plans to use it as a moving advertisement for a nonprofit he s trying to start to benefit volunteer fire departments nationwide.

he firefighter motif truck is currently eff s only truck, but he hopes to eventually expand his fleet and have a truck to recogni e each type of emergency first responder.