ATA Selects Old Dominion Freight Line Driver as America’s Road Team Captain
January 20 2022 - 3:27PM
Business Wire
ATA named 22 drivers to serve as trucking
industry ambassadors on the 2022-2023 America’s Road Team
Glen Kirk, an Indiana-based linehaul driver for Old Dominion
Freight Line, Inc., has been named one of American Trucking
Associations’ (ATA) 2022-2023 Road Team Captains. During Kirk’s
two-year term as an ambassador, he will travel the country
promoting safe driving practices and teaching others about
opportunities in the transportation industry. This role is
particularly important for the industry today as the need for more
drivers continues.
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The America’s Road Team Captains are an esteemed group of
professional truck drivers, selected biennially. The 2022-2023
class represents 17 states, 13 trucking companies, and more than
564 years of experience combined. The ATA evaluates submissions
based on superior safe-driving records, industry experience, and
expertise in communicating safety standards in the field of
transportation. Kirk is one of 22 drivers selected for the
2022-2023 America’s Road Team by a panel of judges including
trucking executives and trade media professionals.
“We are extremely proud of Glen and we know that he will be a
great representative for our industry and Old Dominion Freight Line
during his time as a Road Team Captain. This is a well-deserved
recognition,” said Steven Garrish, vice president – safety and
compliance for Old Dominion Freight Line. “This last year in
particular has been taxing on the industry and these drivers have
shown perseverance and dedication through it all, while
underscoring the importance of safety on the road. This year’s Road
Team has an opportunity to continue to advocate for our industry
and teach the next generation of leaders and drivers about
trucking.”
Based out of Old Dominion’s Indianapolis service center, Kirk
has logged nearly 1.6 million safe driving miles since joining the
Company in 2010. Kirk’s safe driving record and competitive spirit
drove him to compete and secure a spot in the 2017, 2018 and 2019
National Truck Driving Championships, where he finished first in
the three-axle class in 2017. Kirk also received the John Himmel
High Point Award, which is awarded to the highest scoring truck
driving championships driver in Indiana. Outside of work, he is an
active member in the local Franklin, Ind. community as a
quartermaster for his son’s Boy Scout troop.
“This industry, like our country, is diverse, hard working and
patriotic, and this new class of America’s Road Team Captains
reflects all of that,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “I’m
proud that they will be representing the industry and ATA as our
newest and best ambassadors – educating the country about
trucking’s essential role in keeping America moving safely and
efficiently.”
Kirk follows in the footsteps of Old Dominion linehaul driver
Rhonda Hartman, who served on the 2017-2018 America’s Road Team,
and Bill Goins, who served as a Road Team Captain in 2019-2020.
For more information about Old Dominion, visit www.odfl.com or
call (800) 432-6335. On Twitter: @ODFL_Inc and Facebook: Old
Dominion Freight Line Inc.
About Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is one of the largest North
American less-than-truckload (“LTL”) motor carriers and provides
regional, inter-regional and national LTL services through a single
integrated, union-free organization. Our service offerings, which
include expedited transportation, are provided through an expansive
network of service centers located throughout the continental
United States. The Company also maintains strategic alliances with
other carriers to provide LTL services throughout North America. In
addition to its core LTL services, the Company offers a range of
value-added services including container drayage, truckload
brokerage and supply chain consulting.
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