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Tag: knight of the road
Life
Knight of the Road: Driver saves woman having a roadside heart attack
Truck operator Vijaydeep Sahasi kept a woman who had a heart attack alive for 30 minutes while waiting on responders. Here’s his story
April 8, 2015
Business
Knight of the Road: Driver rescues family in 14-degree weather
Robert Sutton braved icy, 14-degree temperatures last year to help save a family of four after they crashed on I-84. For his actions, he was named a Knight of the Road by Overdrive. Here’s his story.
February 26, 2015
Business
Driver receives a crash course in CPR — and delivers
In this video, Bison Transport driver Sahasi recounts how he stepped up to the task when other motorists declined to help a woman who had gone into cardiac arrest on the side of the road.
January 6, 2015
Business
Drivers help save couple from burning RV
Two truck operators out of Utah have been named the latest Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angels for their efforts in helping rescue a couple from a burning RV.
September 18, 2014
Business
Highway Angel recalls life-threatening wreck
An icy road in Texas proved to be plenty dangerous when Thomas Colston, driving for Frito-Lay, witnessed a pickup truck fly out of control.
March 12, 2014
Life
Rescue video: Driver recounts his response to trapped man
Dart Transit owner-operator Brandon Walker was on an icy highway when he came upon a two-vehicle wreck near Omaha, Neb. One vehicle was on fire, from which he pulled a motorist to safety.
August 19, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Victim finds way to locate unnamed trucker hero
Gerry Bisaillon had worked quite a few accident scenes in his years of service with volunteer fire departments. Little did he expect that one pre-dawn January morning he was about to trade places and become the victim. Last January, he was driving to his mother-in-law’s house to drop off his daughters for day care. “This […]
August 8, 2013
Business
Trucker rescues motorist from burning vehicle
Trucker Adam Phillips rescued a man trapped in a flaming car on I-65 in Johnson City, Indiana, and has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association for his actions.
June 6, 2013
Business
Trucker saves other driver from bleeding to death
Chad Dickey, Overdrive’s May Knight of the Road, tells in his own words about saving a motorist after a crash.
May 8, 2013
Life
Trucker responds to Amber Alert
An ordinary day of driving for Jim Lowe of Johnny Morris Farms of Pelham, Tenn., turned into an extraordinary one on Jan. 9 in Marion County, Tenn.
April 17, 2013
Life
Driver describes rescue of family
Jason Harte of Sammons Trucking tells in his own words how he responded when he came upon a family in a wrecked minivan.
February 5, 2013
Life
Knights of the Road: Driver rescues fellow trucker from diesel, fire
Bryan Blair of Pegasus Transportation discusses how he came to the aid of a driver after his flatbed rig — pulling a steel coil — overturned in a tight curve.
December 26, 2012
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