Trucker Appreciation Day

Oct 3, 2001

Truckers browse through a table of freebies at the kickoff of Overdrive magazine’s 40th Anniversary Voice of the American Trucker cross-country truck tour, which was held Aug. 6 in conjunction with Randall Trucking Media Group’s annual Trucker Appreciation Day at the TA truckstop in Cottondale, Ala. Randall employees treated drivers to free food and drinks. The truck tour concludes at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Sept. 7-9.

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