Trucker responds to Amber Alert

Overdrive Staff

Apr 17, 2013

Updated Jun 23, 2018

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.

Soon after hearing an Amber Alert notice, Lowe spotted a vehicle matching that description. In the video below — based on Overdrive’s monthly Knights of the Road feature — Lowe tells in his own words how he and other truckers responded.

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