We’re excited to celebrate National Driver Appreciation Week with the rest of the transportation industry. Starting Monday, Sept. 12, we’ll announce daily winners of prizes ranging from gift cards and Red Thinkin’ Rewards points to TVs and iPads. Plus, each day a lucky Truckload driver will be assigned a brand-new Freightliner! Be sure to check back daily to see if you’re a winner!

https://www.averitt.com/driver-appreciation-week-2022

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Sheetz is also offering a free meal to truck drivers during this month. This meal offering includes a half-made-to-order sub sandwich along with a bag “fryz” and any size coffee or a fountain drink that you would like. You can only redeem a free meal up through the Sheetz Mobile App. You also have to use the code “TRUCKYEAH” to be able to redeem your meal. You only have until September 11 to redeem your free meal.

This is not the first time Sheetz has done this. They have done something similar for the Fourth of July holiday where they lowered prices to $3.99 at a time when prices were surging to about $5.05. This price reduction will be active and in full effect at all 654 stores that have diesel fuel. Sheetz has been rapidly expanding its presence in Greater Columbus since its debut a year ago. They have up to 15 stores in that region and plan on expanding to a total of hopefully 50 stores by the year 2025.

Sheetz President and CEO expressed that “Truck drivers are the backbone of this country. As a company, we are committed to showing appreciation for our customers. We wanted to go above and beyond for Truck Driver Appreciation Week by providing extended offers that will be unquestionably beneficial to them.”

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Here are some ways you can celebrate your favorite trucker during Driver Appreciation Week!

• Buy them a meal
• Call or text them saying thank you
• Fill up their tank
• Buy them a cup of coffee
• Replace their work boots
• Visit their family if they’re on the road

It is important to show our truckers we appreciate them all the time but especially next week. Truckers have exceptionally hard days and long hours, so to hear thanks and be appreciated is a welcome feeling. Considering the pandemic, supply/demand issues, and other issues within trucking, drivers deserve to be appreciated now more than ever.

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As reported by Fox News, “He immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1976, when his mother, a single mother at the time, married a U.S. Air Force serviceman. Miller became a U.S. citizen on September 13, 2013, when he was in his mid-40s, after about a year of preparation for the legal steps involved.”

Miller told them, “I started driving a truck in the late 1990s. Growing up, I remember watching the big rigs that traveled the highways. They always got my attention.” He expressed that truckers have always been important but have become more so during the pandemic during the supply-chain disruption. Miller appreciates all the memorable travel experiences it has brought him. He’s driven through 48 states and even Canada during his trucking career. Many, like Miller, believe that they most likely would have not seen or experienced the locations or places if it were not for this career choice in the trucking industry.

“There is a sense of camaraderie or brotherhood among drivers,” he said. “It feels good to belong. It is also appealing to be on your own out here, with no one looking over your shoulder — being independent and being your own boss.” Many truckers express their gratitude and appreciation for being part of a community that is bigger than them. They all go through experiences that only they can speak to and share as a community of truckers. With so much time spent in the rig, we have an unpredictable work schedule, as well as infrequent and limited time at home to spend with spouses, children, friends, and family.

Miller worked as an OTR truck driver for many years before joining a Tennessee-based dedicated carrier in 2004, primarily running Midwest regional freight for an Iowa-based customer. He serves the same customers on the same routes. He appreciates the efforts everyone makes annually to show their appreciation to truck drivers.

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