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GOODYEAR ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN 40TH ANNIVERSARY HIGHWAY HERO PROGRAM
Winners highlight the important role truckers play in keeping our highways safe by going above and beyond to help those in need AKRON, Ohio, March 4, 2024
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[{"type":"text","content":"Winners highlight the important role truckers play in keeping our highways safe by going above and beyond to help those in need\nAKRON, Ohio, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced two winners in the 40th anniversary Goodyear Highway Hero program. Since 1983, Goodyear has recognized commercial drivers who go above and beyond their regular duties to keep our highways safe by acting courageously for the good of others on roadways across the U.S. and Canada.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"In 2023, we asked for nominations of commercial drivers who went above and beyond to help others on the road,\" said Rich Cottrell, senior director, Commercial Marketing. \"The stories submitted this year reinforced the important job that commercial drivers play in our everyday lives and illustrate in heroic ways the powerful impact professional drivers can have on the roads, individual lives and communities when they help others.\"\nThe grand prize winners and runners-up in this year's program faced different challenges in the course of their duty but, in a similar fashion, jumped in to help, regardless of danger or situation.\nIn June 2023, Timothy VanNostrand, an owner/operator of his own logging transport company from Northville, New York, turned hero. During a New York State Trooper traffic stop that escalated into a shootout, VanNostrand sprang into action. He used his logging truck to block the suspect's escape, preventing a potentially disastrous situation. In those intense 12 minutes, gunfire exchanged between the trooper and the assailant. The suspect fled into nearby woods, pursued by police. Thanks to VanNostrand's swift response, the impact was contained, sparing motorists and pedestrians. Reflecting on the incident, the member of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) humbly stated, \"I'm just grateful to have been in the right place at the right time and place to prevent the situation from being much, much worse, as my seemingly normal Friday route turned something that you only see on television.\"\nIn September 2023, Elijah Ramos, a driver for Ryder System, Inc., was on his morning route in Victorville, California. As he drove through a remote desert area, he witnessed an SUV lose control, cross multiple lanes of traffic and crash into a field. Ramos sprang in...