Business
Goodyear Unveils Winner of 41st Highway Hero Award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced the winner of the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero Award: J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. truck driver Adam Medley of Omro, Wisconsin.
About this update from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
[{"type":"text","content":"J.B. Hunt truck driver, whose vigilance and swift action saved a person's life, joins long list of commercial truck drivers honored for courageous acts in service of others","length":176,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced the winner of the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero Award: J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. truck driver Adam Medley of Omro, Wisconsin.","length":233,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"Adam Medley, a J.B. Hunt truck driver from Omro, Wisconsin, was named the winner of the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero award. Medley sprang into action when he noticed a person lying in the middle of the road, assisting the individual to safety.","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Adam Medley, a J.B. Hunt truck driver from Omro, Wisconsin, was named the winner of the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero award. Medley sprang into action when he noticed a person lying in the middle of the road, assisting the individual to safety.","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":225,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/c1789ad69315d549cbfc23b5805e331b"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hf7gwrqsT1TjFjIoArZl5g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTM5NztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/c1789ad69315d549cbfc23b5805e331b","width":400,"height":225}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2754003/JBHT_Highway_Hero_2025.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Medley, a J.B. Hunt driver since 2019, was driving on County Rd A in Green Lake, WI, on July 28, 2024. Like many truck drivers in the area, he was accustomed to seeing road debris on the road. When Adam spotted something ahead, he instinctively began to steer around it. As he drew closer, Adam was surprised to see a person lying in the road. Quickly pulling over to a safe spot, Adam hurried back to help the individual off the road and contacted the police, who soon arrived to assist.","length":488,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Highway Hero program was established in 1983 to recognize commercial drivers who go above and beyond their regular duties and act courageously for the good of others on roadways across the U.S. and Canada. Each year, Goodyear condu...