Goodyear seeking nominations for Highway Hero Award

Goodyear is seeking nominations for its 33^rd Highway Hero Award.

Nominations will be accepted here through Nov. 29. The award was established in 1983 to honor truck drivers who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Goodyear will announce the winner in March during the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.

“The Goodyear Highway Hero Award honors truck drivers who put their lives on the line to save others from deadly situations,” said Gary Medalis, director of marketing for Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems. “Over the last 30-plus years, we’ve heard hundreds of stories about the bravery and selflessness of truck drivers. If you know of a driver who deserves recognition for performing a heroic act, please let us know.”

The 32nd Goodyear Highway Hero Award winner, Clinton Backburn, is shown with the law enforcement officer he rescued, Darrell Herndon.

Click here to nominate a truck driver for Goodyear’s 33^rd Highway Hero Award, fill out the nomination form, and hit the “submit” button. This will send your nomination directly to Goodyear. For consideration, candidates must meet the following criteria:
•Must be a full-time truck driver
•Must reside in the U.S. or Canada
•The heroic incident must have happened in the U.S. or Canada
•Nominee’s truck must have had 12 wheels or more at the time of the incident
•Nominee must have been on the job – or on the way to and from work, in his or her truck – at the time of the incident
•Incident must have taken place between Nov. 16, 2014, and Nov. 16, 2015

After the Goodyear Highway Hero Award nomination period ends on Nov. 29, the list of eligible Highway Hero Award candidates will be narrowed down to three finalists. A panel of trucking industry judges will later select the 33^rd Goodyear Highway Hero.

The 32^nd Goodyear Highway Hero Award winner, Clinton Backburn, a truck driver from Morehead, Ky., rescued a law enforcement official who was being strangled by a prisoner he was transporting.

The previous year’s Goodyear Highway Hero Award winner, Ivan Vasovic, rescued a fellow truck driver from a burning tanker truck that was hanging over the side of a freeway overpass.

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