Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures for Safe Memorial Day Travel

         National Share the Road Safety Program Visits Sacramento
                   to Save Lives on California Highways

         On a typical day as many as 235,000 vehicles travel I-80
      through Sacramento.  Most automobile drivers are not aware of
      what they can do to avoid an accident with a tractor-trailer.

  Who:         The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the California
               Highway Patrol, the CA Business, Transportation and Housing
               Agency, AAA of Northern California, and the California
               Trucking Association.

  What:        A demonstration of highway safety measures for Memorial Day
               travel will be conducted for local news media, including
               "ride-alongs" in tractor-trailers, as part of the national
               Share the Road safety tour visiting Sacramento, CA.

  When:        Wednesday, May 25, 2005, 10:00 AM

  Where:       California Highway Patrol Academy, 3500 Reed Ave., West
               Sacramento, CA (see driving directions below.)

  Summary:     Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of
               accident-free driving, CHP, ATA, AAA of Northern California,
               and others, will demonstrate safety measures critical to
               saving lives on California highways during the Memorial Day
               holiday.  A static demonstration with simulated highway lanes
               will show how cars and trucks get into accidents.  A
               professional truck driver will provide truck ride-alongs for
               news reporters and photographers, providing tips on summer
               driving, blind spots, driving in construction zones, driver
               distraction and stopping and following distances.

               This safety advice is critical for Sacramento drivers
               because:

               *  The Memorial Day holiday begins the summer travel season
                  and is one of the most congested periods of highway
                  travel.

               *  35% of all truck-involved highway fatalities occur in a
                  truck's blind spots (Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                  Administration).

               *  Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents and
                  save lives.

  Directions:  Off of I-80 going west from downtown take the Reed Ave. exit.
               Turn left onto Reed.

  About Share the Road:
               Share the Road (http://www.atasharetheroad.com/), is a
   highway safety program that delivers life-saving messages to
   hundreds of U.S. cities and reaches millions of motorists
   annually, designed to educate all drivers about sharing the
   roads safely with trucks.  The safety program, sponsored by
   Mack Trucks, Inc., and Chevron Delo, is presented by members
   of America's Road Team, a team of professional truck drivers
   with millions of miles of accident-free driving on America's
   highways.
   
   Tractor trailers provided by Mack dealer, Western Truck Parts,
   and FedEx Ground.

PRNewswire -- May 24