Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures For Safe Thanksgiving Travel

     National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Atlanta to Save Lives
                           on Georgia Highways

On a typical day as many as 347,000 vehicles travel I-285 through Atlanta.

Most automobile drivers are not aware of what they can do to avoid accidents

                          with tractor-trailers.

  Who:         The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Georgia Motor
               Carrier Compliance Division, Governor's Office of Highway
               Safety -- Georgia, the Georgia State Patrol, AAA Auto Club
               South, and the Georgia Motor Trucking Association

  What:        A demonstration of highway safety measures for saving lives
               during Thanksgiving 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 Atlanta,
               GA.

  When:        Tuesday, November 22, 2005, 10:00 AM

  Where:       Douglas County Inspection Station, I-20 Eastbound, Mile
               Marker 43, Douglasville, GA (see driving directions below.)

  Summary:     Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of
               accident-free driving, ATA, law enforcement officials, AAA
               Auto Club South, and others, will demonstrate safety measures
               critical to saving lives on Georgia highways during the
               Thanksgiving 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 holiday travel, blind spots, driving in construction
               zones, and stopping and following distances.

               This safety advice is critical for Atlanta drivers because:

               * Around three quarters of all truck-involved fatalities are
                 inadvertently initiated by car drivers (Federal Motor
                 Carrier Safety Administration).

               * 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:  12 Miles West of Downtown Atlanta.  From Atlanta take I-20
               west to Exit 41.  Reenter I-20 going west and go to Weigh
               Station at Mile Marker 43.

  About Share the Road:

Share the Road (http://www.atastr.org/), 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 an elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-free driving on America's highways.

Tractor-trailers provided by Mack Leasing System and GE Trailer Fleet Services, and FedEx Freight East.