Highway Safety Leaders Demo Safe-Driving Measures for Summer Travel

          National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Albuquerque
                      to Save Lives on Area Highways

     On a typical day as many as 181,000 vehicles travel I-25 through
       Albuquerque.  Most automobile drivers are not aware of what
           they can do to avoid crashes with tractor-trailers.

  WHO:         The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the New Mexico
               Department of Public Safety Motor Transportation Division,
               NMDOT Traffic Safety Bureau, the New Mexico Trucking
               Association, and AAA New Mexico.

  WHAT:        A demonstration of highway safety measures for saving lives
               on area roads during summer 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 Albuquerque, NM.

  WHEN:        Thursday, June 8, 2006, 10:00 AM MDT.

  WHERE:       Balloon Fiesta Park, San Diego St., Parking Area J,
               Albuquerque, NM (see driving directions below.)

  SUMMARY:     Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of
               accident-free driving, ATA, law enforcement, and others will
               demonstrate safety measures critical to saving lives on area
               highways.  A static demonstration with simulated highway
               lanes will show how cars and trucks can get into crashes.  A
               professional truck driver will provide truck ride-alongs for
               news reporters and photographers, providing tips on blind
               spots, driving in construction zones, and safe stopping and
               following distances.  Four Albuquerque-based America's Road
               Team Captains, part of a team of elite professional truck
               drivers, will demonstrate life-saving driving tips.  A state-
               of-the-art tractor trailer will demonstrate to reporters
               advanced safety technologies.

               This safety advice is critical for New Mexico 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:  Take I-25 North to the Alameda Exit.  Go left onto Alameda,
               right onto San Mateo, left onto San Diego.  Parking Area J
               (Sumitomo) is on the right behind Honeywell.

  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., Chevron Delo and Michelin North America, Inc.,
               is presented by an elite team of professional truck drivers
               with millions of miles of accident-free driving on America's
               highways.

               Tractor-trailer provided by Mack Leasing Systems and GE
               Trailer Fleet Services.