Highway Safety Leaders Deliver Life-Saving Measures for Nebraska Drivers

National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Lincoln to Save Lives on Nebraska

Highways

On a Typical Day as Many as 40,000 Vehicles Travel I-80 Through Lincoln, NE.

Most Automobile Drivers are Not Aware of What They can do to Avoid Crashes
                          With Tractor-Trailers.

  Who:         The American Trucking Associations, the Nebraska State
               Patrol, AAA Nebraska, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
               Administration (FMCSA), the Nebraska Trucking Association.

  What:        A demonstration of highway safety measures for saving lives
               on area roads will be conducted for local news media,
               including "ride-alongs" in tractor-trailers, as part of the
               national Share the Road safety tour visiting Lincoln, NE.

  When:        Tuesday, August 29, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT.

  Where:       Crete Carrier Corp., 400 NW 56th St., Lincoln, NE (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, delivering tips on blind
               spots, driving in construction zones, and stopping and
               following distances.  A state-of-the-art, custom tractor-
               trailer will illustrate for journalists advanced safety
               technologies.

               This safety advice is critical for Nebraska 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-80 TO THE NW 48TH STREET EXIT/EXIT 395. TURN RIGHT
               (WEST) ON WEST O STREET. TURN RIGHT (NORTH) ON NW 56TH
               STREET.

  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.

PRNewswire -- Aug. 28