It seems as if the only type of publicity for the trucking industry is bad publicity, as the media continues to portray truck drivers as a roadside menace.
This continues to be true with 20/20’s new special entitled,“Road to Ruin.” After watching it, it’s clear why the public’s perception of truck drivers is dwindling.
20/20’s David Muir seems to portray drivers as highway terrorists, highlighting the amount of deaths and injuries caused by accidents, and pointing fingers at truck drivers. However, they fail to take into consideration the fact that more than ⅔ of truck related accidents are caused by vehicles other than trucks.
Check out a clip from the special below:
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It’s high time we start spreading some truth among the public and to stop branding professional men and women of the trucking community as dangerous people. They’re not people to fear and hate but to respect and appreciate as the backbone of our economy. We could make a documentary on all the good that they do for America, but who wants to sit in front of the screen for a week long.
America seems to have forgotten the old adage: if you bought it; a trucker brought it. Maybe it’s about time we remember.