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title: "Truck Drivers: Road Heroes"
description: Professional truck drivers see everything that happens on United States roadways and they are ready to respond to almost any circumstance. Their knowledge and experience make professional truck drivers road heroes every day.
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# Join our team of professional drivers | TransLand

## Truck Drivers: Road Heroes

Posted by [Rebecca Anderson](https://blog.drivetransland.com/author/rebecca-anderson) on May 1, 2018 10:30:00 AM

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![Truck Drivers Road Heroes](https://blog.drivetransland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Truck%20Drivers%20Road%20Heroes.jpg?width=3000&height=2000&name=Truck%20Drivers%20Road%20Heroes.jpg)Professional truck drivers see everything that happens on United States roadways and they are ready to respond to almost any circumstance. Their knowledge and [experience](https://blog.drivetransland.com/secrets-of-top-gun-truck-drivers) make professional truck drivers road heroes *every day.*

Below are some cases where these heroes shine.

 

- [A man was threatening to jump off an overpass. Big Rigs Parked underneath to break his fall.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/us/detroit-truckers-help-suicidal-man-trnd/index.html) 
    - Most recently, professional truck drivers stepped up in a time of need for a Detroit man. That one act saved a life.

![Truck driver road heroes Detroit](https://blog.drivetransland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Truck%20driver%20road%20heroes%20Detroit.jpg?width=896&height=504&name=Truck%20driver%20road%20heroes%20Detroit.jpg)[*Image from MSP Metro Detroit Twitter*](https://twitter.com/mspmetrodet/status/988789208562225153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F04%2F24%2Fus%2Fdetroit-truckers-help-suicidal-man-trnd%2Findex.html)

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- [Truck drivers are the first defense against human trafficking.](http://truckersagainsttrafficking.org) 
    - More than **1,000 human trafficking victims** have been identified thanks to Truckers Against Trafficking. Anyone can [get certified](https://education.truckersagainsttrafficking.org/lesson/the-tat-training-video/) to become a hero.

![truck drivers road heroes truckers against trafficking](https://blog.drivetransland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/truck%20drivers%20road%20heroes%20truckers%20against%20trafficking.png?width=251&height=251&name=truck%20drivers%20road%20heroes%20truckers%20against%20trafficking.png)

*[Image from Truckers Against Trafficking website](http://truckersagainsttrafficking.org)*

 

- The [Truckload Carriers Associations honors Highway Angels](http://www.truckload.org/Highway-Angel)every day. 
    - *"Since its inception in August 1997, TCA’s Highway Angel program has recognized hundreds of professional truck drivers for the unusual kindness, courtesy, and courage they have shown others while on the job."*
    - [Nominate someone here](http://www.truckload.org/2015-Highway-Angel-Nomination-Form).

![truck drivers road heroes highway angel](https://blog.drivetransland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/truck%20drivers%20road%20heroes%20highway%20angel.jpg?width=600&name=truck%20drivers%20road%20heroes%20highway%20angel.jpg)<http://www.tenfourmagazine.com/2014/04/special-features/latest-highway-angel-named/>

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