Poll Shows Americans Continue to Believe Trucking is Safe, Essential
Despite Attacks on Industry, Public Thinks Well of Trucking
Despite Attacks on Industry, Public Thinks Well of Trucking
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new national poll released today found the public continues to believe truck drivers are among the safest on the road and that the industry is essential to the American economy.
The poll, the second commissioned by American Trucking Associations, was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies between August 30 and September 1, surveyed 800 registered voters on their attitudes about politics, the trucking industry and the state of infrastructure.
"Our industry invests more than $7 billion each year in safety tools, technologies and practices, and this poll tells us those investments are working," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "Americans believe trucks move the most freight and that our drivers are safe and getting safer. Those facts beliefs are not just correct, they are important to keep in mind when debating important safety issues."
Among the poll's findings were:
The poll also addressed the issue of speeds and speed limits, finding that:
"Safety is our industry's most important calling," said outgoing ATA Chairman Duane Long, chairman of Longistics, Raleigh, N.C. "I'm pleased that so many of my fellow Americans think so highly of our safety record, but we should not be satisfied. We need to do more to not only improve our safety record, but to tell people about it."
The poll's results were released here at ATA's Board of Directors meeting. A copy of the presentation can be found here.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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