Commercial Motor Carrier Driver Appreciation Day – Buckle Up

Hampton Roads, VA. (December 12, 2024) – On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, from 9:00 am -11:00 am, Drive Safe Hampton Roads’ (DSHR) Specialized Transportation Safety Committee will be working with the federal, state, and local police motor carrier units and inspectors to conduct an annual Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Appreciation Day. Partners include the Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Transportation, Vulcan Materials, AAA Tidewater Virginia, Story Distributing, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Commission, DRIVE SMART Virginia, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

This event is held during the busy holiday season to promote highway safety. Drive Safe Hampton Roads and Hampton Roads’ law enforcement motor carrier teams will come together to distribute educational materials and to remind drivers to buckle up. Commercial motor vehicle drivers are encouraged to participate. Along with safe driving materials, food and refreshments will be provided. This event will be held from 9-11am at the southside Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel Inspection Station on Interstate 664 North, in the city of Suffolk