Since 1983, the Goodyear North America Highway Hero program has honored professional truck drivers who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. The next Goodyear Highway Hero will be announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March 2016 in Louisville KY.
Nominations are now being sought. Do you know of a worthy candidate for this prestigious award? Tell us by filling out the online Highway Hero nomination form and then hitting the “submit” button at the bottom of the page. It’s quick and easy: http://www.goodyeartrucktires.com/newsroom/highway-heroes/hero-overview.aspx
Goodyear accepts nominations for this prestigious award from all over North America. Candidates are narrowed down to three finalists, and a panel of trucking industry media representatives then selects the Highway Hero Award winner.
All nominations are reviewed to ensure that certain criteria are met.
- Finalists must clear background checks to Goodyear's satisfaction.
- Goodyear will select the Highway Hero finalists and winner at its sole discretion
- Nominee must be a full-time truck driver
- Nominee must reside in the United States or Canada
- The incident must have occurred in the United States or Canada
- Nominee must be on the job or on the way to or from work, and in his/her rig at the time of the incident
- Nominee's truck at the time of the incident must have 12 wheels or more
- Nominations must be received by November 29, 2015
- Incident must have occurred between November 16, 2014, and November 16, 2015, to qualify for this year's program
- Any and all applicable local, state and federal taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners.
Nominations also can be mailed to the Goodyear Highway Hero Award Headquarters, Department 798A, 200 Innovation Way, Akron OH 44316.