AKRON—Goodyear is accepting nominations for its annual Highway Hero Award, which honors professional truck drivers with a commercial driver's license (CDL) who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
The nomination process runs through Dec. 31.
Nomination forms for the Goodyear Highway Hero Award, which began in 1983, are available at goodyeartrucktires.com. The winner will be announced in 2025.
The contest is open to drivers across the commercial industry from long-haul truckers, to dump truck drivers, regional delivery and vocational vehicle operators and more.
"Commercial truck drivers are not only at the center of the supply chain industry, but they also act as vigilant guardians of the roads, ready to assist others in need," Joe Burke, vice president, Goodyear North America Commercial business, said.
"For over four decades, the Goodyear Highway Hero Award program has celebrated remarkable contributions of professional truck drivers who have acted selflessly for the good of others on the road."
Goodyear will determine a list of nominees from which a panel of judges will select the winner and up to two finalists. The winning driver with receive cash prizes and a ride on the Goodyear Blimp while runners-up will also receive cash prizes.
Eligible nominees must be a full-time commercial driver with a valid CDL, reside in the U.S. or Canada and be operating a commercial, infrastructure, vocational vehicle or non-lifesaving emergency vehicle running on tires with rim sizes greater than 19 inches.
The commercial trucker must be on the job at the time of the heroic incident and the act must have occurred between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024.
More information is available here.
Last year's Goodyear Highway Hero Award winner was New York truck driver Timothy VanNostrand.
The New York state trucker helped tamp down a dangerous incident on a New York highway. During a traffic stop, a state trooper became involved in a shootout that lasted 12 minutes. VanNostrand used his logging truck to block the suspect's escape, allowing the impact of the shootout to be contained, sparing motorists and pedestrians.
