{"id":238108,"date":"2025-09-15T14:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usxpress.com\/?p=238108"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:14:43","slug":"thank-you-truck-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usxpress.com\/blog\/thank-you-truck-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Truck Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-a-message-from-coo-justin-harness-this-driver-appreciation-week\"><strong>A message from COO, Justin Harness, this Driver Appreciation Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usxpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Scott-Hatchett_OTR-Driver-Trainer3-e1751291092160-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237891\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;object-fit:contain;width:368px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ntdaw.trucking.org\/\">National Driver Appreciation Week begins<\/a>,<\/strong> it\u2019s a time to pause and recognize the incredible work truckers do day in and day out. 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