Trans-System, FTC Transportation, and Purdy Brothers Trucking Drivers Named TCA’s Newest Highway Angel Recipients

07/09/2022

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia:

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is proud to recognize the following professional truck drivers as Highway Angels for performing good deeds while on the job. Read their stories at www.highwayangel.com.

Trans-System Driver Named a Highway Angel
Driver Rescues Injured Crash Victims from Burning Vehicles Amid Exploding Ammunition

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Kyle Uhrich from Covington, Washington, a professional truck driver with Trans-System, Inc. based in Spokane, Washington, a Highway Angel for rescuing several injured crash victims from their burning vehicles and extinguishing multiple fires amid exploding ammunition.

Purdy Brothers Trucking Driver Named Highway Angel 
Driver Springs into Action, Scales 100-Foot Embankment to Help Rescue Crash Victi

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Richard Wade from Aiken, South Carolina, a professional truck driver with Purdy Brothers Trucking based in Loudon, Tennessee, a Highway Angel for rescuing a man whose motorcycle crashed and slid down a 100-foot ravine.

FTC Transportation Driver Named a Highway Angel 
Driver Alerts Fellow Truck Driver of Fiery Truck, Extinguishes Fire

The Truckload Carriers Association has named JW “Shorty” Carrington from Columbia, Louisiana, a professional truck driver with FTC Transportation based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a Highway Angel for alerting a fellow truck driver that his rig was on fire, then extinguishing the flames before it got worse.

TCA and the program’s Presenting Sponsor, EpicVue, thanks its Supporting Sponsor, DriverFacts. We look forward to their contributions to the Highway Angel initiative.