Truck drivers are heroes; we need more of them
Katie George Hooser
Katie George Hooser is vice president of marketing and public relations for IMC Companies, a Memphis-based national network of intermodal logistics businesses that provide container drayage and storage, truck brokerage and warehousing.
Without truck drivers, hospitals would begin running out of basic supplies such as syringes and catheters; service stations would begin to run out of fuel; and food shortages would develop.
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