The Koroit Truck Show in Victoria, is recognising the Australian Trucking Associations (ATA) Volvo safety truck with its best trade show award 2017.
The award recognises the exhibitor who has the best overall presentation, easiest access to information about their business, and best interaction with the public attending the Koroit Truck show; an annual January event held some 18km north-west of Warrnambool, Victoria.
The Volvo ATA safety truck is a safety initiative that teaches the wider public about how to interact with trucks safely on the roads.
It participates in road safety education programmes; trucking industry led community events and other public events around Australia.
On receiving the trophy from the Koroit judges, Volvo ATA safety truck advocate Glen Schmidtke says it was pleasing to be recognised by the people of Koroit and event sponsors, “especially on my first stop for the year”.
“The reason for the Volvo ATA Safety Truck is to educate the public about safety on the road as this knowledge is potentially lifesaving,” says Schmidtke.
“Trucks behave differently when accelerating, braking, climbing hills, switching lanes or turning. The more the community understands how trucks behave, the better-prepared drivers will be to share the road safely,” he says.
The Volvo ATA safety truck features state of the art technology with videos that teach visitors about safety in and around trucks; demonstrating key concepts such as avoiding blind spots, cutting in (braking distances) and turning vehicles as well as other safety issues such as driver distraction and seatbelts.
“Glen Schmidtke has a great passion for the safety message he presents through the Volvo ATA safety truck. It’s great that this message is communicated across the country at events like this,” says event organiser Shirl McCosker.
The Koroit Truck Show Committee is most appreciative the Volvo ATA Safety Truck was at our event,” says Koroit Truck Show secretary,” Julie Houlihan.
“It not only provides those truck drivers present to review their driving and safety standards, but it also allows the general public to see what dangers and safety concerns truck drivers encounter on the roads, and hopefully they can adjust their driving to allow for trucks,” she says.
