, /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, and Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN), one of the nation's largest transportation and logistics providers, today kicked off a CEO ride-along as part of a unique safety collaboration between the travel center industry and its professional truck driving customers. NATSO President and CEO is joining Werner professional truck driver on a week-long, 1,200-mile trip beginning in They will stop along the way at truck stops and travel centers so that Mullings can experience life on the road for professional truck drivers.
Mullings will document her experience, delivering insights to the travel center executives, owners and operators who continuously strive to improve service to their customers. "Truck stops and travel centers serve as the home away from home for more than 3 million professional truck drivers," said NATSO President and CEO . "By experiencing life on the road through the eyes of a professional truck driver, I have an incredible opportunity to help our industry meet the unique needs of the truck driving customer.
Providing drivers with safe and secure places to stop and rest is the No. 1 priority of our industry. By ensuring a positive experience for truck drivers, we can help to ensure that commercial drivers remain in this critical profession while spurring others to consider a career as a professional driver.
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