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Blue, USA® is on the Move
From California to Kentucky
VAN
NUYS, California – March
2005 – As the
Safety Tour season begins
for Ol’ Blue, USA, the
first stop will be in Arlington,
Texas, for an appearance on
the Midnight
Trucking Radio Network
with the “Ask The Law”©
with Ol' Blue, USA radio program.
This program, which features
Ol’ Blue, USA founder
RJ Taylor and officials from
law enforcement, is specifically
for truckers to call in and
pose questions relating to
safety and legal issues concerning
commercial vehicles.
The program will air live
on March 15 from midnight
until 5:00 a.m. Central Time.
Joining Taylor will be special
guest Sr. Trooper Monty Dial
from the Texas Highway Patrol,
(CVE). Truckers are invited
to call in with their questions,
toll-free, at (800) 288-9227.
Or they may E-mail their questions
to askthelaw@olblueusa.org.
The “Ask The Law”
with Ol' Blue, USA radio program
then moves to the Dallas studios
of Sirius Satellite Radio’s
Open Road Café and
continues live for three more
hours, at 7:00 a.m. to 10
a.m. Central Time. The call-in
number for this program is
(888) 782-5966; E-mail remains
the same: askthelaw@olblueusa.org.
Founded in 1986, Ol’
Blue, USA (United Safety Alliance,
Inc.) is a non-profit 501
(c)(3) organization dedicated
to highway safety education,
and to improving relations
between the motoring public,
law enforcement and commercial
drivers.
On March 21 and 22, Ol’
Blue, USA’s “Big
Wheels, Little Kids”©
program will be in Bowling
Green, Kentucky, conducting
school presentations. Warren
County Sheriff Deputies and
Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement
Officers will give support
to these school events, coordinated
by Ol’ Blue, USA team
member Ms. Beverly Steele.
For details on Ol’
Blue, USA’s “Big
Wheels, Little Kids”
programs, www.KidsSafetyCenter.org.
The next stop Ol’ Blue
USA’s 2005 Safety Tour
is the Mid-America Trucking
Show (MATS) in Louisville,
Kentucky for the Ol’
Blue, USA “Safety Center”©.
The show is taking place March
31 through April 2. The “Safety
Center” will be in the
East Wing at booth #200.
During MATS, the Kentucky
Vehicle Enforcement’s
Lt. Powers will hold ongoing
Hours-of-Service and hourly
inspection demonstrations.
Continuing to bring safety
concerns to all drivers and
the transportation industry,
the following agencies will
be present in the Ol’
Blue, USA “Safety Center”
to answer questions regarding
laws and safety.
- Kentucky Vehicle
Enforcement
- Indiana State Police
- Vandalia, Ohio
Police Department
- Louisville Department
of Police
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For those who are unable to
make it to MATS, they can see
what’s going on at the
“Safety Center”
through Ol’ Blue, USA’s
live Web Cam. It can be accessed
on the Internet at: www.olblueusa.org/video/
For the first time ever,
the “Ask The Law”
with Ol’ Blue, USA program
will be broadcast “live”
from the floor of the Mid-America
Trucking Show in the Open
Road Cafe’s booth #3210
in the South Wing. The program
will be done on Thursday,
March 31 from 1-3 p.m. Central
Time and Friday, April 1 from
10 a.m. - noon Central Time.
Joining Taylor on the program
will be Officers from Kentucky
Vehicle Enforcement who will
answer law and safety-related
questions. Alcoa hats will
be handed out to all who ask
reasonable questions. To learn
more about this program, visit
www.AskTheLaw.org
Founded in 1986, Ol’
Blue, USA (United Safety Alliance,
Inc), is a non-profit 501
(c)(3) public charity, dedicated
to educating the nation on
highway safety and improving
relations between law enforcement
officials, commercial drivers
and the motoring public. During
its National Safety Tour,
‘Ol’ Blue’®
- a 1951 working truck pulling
a 53-foot “rolling billboard”
trailer featuring the charity’s
sponsors - travels the country
and conducts numerous safety
event. Ol’ Blue, USA,
conducts simulated truck inspections
at trade shows and truck stops,
and takes various programs
to community events and public
schools in an effort to teach
safety around all large vehicles.
Visit the Safety Tour for
up-dated events at www.SafetyTour.org
Ol’ Blue, USA sponsors
include Michelin,
Shell
Rotella-T, Alcoa
Wheel, The
Mid-America Trucking Show,
The
Truck Show and endorsed
by the California Highway
Patrol, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement,
Nevada Highway Patrol and
U.S. DOT.
For more information on Ol’
Blue, USA and its many programs
visit www.OlBlueUSA.org
or send an E-mail to info@olblueusa.org.
Contact Information:
Ol’ Blue, USA
RJ Taylor
P.O. Box 2401
Van Nuys, CA 91404-2401
Fax: 775-514-1930
Website: www.olblueusa.org
E-mail: news@olblueusa.org
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