FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2002
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following event:

Who: SCDPS (State Transport Police and Highway Patrol), Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration and the South Carolina Trucking Association

What: News conference unveiling Commercial Motor Vehicle safety television PSA; Law enforcement and representatives from the trucking industry will discuss growing volume of truck traffic on South Carolina highways and discuss how cars and big rigs can safely Share the Road.

** Media are invited to ride along in 18-wheeler for trucker's perspective or do ride-along with State Transport Police

When: 10 a.m., Thursday, March 28

Where: I-126, Greystone Boulevard overpass

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