09/14/2026
Happy National Truck Driver Appreciation Week! 🎉
Thanks to carriers like you, we recently hit a milestone of 15 million meals donated to children in need through the One Initiative! To show our appreciation, here are 15 reasons truckers are so important to the fight against childhood hunger.
15. Truck drivers drive our economy.
14. Some drivers can reroute food that would otherwise go to waste to food banks.
13. Truck drivers haul food donations across the country to reach small and remote communities.
12. Truck drivers transport frozen donations that require careful cold-chain management from processor to food bank freezer.
11. Truck drivers show up without fail, quietly doing the work that keeps food banks functioning.
10. Truckers transport food bank supplies like boxes, bags, and packing materials so volunteers can keep operations running.
9. Trucking associations organize holiday food drives that collect and deliver thousands of pounds of food.
8. Truckers volunteer at food banks in their limited spare time.
7. Truckers are quick to respond to natural disasters.
6. Drivers mentor food bank staff and offer valuable advice and training on how to work with trucks.
5. Truckers go out of their way to support communities that may be far from where they live.
4. Truck drivers operate mobile food pantries.
3. Truck drivers deliver food to food banks and move food between distribution centers.
2. Drivers spend hours on the road and away from home to keep food on our tables.
1. Truckers who work with England Carrier Services contribute to the One Initiative with each business transaction!
Truckers give so much to our communities and are often far from home themselves. We are grateful for the hard work of carriers that keep our nation moving and make a difference in the process!