From One Generation to the Next: How Mentorship Builds Safer Truck Drivers

After three decades in trucking, Harold Perry shares what he's learned about driver safety, mentorship, and helping the next generation build confidence behind the wheel.

It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and this is an opportunity for fleet and safety managers not only to listen to people but also to commemorate fleet safety policies and training behind the wheel.

For Harold Perry, a professional driver with Southeastern Freight Lines in Columbia, South Carolina, three decades on the road have reinforced the importance of experience, training, and mentorship in developing safer drivers.

Perry has also had the opportunity to pass those lessons to newer drivers through Southeastern's Driver Mentor Program.

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