For almost two hours on Sunday afternoon, trucks of all sizes and shapes drove by Dylan Schroader’s house in Arlington Heights, Illinois to help him celebrate beating cancer. This convoy was a surprise put together by Dylan’s parents celebrating his last dose of chemo. There were horns and sirens blaring,…
Together, local law enforcement and the North Dakota trucking community came out to raise money for the Special Olympics North Dakota. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Special Olympics athletes were not able to attend this event and were missed by the truckers and those that attended. The convoy…
At the Delaware State Fairgrounds this last weekend, two hundred truckers showed up to help raise money for the Special Olympics Delaware. The annual Truck Convoy has been running for 18 years and has collectively, including the $40,000 plus raised over the weekend, raised almost $700,000. This event was held…
The Trucking for Kids Convoy in Scarborough, Maine will be on Sept. 20, 2020. In a press release put out by the Maine Professional Drivers Association, Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD are having a hard time raising funds during this pandemic. Each year, since the 1980s, this event has raised…
Arkansas’ Truck Convoy for Special Olympics will be held on September 13-26, 2020. This year’s challenge is to reach 48 states in 14 days. There is a $100 entry fee per truck and if you register by August 19 you get a shirt with the logo and corporate sponsors on…
Event host Becky Retzlaff has put a call out to all truckers to join them in a convoy to brighten the spirits of Miguel, a young man battling a rare form of cancer. The convoy starts in front of the Berlin Clay Lamberton Elementary School in Berlin, Wisconsin on Friday,…
Truckers and law enforcement of Rhode Island are teaming up to raise money for Special Olympics with a Truck Convoy event. The first annual Torch Run Truck Convoy will be held at the Travel Centers of America on 849 Victory Highway in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Together they will raise…