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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week filled with deals, operator recognition

Updated Sep 14, 2022

Overdrive National Truck Driver Appreciation WeekFrom all of us at Overdrive, here’s a big thank-you for doing what you do. Pictured is the oversized load-hauling 2016 Freightliner 122SD of owner-operator George Bunch, one of dozens of proud owners showcasing their rigs in Overdrive’s Reader Rigs gallery over the past year. The truck is powered by a Detroit DD15 with a 13-speed. Bunch is leased to Racine, Wisconsin-based Diamond Transportation System.National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is being held next week, Sept. 11-17, and a number of trucking-related businesses and organizations are celebrating truck drivers with various forms of deals and recognition.

Love's NTDAWLove's is giving away a record number of My Love Rewards points to recognize truck drivers this month.Love’s is celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week throughout September by giving away a record-breaking 23.5 million My Love Rewards (MLR) points (worth more than $230,000) to professional truck drivers during the month, including hundreds of daily and weekly winners and a 1-million-point winner at the end of the month.

Each time drivers swipe their My Love Rewards card during September, they will be entered for a chance to instantly win 1,000 or 2,000 My Love Rewards points. Thousands of instant winners will be selected daily. They will also be entered for a chance to win weekly My Love Rewards points and a grand prize of 1 million My Love Rewards points at the end of the month. Winners will be notified by email.

Love’s will be conducting the following My Love Rewards Points weekly giveaways:

“We look forward to National Truck Driver Appreciation Week each year because it’s one way we say, ‘thank you,’ to professional truck drivers who are essential to the country’s success,” said Jon Archard, Love’s vice president of fleet sales.

“This year is special because it’s our biggest points giveaway ever and we’ve launched a brand focused on keeping drivers and their trucks safe on the road," Archard said in reference to Amarillo Supply Co., a new brand that Love's will carry that will initially sell a variety of air hoses and a blow gun kit, and eventually grow to include around 40 additional items, the company said. 

Additional Driver Appreciation Month deals from Love’s include:

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