Florida Senate - 2009                            (NP)    SR 2728
       
       
       
       By Senator Baker
       
       
       
       
       20-02721-09                                           20092728__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 19, 2009, as “Truckers
    3         Day” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Florida’s economy depends on the most efficient
    6  and reliable transportation system in the state, and
    7         WHEREAS, the trucking industry is the backbone of the
    8  state’s economy and, as a leading mode of transportation for
    9  moving freight, is vital in advancing Florida’s prosperity, and
   10         WHEREAS, Florida’s trucking industry safely performs vital
   11  delivery and pickup of 70 percent of all freight moved in the
   12  state, driving more than 16 billion miles while serving
   13  communities, schools, and businesses with dedication and without
   14  fanfare, and
   15         WHEREAS, Florida’s trucking industry provides more than
   16  450,000 jobs and more than $17 billion in wages each year to
   17  Florida’s workforce, and
   18         WHEREAS, the trucking industry’s dedication to maintaining
   19  high standards to keep Florida moving strengthens the
   20  transportation system and reflects the spirit of Florida and the
   21  United States of America, and
   22         WHEREAS, the hard-working drivers who are committed to
   23  excellence and haul the loads to make those just-in-time
   24  deliveries deserve our thanks, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   26  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   28         That without trucks, Florida stops, and that, because
   29  Florida’s trucking industry is committed to keeping Florida’s
   30  economy rolling, March 19, 2009, is recognized as “Truckers Day”
   31  in Florida.