We’re back in D.C., ready to work for safer roads.
Flying east with hope
We got in late last night; our flight was delayed due to mechanical problems. We arrived at the hotel long past dinner time having only eaten breakfast many hours prior.
The Potomac River gleams pink as we bank into D.C.
The hotel staff was helpful in finding us one last restaurant that would deliver though they were official closed for the evening. It’s nice when people go out of their way to be helpful.
Flaps up we’re in the Capitol now.
We can only hope the lawmakers we’ll be talking to about bigger and heavier trucks are as thoughtful.
Luggage in tow we’re going to work now.
Change Is Hard 
May 21, 2018 at 7:51 am
Good luck, Dawn.
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May 23, 2018 at 7:46 am
Thank you! So far we’ve only been rained on once as we travel back and forth across the Hill and out to the DOT. Well, we got poured on. But it was the end of the day, so it didn’t really matter.
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May 21, 2018 at 10:03 am
No wonder Katie was relegated to doggy care! Best of luck for successful talks!
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May 23, 2018 at 7:46 am
Thank you. I hope Katie understands why she had to go. She’ll tell me all about it when I pick her up.
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May 21, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Wishing you luck in the crazy Capital climate right now.
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May 23, 2018 at 7:47 am
It’s insane. Just feels inert at the DOT. But frankly that’s not really different than before.
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May 21, 2018 at 4:39 pm
Blessings to you and the work you’re called to do…
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May 23, 2018 at 7:47 am
Thank you Kathy. We can use all the help we can get. Have to admit I talk to God a LOT when I’m on these trips!
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May 22, 2018 at 5:59 am
good luck Dawn. Such important work you are doing
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May 23, 2018 at 7:48 am
Thank you. It IS important work and I try to remind myself of that when my feet and head hurt at the end of the day. And early morning when my body aches and I don’t want to begin a new day of walking and talking. But once I’m on the move it’s OK.
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May 22, 2018 at 9:49 am
Good luck with this important work. Hope you will accomplish what you set out to do.
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May 23, 2018 at 7:49 am
Thank you. Our goals are rather wide. If I get a few people with power to at least open their minds to the possibility of moving on toward change for safety I’ll be happy.
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May 22, 2018 at 2:13 pm
Good luck, and thank you so much for the all the work you do to keep us safe, Dawn.
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May 23, 2018 at 7:50 am
Thank you Robin. I’m sad that I can’t keep you all safe. But I can work to, perhaps, save some. We’ll never know who survives a crash or avoids one all together because of our work. But I have to think someone out there is safe because of something we did.
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May 22, 2018 at 8:04 pm
Thank you for what you are doing for all of us. I’m a retired diesel truck mechanic, first for the electric company in Portland, Oregon, then for a whole mess of years with FedEx. What you’re doing is so important to so many people and their families, whether they know it or not. Safe travels.
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May 23, 2018 at 7:53 am
Thank you. Your comments, because of your work history, mean so much to me. We just saw something, and I can’t name the source off the top of my head, but it was FedEx crash stats for the 24 mos prior to December 2017. (I think those were the dates)… 100+ crashes and 40 some deaths. 40 deaths??? In 2 years? I don’t know if this is average for the industry or any particular sector of the industry. I think we need to find stats for UPS and for other big transporters. But still. 40 people in 2 years. No airline would be able to do that without huge outcry and investigation and news media coverage.
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May 24, 2018 at 4:40 pm
Safety is important for air travel. The airline won’t let you travel on a plane with mechanical problems.
Too bad the trucking industry is NOT so safety minded. Too many trucks out there with mechanical problems. It puts both their driver and us at risk.
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