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Epes Transport System driver honored
at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in
Boise, Idaho
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The 2011
recipient is Marcus Beam, a professional
truck driver for Epes Transport System, Inc.,
of Greensboro, N.C. Beam will be recognized
by TCA and Internet Truckstop, the Highway
Angel program’s sponsor, at the Famous
Idaho Potato Bowl (formerly known as the
Humanitarian Bowl) on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. MST at Bronco
Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
In the early evening of August 8, 2011,
Beam was driving on I-40 near Benson, N.C.,
on his way to Henderson, N.C., to drop off
a load, when he saw a speeding car strike a
embankment into the woods. He pulled over
and approached the accident scene. There
were other motorists present, but they refused
to help because the car’s engine was revving,
It was very dark in the woods, and Beam
car and saw that the driver was trapped by her
seat belt and hanging halfway out of the window. She was shouting, “My babies! My ba74 January 2012
bies!” Beam pulled her out and immediately
turned the engine off. He then turned his attention to the back seat, where a 6-month old infant and a toddler were dangling upside down
from their car seats. The infant appeared to be
choking against the car seat’s straps, but acroof was crushed and the opening between the
front and back seats was only about 12 inches.
Beam solved the problem by lying on his back
and carefully maneuvering backward until he
could free the children.
At some point later, Beam realized that he
was covered in broken glass. Fortunately, he
had not been injured during the rescue. “All I
could think was I had to get those babies out
of the car,” he told TCA. “I didn’t even consider the possible danger to myself.”
Potato Bowl, accompanied by Kevin Rickansrud, vice president of operations, and JT
Toler, director of dedicated operations, of
Epes Transport System, Inc. After his story is
told, he will receive a trophy in front of the
34,000-person audience. The event is certain
to attract massive publicity for the Highway
Angel program, furthering its goal of educating the general public about the good deeds
that professional truck drivers do every day in
the course of their jobs.
“The management team at Epes Transport
System is very proud of Marcus on being
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