Road Scholar Transportation

“Have You Forgotten…9-11-01?”  Those are the words written on top of Road Scholar Transport’s 53’ foot tractor trailer that made its debut Monday in Scranton, PA.

It started back in 2003 by John Holmgren and his wife as a way of paying tribute to those who lost their lives as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Now, just shy of the 10-year anniversary of the day terrorists hijacked four planes, striking panic, sorrow, and unity in the United States, the 9/11 Rolling Memorial is back.

Working with Road Scholar Transport, John Holmgren teamed up with Road Scholar president Jim Barrett to bring awareness back on the road.

The tractor, dubbed “Unit 911,” has the title to Darryl Worley’s country song “Have You Forgotten,” written on the top of each side, along with the campaign’s website address, 911rollingmemorial.com (which will be coming soon), on the bottom.

On one side of the tractor lies an image of the Freedom Tower, a blueprint of the completed memorial to be built at the site of the World Trade Center.  On the other side of the tractor written in red are the names of the 1^st responders, creating the red stripes in the Flag of Honor with the Statue of Liberty in the background.

Walking to the front of the tractor, you will see an enlarged version of the 9/11 Heroes Stamp resting on the hood.

But perhaps the main component striking tears and appreciation in passerby’s eyes is the truck’s tractor, which contains all of the names (nearly 3,000) of those who passed away as a result of the 9/11 events, with the image of the World Trade Center overlaying the American flag in the center of the trailer.

In each corner is depicted a plane flying in the sky (one of them being labeled Flight 93, one United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and Flight 173) with a list of the crew and passengers who passed away on that particular flight.

The Rolling Memorial has become part of Road Scholar Transport’s 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, which contains trucks dedicated to spreading awareness for organizations such as The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Flight 93, the plane that went down near Shanksville, PA when the passengers tried to overcome the terrorists.

John and his wife have come aboard Road Scholar Transport and will be driving the Rolling Memorial to events across the nation, while delivering your LTL and truckload freight.

Visit www.roadscholar.com today to get your freight onboard our awareness trucks and stop by www.roadscholarawareness.org to learn more about our campaign.

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