We know there are many brave professional truck drivers out there who deserve to be recognized for their selfless and heroic deeds for coming to the aid of others,” said Ted Fick, Goodyear’s vp — commercial systems. “However, they can’t be recognized if they’re not nominated."

For consideration, nominations must meet the following criteria:

• Nominee must be a full-time truck driver
• Nominee must reside in the U.S. or Canada
• The incident must have occurred in the U.S. or Canada
• Nominee must be in a rig at the time of the incident
• Nominee must be on the job, or on the way to or from work
• At the time of the incident, the nominee's truck must have 14 wheels or more
• The incident must have occurred between October 1, 2001 and December 15, 2002 to qualify for this year's program.