[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 10 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E68]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING STEPHANIE KLANG'S DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 25, 2013

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise-today to recognize and honor a 
distinguished and accomplished individual from the 7th Congressional 
District of Missouri, Stephanie Klang.
  Stephanie Klang was selected to be a Captain of America's Road Team 
for 2013-2014. America's Road Team is the premier group of professional 
truck drivers, with millions of accident free miles, a commitment to 
community service, and superb record of safety. Stephanie will spend 
the next two years traveling our nation representing the trucking 
industry and promoting highway safety to the public.
  Stephanie, a resident of Diamond, Missouri and employee of Con-Way 
Truckload in Joplin, Missouri, is an outstanding driver who is 
passionate about truck safety advocacy. She exemplifies safety 
consciousness as the first female in Con-way Truckload history to log 
more than 2,000,000 miles on America's highways without a preventable 
crash.
  With 32 years of truck driving experience, Stephanie represents her 
company and the industry with the utmost professionalism. She values 
her role in ensuring the safety of the motoring public and delivering a 
highly valuable service to our nation's economy.
  Leading by example, Stephanie has helped to elevate the reputation of 
professional truck drivers everywhere as safe, conscientious 
professionals. In March, 2012, National Transportation Safety Board 
Chairman Deborah Hersman was Stephanie's passenger for the first leg of 
her trip from Washington D.C., to the Mid-America Trucking Show in 
Kentucky. At the show, Chairman Hersman called Stephanie out by name 
during a Women In Trucking event to praise her for staying calm while 
safely navigating her truck through some of the nation's most congested 
roadways.
  Stephanie has proven that she is a top-notch driver, employee, and 
safety proponent for the trucking industry. She is highly dedicated, 
qualified, and ready to lead on safety issues as she embarks on her new 
mission as a member of America's Road Team. I am proud of the example 
that she has set and honored to call her a neighbor in the 7th 
Congressional District of Missouri.

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