National Defense Transportation Day in United States

National Defense Transportation Day recognizes those who work in the transport industry and who contribute to the nation's wellbeing and defense. ©iStockphoto.com/Nikada

What do people do?

National Defense Transportation Day recognizes the men and women who work in the transportation industry and who contribute to the nation’s well-being and defense. The day falls within National Transportation Week (May 11-17), which hosts a wide range of activities including: poster contests for schools; educational expos on transport; and programs with guest speakers.

America’s Road Team Captains, a group of elite professional drivers with millions of accident-free miles, will speak at the Wyoming Trucking Association Annual Convention’s Safety Awards Luncheon on National Defense Transportation Day in 2008. Operation Lifesaver, North America's rail safety education program, is organizing various activities in several states during the week.

Public life

National Defense Transportation Day is not a public holiday so public life is not affected.

Background

On May 16, 1957, Congress approved for the third Friday of May each year to be designated as National Defense Transportation Day. In 1962 Congress updated their request to include the whole week within which the Friday falls as National Transportation Week.

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation to: designate the third Friday in May as National Defense Transportation Day; and urge people to observe the day by appropriate ceremonies that recognize the importance of the country’s transportation system and the maintenance of its facilities to serve the needs of the United States in times of peace and in national defense.

National Defense Transportation Day Observances

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