Deceased Driver
Truckers Final Mile is a nonprofit organization with programs designed to specific tailor help and resources to drivers and their families. The organization was started by Robert Palm, a fellow driver, who works with his team to make the necessary calls and coordinate arrangements for grieving families.
This program assists in ringing home a deceased truck driver to his or her family from anywhere in the country to be properly laid to rest.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truck drivers also have one of the highest rates of fatalities of all occupations.
Professional truck drivers have one of the highest rates of injuries & illnesses of all occupations because of the potential for traffic crashes on highways.
No Federal Mandate Requires Carriers To Pay Deceased Drivers’ Expenses.
While you are in the midst of your grieving process and trying to cope with this unimaginable loss, the last thing you want to do is jump through all of the hoops and navigate through government red tape just to bring your loved one home. On average, the cost of getting a deceased driver home is about $3200.
When a driver dies on the road — often thousands of miles away from home– the expense of bringing them is placed on the grieving families, as there is no federal mandate that would require trucking companies to pay these costly expenses. In fact, some trucking companies are quick to retrieve their equipment and
freight but send these families to Truckers Final Mile to send these families
to Truckers Final Mile to deal with the logistical arrangements and expenses
of these tragedies.
When a driver dies on the road — often thousands of miles away from home– the expense of bringing them is placed on the grieving families, as there is no federal mandate that would require trucking companies to pay these costly expenses. In fact, some trucking companies are quick to retrieve their equipment and freight but send these families to Truckers Final Mile to send these families to Truckers Final Mile to deal with the logistical arrangements and expenses of these tragedies.
loved one home. On average, the cost of getting a deceased driver home is about $3200.
While you are in the midst of your grieving process and trying to cope with this unimaginable loss, the last thing you want to do is jump through all of the hoops and navigate through government red tape just to bring your
Truckers Final Mile is a non-profit organization that relies solely on donations and is made up of a team of volunteers who work behind the scenes with medical examiners’ offices to get death certificates, coordinate arrangements with funeral homes and speak with grief-stricken families. The group makes numerous phone calls to arrange transportation and navigate government red tape through the process of getting a death certificate issued.
“These families often can’t access funds or insurance policies without the driver’s death certificate so we know how important our assistance is to help them. If we are called to help, we don’t ask about insurance policies or if a GoFundMe has been set up to help cover costs. We don’t care. Good on them if people are willing to help them financially. They’ve just suffered a huge loss.”
-Robert Palm, Founder of Truckers Final Mile | FreightWaves
