Trucker named TCA Highway Angel for extinguishing truck fire

ALEXANDRIA, Va. —The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named truck driver Kerry Netusil, from Hawley, Penn., a TCA Highway Angel for extinguishing the flames of a pickup truck that was on fire on the side of the road.

Netusil drives for Bay & Bay Transportation out of Eagan, Minn.

From Trucker to Firefighter

At 12:25 p.m. on April 22, in Archdale, N.C., Netusil was passing an older model pickup truck on the shoulder on Highway 85. He noticed that the unit was on fire, and the driver had no way to extinguish the flames.

“I pulled over and ran back with my fire extinguisher,” Netusil said…

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