Meet Dart's Scott Draper & How He Honors His Family With Every Mile He Drives

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On this edition of the Dart Network Podcast, you’ll meet Scott Draper, the new driver behind the wheel of Dart’s Breast Cancer Awareness Truck. As you’ll hear, Scott felt a strong call to submit an application to fill the open seat of this special truck within the Dart company fleet. Scott’s new ride features decals of the iconic pink ribbon that has become the symbol of American Cancer Society’s ongoing Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. For Scott, the opportunity to drive this truck provides him with a rolling tribute to his mother and his sister. As you’ll hear Scott tell PodWheels Network Executive Producer Greg Thompson during our interview, Scott lost both his mother and his sister to breast cancer in recent years. And while the pain of those losses is still present, Scott shares with Greg how driving across the nation’s highways these days has also allowed him to the feel hope and inspiration his new truck delivers with every mile. This podcast is brought to you by PodWheelsNetwork.com Listen to more podcasts. Read the podcast transcript Announcer: Coming up next on the Dart Network Podcast, you’ll meet Scott Draper, a company driver in the Dart fleet who recently was given the opportunity to honor his mother and sister with every mile he drives. As you’ll hear in this preview. Scott is now the proud driver of Dart’s breast cancer awareness truck. Scott Draper: To finally do something for my mother and my sister... Now, I’m starting to recognize more people out there that have dealt with this horrible disease. The response that I get, I didn’t realize that, before I was seated in the truck, makes me feel good for the people that come up and shake my hand. The people that come up and want to take pictures. I know my mom and my sister recognizing that also makes me feel even better. Announcer: Welcome back to the Dart Network Podcast. Thanks for connecting with us again on the PodWheels Network. In this edition of the podcast you’ll meet Scott Draper, the new driver behind the wheel of Dart’s breast cancer awareness truck. As you’ll hear during our interview, Scott felt a strong call to submit an application to fill the open seat of the jet-black truck in the Dart company fleet featuring decals of the iconic pink ribbon that has become the symbol of the American Cancer Society’s ongoing breast cancer awareness campaign. Dart’s breast cancer awareness truck also offers encouraging words for those afflicted with breast cancer and their families. As many of you in the Dart Network know, “Drive Like A Boss” has been a slogan associated with Dart for many years. With the breast cancer awareness truck, Dart placed an inspirational twist within those words, by displaying a “Fight Like A Boss” decal on the big rig. For Scott Draper, his new ride provides him with a rolling tribute to his mother and his sister. As you’ll hear Scott tell PodWheels Network Executive Producer Greg Thompson during our interview, Scott lost both his mother and his sister to breast cancer in recent years. While the pain of those losses is still present, Scott shares with Greg how driving across the nation’s highways these days has also allowed him to feel the hope and inspiration his new truck delivers with every mile. Greg Thompson: It’s our pleasure to welcome in Scott Draper to the Dart Network Podcast. Scott was recently seated in the breast cancer awareness truck that is in the Dart fleet. Scott, welcome to the Dart Network Podcast, and congratulations on your new ride. Scott Draper: Thank you, Greg. I greatly appreciate it. I’ve been really enjoying the response that I’m getting from driving this truck. Greg Thompson: Scott, speaking of your ride, the breast cancer awareness truck is one of the specially badged trucks in the Dart fleet. It’s got the pink bows on both sides of it as well as on the front of it, and it says, “Fight Like A Boss.” It’s much like the military trucks in the Dart Network fleet in that it ...