Progressive donates truck to retired 30-year Marine Corps veteran

Lt. Colonel Rose, his spouse Melissa Rose, and Progressive’s Karen BailoProgressive

A retired 30-year Marine Corps officer is the recipient of a truck and money in Progressive’s tenth annual Keys to Progress program.

 Lt. Colonel James C “JC” Rose from Kathleen, Georgia. was given a 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and $50,000 towards enterprise startup bills.

The Keys to Progress program gives dependable transportation to assist navy veterans and their households. By offering transportation assist, Progressive stated it hopes to supply a bit reduction and assist a navy veteran going through powerful circumstances and help them on the owner-operator journey.

Nominated by St. Christopher Truckers Aid Fund, Rose is a driver for Prime, Inc., a corporation that helps service women and men transitioning out of the navy into a brand new profession. Rose plans to make use of this car to assist others and plans to make use of fellow veterans on his fleet, based on a press release from Progressive.

“I used to be humbled and honored to even be requested to use for Keys to Progress, and now that I do know I’ll be receiving this truck and unbelievable care package deal, I’m extra devoted than ever to constructing a fleet and beginning my very own trucking enterprise,” stated Rose. “I hope to rent most of the veterans I’ve met through the years who’re struggling of their transition to civilian life.” 

Rose acquired the truck throughout a ceremony Wednesday at SelecTrucks of Houston.

This marks Progressive’s second business semi-truck donation giveaway by way of the Keys to Progress program. Previous business truck recipient and Military veteran-turned-truck-driver, James Rogers, has made essentially the most of his car since receiving it in 2018, stated the assertion from Progressive.

The truck giveaway is an extension of Progressive’s bigger Keys to Progress program. On Nov. 10, over 100 veterans in want throughout the nation and their households, together with 12 military-related organizations, will obtain the keys to autos that may present dependable transportation, serving to them get again on the street and transfer ahead in life. Because the program’s inception in 2013, Progressive has honored greater than 900 veterans with autos supplied by way of the Keys to Progress program.

“Keys to Progress is without doubt one of the most impactful occasions we do yearly,” stated Karen Bailo Progressive’s Business Traces President. “We’re celebrating 10 years of giving again to our veterans who’ve selflessly sacrificed a lot for all of us. The continuation of this program has allowed lots of of our veterans to maneuver ahead in life by offering them a private or business car to assist themselves or their small companies. Simply as our veteran’s dedication has endured, so will ours as we look ahead to what the subsequent decade brings.”

In keeping with Progressive, companions serving to make the giveaway doable embody:

• SelecTrucks of Houston, is a full-service Freightliner/Western Star business truck dealership providing new and used business vans, elements, service, and physique store.

• 1-800-Charity Automobiles, gives sources to facilitate car donations, in addition to titling and registration of some autos for recipients.

For extra info on Progressive’s Keys to Progress program, go to KeysToProgress.com or search #KeysToProgress on social media.