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celebrate the athletes and support their deliver packages for pay, use multiple
opportunity to shine and succeed in all drones and deliver health care supplies
areas of life.” beyond visual line of sight, which is
currently restricted unless a company
MILESTONES FOR DRONE gets special permission.
DELIVERY BUSINESS It’s the first certification of its kind,
On Oct. 1, UPS won the first-ever and according to UPS means no limits
FAA approval to operate a nationwide on the scope or size of its operations. It
fleet of drones for package delivery. The is a major step toward the delivery-by-
voy of trucks through a stretch of town. FAA said in a release that UPS Flight drone vision Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
This year’s convoy included 155 Forward, a subsidiary of UPS, can now promised in 2013. 
trucks, representing 19 companies and
delivering over $55,000 for Special
Olympics Arkansas athletes.
Drivers gathered at FedEx Freight
in Little Rock and traveled a 25-mile
route that took about an hour to com-
plete. Immediately following the Truck
Convoy was a cook-out and a live auc-
tion of memorabilia from the day’s
events as well as flags that were signed
by the truck drivers and the athletes.”
“The Truck Convoy for Special
Olympics is an empowering movement
that my family has had the privilege
of participating in for the last six
years,” says Skylar Hatfield, director
of safety services at the Arkansas
Trucking Association. “There’s nothing
like witnessing hundreds of people
come together to help raise money for
a worthy cause. It’s a real honor to

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