Local Shipping Companies Deliver for Child Passenger Safety

“Economic obstacles should not be the determining factor as to whether an infant or toddler is safe on our roads,” said Ruby Fleming, of Fleming’s Transport. “There’s no better investment in our communities than supporting the safety of our children,” remarked Kishma Vincent, director of Cargo Operations for Crowley in the Virgin Islands.  The two women were announcing that their respective shipping companies were joining in efforts by the V.I. Police Department and the VI Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) to provide no cost child car safety restraints to child passengers across the territory. Through the VIOHS Occupant Protection Program’s Car Seat Loaner Program, car seats and  booster seats are provided to child passengers in need at no cost. However, shipping for these  bulky devices can be cost prohibitive. Responding to this urgent community need, shipping  companies Crowley and Flemings Transport answered the agency’s request for sponsorship  of shipping and clearance fees for ...