When former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivered his “The Man in the Arena” speech in Paris on April 23, 1910, his words were as true then as they are today:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming…

One man befitting such description is Dallas Trial Attorney Frank L. Branson, who has dedicated much of his four-decade-long legal career to promote interstate trucking safety.

So, it’s no surprise why Branson recently earned the Teddy Roosevelt “Man in the Arena” Award from the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA).

“Frank Branson is clearly dedicated to this cause and through the ‘dust, sweat and blood’ of his efforts, he has attained an exceptionally high level of professional achievement in the promotion of interstate trucking highway safety,” APITLA Executive Board Member John Romano said.