as their primary patrol vehicle, the International Rescue Truck, and the Ford F250 and Ford Expedition as supervisor vehicles, all painted in bright green. A HERO truck can pull a fully loaded tractor trailer out of the travel lanes. Inside the trucks, there are enough supplies to handle incidents from accidents, spills, and debris to the tools to get motorists back on the road. In 2017, GDOT began upgrading the fleet to the Ford F550 in both the traditional enclosed utility box design and a new utility half-box design while phasing out the older Diesel F450's. Line of Duty Deaths Since the HERO Unit was established in 1994, two operators have been killed in the line of duty. Spencer Pass was struck and killed in January 2011 while jumping a stalled car on Interstate 85 in South Atlanta. In 2016, the overpass at I-85 and Cleveland Ave was renamed in his honor. Moses King was killed in August 2015 when he was struck by an impaired driver that crashed into him on Atlanta's I-75/I-85 while providing traffic control for an earlier accident scene. The driver was arrested at the scene. Expansion Under Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's Fast Forward Congestion Relief program, the HERO program was expanded. Before the 2005 expansion, the HERO program consisted of 48 operators; in May 2009 there were nearly 90 positions in the program, 2015 there were 110 operators. This expansion as well as several others since added new routes to the HERO coverage area. As of 2015, GDOT's fleet of 90 HERO trucks cover over 420 miles of roads. Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) The HERO units also oversee the TRIP program which now requires an accident to be cleared enough to have traffic significantly improved in 90 minutes from the time that the towing company arrives on scene and is given notice to proceed. (must be on scene in 30 (peak) to 45 (non-peak) minutes or less) Most towing companies pass this requirement because of assistance from GDOT in getting to the scene. Towing companies in the TRIP program must meet a minimum set of standards and pass inspections by GDOT. The approved equipment is issued a TRIP certification sticker. References External links Official website Georgia 511 Highway Emergency Response Operators vehicle photos Transportation in Atlanta