KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Come out and see trucks as tall as giraffes, as fast as cheetahs, and as strong as elephants during Touch A Truck at Knoxville Zoo on Saturday, August 29, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. 

Impressively big trucks will be on display throughout the zoo, including a fire engine from the Knoxville Fire Department, Emergency Response vehicles from Knoxville Police Department, Rural Metro and The American Red Cross, Knoxville Recycling Coalition’s very popular Purple Paper Eater, a military vehicle from the Tennessee National Guard, and heavy equipment made to move mountains of dirt from Landmark International Trucks and Stowers Machinery. 

Personnel from the Knoxville Fire Department, Knoxville Police Department, Rural Metro, Tennessee National Guard, Knoxville Recycling Coalition and The American Red Cross will also be on site for the event to answer questions and give visitors a close-up look at their trucks. 

Special thanks to the Knoxville Fire Department, Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee National Guard, Rural Metro, The American Red Cross, Knoxville Recycling Coalition, Landmark International Trucks and Stowers Machinery.

Touch A Truck is included with general zoo admission.  For more information, please visit the zoo’s web site at www.knoxville-zoo.org or call the zoo at (865) 637-5331.

Knoxville Zoo is located off exit 392 from Interstate 40 and is open every day except Christmas Day. The zoo is nationally accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is committed to the highest standards in animal care and well-being, ethics, conservation, and education. Currently, the zoo is open everyday from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Beginning September 4, the zoo will be open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.  Admission and ticket sales stop one-hour before the zoo closes. Next-day admission is free after 3:00 p.m. For more information, please call 865.637.5331 ext. 300 or visit www.knoxville-zoo.org