2020 Issue 4

The Kentucky Trucking Association has a separate 501(c)(3) organization, The Kentucky Trucking Education Foundation Inc., that has three primary goals.

With the FDA’s issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for multiple COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines becoming more widely available, many U.S. employers, eager to safely transition employees back to work or transition workplaces back to normal, are considering implementing vaccine recommendations or mandates in the workplace. The fluidity of the pandemic has yielded yet another decision point for employers — can employees be required to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment?

On any given day, there are tens of thousands of people being trafficked into and within the United States. A large percentage of these victims are minors, often young females, who are brutally forced to perform commercial acts of sex or labor against their will. January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. At its core,

Truck drivers are an essential part of what keeps America moving. Nearly every product that is sold and bought has been transported at some point via a commercial truck. Despite the big demand for experienced truckers, there is a nationwide shortage of people willing to take charge behind the wheel.

Sim Houchin was a Kentucky dairy farmer and entrepreneur who started a trucking business in 1953 to haul milk for himself and other dairies located locally and in adjoining counties. When the dairy business began producing Grade A milk instead of canned milk, he adjusted his tanks and continued his business.

How did you become part of the trucking industry? Did you always aspire to be part of this industry?

Exercise equipment and weights have been flying off the shelf this past year as people have been stuck at home, and they want to remain in shape or get into shape without risking exposure by going to the gym during the pandemic. I am not one of those people. Other than sports, I am not much of a tv watcher but, I have been busy catching up on Netflix shows that I heard people talking about or referencing, such as Ozark, Schitt’s Creek, The Queen’s Gambit, Dead to Me, All American, and Bloodline to name a few. My sedimentary ways have resulted in the dreaded COVID 10 – extra pounds. As I recommit myself to healthier habits, it crossed my mind that KTA should examine what is important for us in 2021.

Hindsight is 2020” is a phrase that we usually say after we wish we had done something a different way or we learned a valuable lesson in life. We have all used that phrase without ever thinking about how true it is to us until now.