Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors
We want to thank all of our sponsors for their amazing support of the Kentucky Trucking Association during 2024.
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We want to thank all of our sponsors for their amazing support of the Kentucky Trucking Association during 2024.
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2024 brings one of the busiest election years Kentucky has seen in a while. Voters are set to weigh in on the races for the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, governor, president of the United States and much more! We need every member of KTA to vote to elect pro-dealer, pro-business candidates.
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In an effort backed by the American Trucking Associations to block the Biden Administration’s final rule on independent contractor classification, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-California) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval on March 6, 2024.
Will your license fly? Kentucky is urging everyone to ask themselves that question as less than a year remains before federal REAL ID Act enforcement starts next May.
Real ID Enforcement Begins May 7, 2025 Do You Have a Plan?
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The annual Truck Driving Championships (TDC) was held at FedEx Freight and the Downtown Lexington Hilton as the host hotel for the awards banquet. This year the KTA TDC Committee registered 109 professional drivers competing in nine different classes. This competition hopes to give the drivers the recognition and VIP treatment they should be receiving daily for their attention to safety. Whether it’s through delivering essentials or through aiding in business operations, there truly is nothing without trucking. Thank you to every driver out there!
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Travis Burgett was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and raised in Walton and Verona, in Northern Kentucky. He grew up around the trucking industry as his grandfather was a truck driver. Because of that, Travis has always had a fascination with trucking.
SB 107 virtually rose from the dead in the final hours of the session, and became an expansive enactment that affects the trucking industry. The bill had lingered in the House Appropriations & Revenue Committee since March 15, with no action taken.
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Dear Members, It has been a while since we published an issue of our magazine. I wish I had an exciting story of high adventure to share about why we have not sent out a magazine, but ultimately, life has been busy, and time seems to fly by.
President’s Message – Slowing Down to Speed Up Read More »