PUB. 5 ISSUE 1 CONTENTS 2025 Event Calendar June 12 Annual Golf Classic July 23-25 2025 KTA Annual Conference 4 President’s Message With Constant Change Comes Opportunity By Rick Taylor, KTA President 6 Save the Date 2025 KTA Annual Golf Classic 7 Everyday Heroes Needed 8 How Kentucky is Addressing Distracted Driving By Evan Waggener, Marketing Director, KTA 10 KTA Motor Carrier Spotlight Getting to Know Todd Felty of Mercer Transportation Company 12 KTA Allied Member Spotlight Getting to Know Scott Brown of Phil Brown Insurance Agency 15 Save the Date 2025 KTA Annual Membership Conference & Expo Lake Cumberland, Kentucky July 23-25, 2025 16 KTA Motor Carrier Spotlight Meet the Key Oil Safety Team David Murphy and Dylan West 20 Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors 22 Enjoying the Mid-America Trucking Show ©2025 The Kentucky Trucking Association (KTA) | The newsLINK Group LLC. All rights reserved. Kentucky Trucker is published three times per year by The newsLINK Group LLC for KTA and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of KTA, its board of directors or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Kentucky Trucker is a collective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of KTA. While a first-print policy is encouraged, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at (855) 747-4003. KTA Staff Rick Taylor President/CEO rtaylor@kytrucking.net Evan Waggener Marketing Director ewaggener@kytrucking.net Kentucky Trucking Association PO Box 818 Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 227-0848 kytrucking.net Renew your membership today! https://kytrucking.net/renew 22 Kentucky Trucker | 3
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