17 PUB. 4 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS 2025 Event Calendar January 14 January Safety and HR Council Meeting Speaker: Wes Rock and Brent Allred Higginbotham February 11 February Safety and HR Council Meeting March 11 March Safety and HR Council Meeting Speaker: Tracy Stephens M&M Cartage April 8 April Safety and HR Council Meeting Speaker: Lindsey Trent Next Gen Trucking May 9-10 2025 TDC June 19 Annual Golf Classic July 23-25 2025 KTA Annual Conference KTA Staff Rick Taylor President/CEO rtaylor@kytrucking.net Kentucky Trucking Association PO Box 818 Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 227-0848 kytrucking.net ©2024 Kentucky Trucker is published by The newsLINK Group LLC for the Kentucky Trucking Association (KTA) and is the official publication of 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 opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the 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. The Kentucky Trucker is a collective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of KTA. While Kentucky Trucker encourages a first-print policy; 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. 6 President’s Message Keep On Trucking By Rick Taylor, KTA President 8 KTA Motor Carrier Spotlight Warner Fertilizer Co. An Interview with Curtis Bradley 11 KTA Allied Member Spotlight Truck Parking Club An Interview with Evan Shelly, Co-Founder and CEO 14 KTA Driver Spotlight Richard “Wayne” Crowder Hanging Up the Keys 17 2024 Annual Convention 24 Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors 26 Staying Safe on the Road This Holiday Season 28 There’s Nothing Without Trucking The Industry That Moves America By ATA 30 Save the Date Mid-America Trucking Show 4 | Kentucky Trucker
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