KyTrucking.net 11 The specialty work is a small portion of our business. Requests like moving the cannon, a train car, or decorative rocks don’t happen daily. However, it is very enjoyable when the opportunity arises to make someone happy by moving a piece of history or something of sentimental value to a family or group of people. How long have you been a KTA member? Approximately 25 years. We were also members of the KMTA Maintenance Council. What is your involvement in the association? I am a regular member, advertise in the KTA publications and support other advertisers. What makes membership valuable? KTA gives members a voice in legislation about transportation. It is also a onestop shop for all things related to truck transportation in Kentucky. Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? I grew up in St. Matthews, Kentucky and played baseball and softball when I wasn’t in the wrecker or at the office with Dad. I umpired Little League as a teenager; that was my only other job. I continue to live in St. Matthews today. What is your educational background? I graduated in 1996 from Louisville Male High School and graduated in 2000 from Bellarmine University with a B.A. in business administration. I am also a certified Wreckmaster Level 8-9 with A&R endorsements. Did you always aspire to be the owner of a towing company? I wanted to be part of the family business from a young age, and I understood it from a young age because I grew up in it. I was towing at 16. At 18, I acquired my Class A license and was towing in the Heavy-Duty Wrecker. After graduating from college in 2000, I worked full-time in the family business. Going to college was a must to work in the family business. It was a safety net that Mom and Dad wanted me to have, just in case. I based school projects in science and math on the towing industry and became intrigued by how the equipment and rigging worked. I wanted to understand the physics and math behind how the wrecker worked. As a teenager, I would answer the phone and work in the office. That education helped me get where I am today. But most of all, the time I spent with Mom and Dad in the business made me realize what needed to be done to be successful and that this is what I wanted to do. It is a demanding industry, and sure, I may have to take care of a customer’s vehicle at odd hours. The hours can be long. But even today, after 28 years, I still have a passion for this business and the towing and recovery industry. Mom passed away in 2017, and Dad passed in 2018. Since then, my brother and I have continued to grow and expand the business. I wanted to understand the physics and math behind how the wrecker worked.
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