Pub2 2021 Issue1

30 Kentucky Trucker TRANSPORTING THE ESSENTIALS TRUCKING DRIVES THE ECONOMY SAFETY MATTERS COMMITMENT TO SHARING THE ROAD The Share the Road program sends a team of professional truck drivers to communities around the country to teach car drivers about truck blind spots, stopping distances and how to merge safely around large trucks, all designed to reduce the number of car-truck crashes. SAFETY FIRST Kentucky Trucking Association members put safety first through: Improved driver training Investment in advanced safety technologies Active participation in industry safety initiatives at the local, state and national levels CAREERS 113,160 Trucking industry jobs in Kentucky (2019) 1 in 14 jobs in the state SMALL BUSINESS EMPHASIS 14,050 Trucking companies located in Kentucky. Primarily small, locally owned businesses, these companies are served by a wide range of supporting businesses. (2020) COMPETITIVE WAGES Total trucking industry wages paid in Kentucky in 2019 exceeded $5.4 billion , with an average annual trucking industry salary of $47,477 . Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers held 27,230 jobs with an average annual salary of $46,620 . (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018) Percent of manufactured tonnage transported by trucks in Kentucky. That’s 184,830 tons per day. (2017) 86.5% Percent of Kentucky communities that depend exclusively on trucks to move their goods. kytrucking.net Updated January 2021 with most recent data available Kentucky TRUCKING FAST FACTS CONTINUALLY IMPROVING Between 1975 and 2018 , the U.S. large truck fatal crash rate has dropped 68.3% 2018 U.S. fatal crash rate per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT): 1.45 89.2%