The Kentucky Trucking Association (KTA)
The Kentucky Trucking Association (KTA) is a trade association representing the interests of the Kentucky trucking industry. The association is highly visible in its efforts to encourage legislation and regulations that are fair and equitable to the trucking industry and to the public. Founded in 1962, KTA exists to ensure that the public and policy makers have a complete understanding of the trucking industry and the issues that affect them.
By membership to the association, CDL training school members show a commitment to promoting the welfare of the industry by working together as one team, learning from and educating one another, sharing ideas, solving problems, lending helping hands to the end that valuable aid to all for the highway transportation industry and to the public at large.
The objectives of the Kentucky Trucking Association are to:
• To build & foster relationships to serve as a united front to solve both political and business issues that affect the trucking industry.
• To foster and promote highway transportation safety in the state of Kentucky and elsewhere.
• To encourage the passage of laws beneficial to the trucking industry.
• To improve transportation service by providing leadership knowledge, experience, and assistance to persons and firms engaged in the highway transportation industry.
• To work with public officials and interested industry groups.
• To promote safety on our streets and highways, as well as drivers.
• To recognize driver needs.
• To inculcate a high standard of business integrity equity and justice in all who are connected with the highway transportation industry so the industry functions with the confidence and respect of the public, as well as the members of the industry.
KTA is governed by a 30 member Board of Directors and led by a 9 member Executive Committee and is also an affiliate of the American Trucking Association.