KTA Fleet Safety Awards
The Kentucky Trucking Association, and
proudly sponsor the 2024 Kentucky Fleet Safety Awards!
The Fleet Safety Awards is an annual recognition for carriers operating in the State of Kentucky with the best safety record in its class. This is an opportunity to reward the professional efforts of our trucking company members who help keep the highways in Kentucky safe. Also, this award offers you a chance to let your drivers know the importance of their contribution to your company’s safety accomplishments. This competition stresses the importance of safety, recognizes professionalism, and focuses on the principles of safe driving.
Industrial Safety Award:
- 1 to 100 employees: Bulk First LLC
- 101 to 300 employees: Rogers Trucking Company
- 301 or More employees: Usher Transport Inc.
- ABF Freight
Less Than Truckload (LTL) Division: Greater than 10 Million Miles
- 1st Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
- 2nd FedEx Freight Inc.
- 1st Key Oil Company
- 2nd Usher Transport
- 1st Rogers Trucking Company
- 2nd Sazerac Transportation LLC
- Walmart Transportation
Flatbed Division:
- 1st Mercer Transportation
- 2nd Hill Transportation Services Inc.
Dylan West, Key Oil Company
"How could he not be nominated:
Dylan West as a fuel driver, caught my attention. He would “pop” in after his hauls were done to ask questions and inquire about referrals, recruiting and other safety related topics.
All of his interests were in-line with self-improvement and the improvement of the company as a whole. When the Safety Training Manager positon re-opened in 2021, he was the first to apply.
Dylan was a perfect fit for training because his credentials exceeded those of the new ELDT Regs. He got right to it; recruiting, orientation, driver observations, coaching & re-training, to the point where all locations are manned at 100%.
Since 2022 his efforts have played a major role in the success of Key Oil obtaining two “best of” awards from our Captive as well as the KTA Fleet safety Award.
All trucks are manned. Hiring is at an all-time low, retention has never been higher.
His vision of training in the future helped develop our in-house Mobil Training Lab; Driving Simulator. This will involve drivers in simulated risk environments so they will recognize risk as we see it.
Because “if you tell them, they will forget
if you show them, they may remember
if you involve them, they will learn”.
- David Murphy CDS -Keystops LLC, Safety Director
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Driver of the Year:
Mr. Gerald Wrinkle, Walmart Transportation
"When it came time to nominate a Professional WalMart Private Fleet Driver for the 2024 Kentucky Trucking Association Driver of the Year, without a shadow of a doubt one Hopkinsville Private Fleet Driver came to mind. We wanted to nominate a driver that is safe, courteous, & represented what our culture & company is built on.
Mr. Sam founded our company with three basic beliefs: Respect for the individual, Service to our customers, & Strive for excellence. At the core of our company’s foundation are our people.
He participates in our local office benefits, campaigns, & fundraisers. Outside of WalMart he works alongside his family with his beautiful wife, Kim, his son, Nick, & dog, Smokey, on his cattle farm. He is a member of Kempville Old Time Methodist Church & active with the local, state, & national Cattlemen’s Association. He is a person that rallies friends & fellow drivers together, not for personal gain but simply because a friend needs help. He holds tremendous value in his family with his supportive wife, Mrs. Kim, as his number one. He operates with safety courtesy, & pride humbly in all he does.
At WalMart we say, “Our People Make A Difference” & Mr. Gerald Wrinkle makes a difference."
-Rebecca Noel, WalMart General Transportation Manager, Hopkinsville, KY
Fleet Safety Grand Champion
- Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.