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Joseph Brent Shull Set to Defend Kentucky Title Against Vets and Rookies

Kentucky Grand Champion Joseph Brent Shull UPS’ Joseph Brent Shull (left), the defending Grand Champion, will compete in the Twin trailer class after winning in the Sleeper Berth class in 2018. (TT file photo)

The Kentucky Trucking Association will host its Truck Driving Championships on May 17-18 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta.

Transport Topics
 May 3, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Kentucky Officials Start Seasonal Eradication of Noxious Weeds

Spraying for weeds along Kentucky road KYTC also has 350 certified pesticide applicators, who spray chemicals on the noxious weeds. (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials have begun their yearly process of treating noxious weeds that spring up alongside roads.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
 March 12, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Kentucky, FHWA Officials Reach Agreement on I-165 Designation

I-165 Designation I-165 formerly was known as the I-65 Spur. (Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Flickr)

State and federal transportation officials amended on Sept. 4 the William H. Natcher Parkway-I-165 conversion agreement to designate the highway stretching from Bowling Green to Owensboro an interstate before several interchange projects along it are completed.

Austin Ramsey | Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Ky.)
 September 6, 2018
Government

Kentucky Drops 511 for Online Traffic and Road Information System

J. Stephen Conn/Flickr

Truckers looking for help navigating Kentucky’s roads now can use Goky.ky.gov, an online traffic and roadway information portal that has replaced the traditional 511 travel and weather phone system.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
November 3, 2016
Government

Kentucky Trucking Association Partners With Community College to Enhance CDL Curriculum

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

HAGER HILL, Ky. — Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s Workforce Solutions division has partnered with the Kentucky Trucking Association to enhance curriculum for those seeking commercial driving licenses.

August 24, 2016
Government

Kentucky Puts Future Construction Projects on Hold

Greg Thomas

Not long after Greg Thomas became deputy secretary of Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet in February, the organization’s leadership gathered for a meeting.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
June 14, 2016
Government

Greg Thomas Named Secretary of Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet

Greg Thomas, who had been the acting Secretary of Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet since March 3, was given the permanent position by Gov. Matt Bevin on April 12. Thomas had been named Deputy Secretary in February. He now replaces Mike Hancock, who resigned three months after Bevin took office in December.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
April 13, 2016
Government

Gov. Matt Bevin Signs P3 Bill in Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill April 8 that would permit public-private partnerships, including those for transportation projects.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
April 8, 2016
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