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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING JOSEPH HICKS ON WINNING THE 2024 ATA (AMERICAN

TRUCKING ASSOCIATION) NATIONAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP (TDC) 4-

AXLE TRACTOR TRAILER CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Fellela, Fascia, Chippendale,
Kennedy, Solomon, Ajello, Boylan, and Cortvriend

     Date Introduced: June 03, 2025

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Joseph Hicks of Johnston, is one of the most accomplished national truck

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driving competition drivers in the nation. His achievements include being named the 2010 Truck

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Driving Championship Rookie of the Year and he is a six-time Rhode Island Truck Driving

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Championship Grand Champion; and

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     WHEREAS, The American Trucking Association's National Truck Driving & Step Van

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Championships are known as the "Super Bowl of Safety". They take place yearly and bring

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together approximately 422 drivers from across the nation; and

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     WHEREAS, In 2024, at Indianapolis, against hundreds of fierce competitors, Joe Hicks

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became the first Rhode Islander to win an American Trucking Association Championship. Joe

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just attained one million accident-free miles this past week -- another amazing accomplishment!

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Joe Hicks is an exemplary representative of the State of Rhode Island and the entire trucking

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industry, and we wish him continued success as he attempts to defend his Championship in 2025;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Joe Hicks would tell you himself that everything he has accomplished

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would be impossible without the incredible support and love provided by his wife, Barbara, who

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assists him with his long hours of on-course practice and studying safety rules. Together, they are

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the proud parents of Joey, Jr., Anthony, Billy and Jake; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

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heartily congratulates Joe Hicks on becoming the first Rhode Islander to win the American

 

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Trucking Association's Truck Driving Championship 4-Axle Tractor Trailer Class Championship;

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and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Joseph Hicks.

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