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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 | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Fellela, Fascia, Chippendale, | |
Date Introduced: June 03, 2025 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Joseph Hicks of Johnston, is one of the most accomplished national truck |
2 | driving competition drivers in the nation. His achievements include being named the 2010 Truck |
3 | Driving Championship Rookie of the Year and he is a six-time Rhode Island Truck Driving |
4 | Championship Grand Champion; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The American Trucking Association's National Truck Driving & Step Van |
6 | Championships are known as the "Super Bowl of Safety". They take place yearly and bring |
7 | together approximately 422 drivers from across the nation; and |
8 | WHEREAS, In 2024, at Indianapolis, against hundreds of fierce competitors, Joe Hicks |
9 | became the first Rhode Islander to win an American Trucking Association Championship. Joe |
10 | just attained one million accident-free miles this past week -- another amazing accomplishment! |
11 | Joe Hicks is an exemplary representative of the State of Rhode Island and the entire trucking |
12 | industry, and we wish him continued success as he attempts to defend his Championship in 2025; |
13 | and |
14 | WHEREAS, Joe Hicks would tell you himself that everything he has accomplished |
15 | would be impossible without the incredible support and love provided by his wife, Barbara, who |
16 | assists him with his long hours of on-course practice and studying safety rules. Together, they are |
17 | the proud parents of Joey, Jr., Anthony, Billy and Jake; now, therefore be it |
18 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
19 | heartily congratulates Joe Hicks on becoming the first Rhode Islander to win the American |
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1 | Trucking Association's Truck Driving Championship 4-Axle Tractor Trailer Class Championship; |
2 | and be it further |
3 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
4 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Joseph Hicks. |
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