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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and 
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employees of Kasper Trucking, Inc. of Loves Park on the 
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occasion of being named the March 2008 Trucker of the Month by 
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the Mid-West Truckers Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kasper Trucking was founded in the mid-1970s by 
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Gordon Kasper; he began his operation with a single truck in 
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order to subsidize the family farming operation and to haul 
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grain to the local elevator; from 1978 to 1985, greater 
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concentration was put towards the trucking operation, with the 
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company increasing their fleet from one truck to four tractor 
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trailers; Gordon Kasper then leased on to Terra Cotta Truck 
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Service and built a shop in Poplar Grove; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1985, Kasper Trucking began supplying 
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equipment to a major construction company in Rockford in a 
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joint venture relationship with an owner-operator based 
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trucking company in northern Illinois; the company hauled grain 
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to the elevator and coal to the Belvidere Chrysler plant during 
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the winter months; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1989, Gary Kasper joined Kasper Trucking 
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full-time, departing from his design engineering career that 
 


 






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took him across the nation; by 1989, the company possessed 11 
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company-owned tractor trailers and 4 tandem dumps, with nearly 
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30 owner-operators; and

 
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    WHEREAS, By 1991, Kasper Trucking's O/O fleet had doubled, 
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with 20 total company vehicles; the company's customer base 
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increased greatly due to a greater emphasis on the supply of 
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owner-operators; by the end of the 1991 season, the company had 
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grown to a fleet of over 100 company and owner operator trucks; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Kasper Trucking was involved in many large 
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construction projects during the 1990s, including a major 
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expansion into the flat bed market in southern Wisconsin and 
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northern Illinois hauling pre-cast concrete and lumber; in 
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1998, the company was purchased from Gordon Kasper and the 
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office was relocated to Loves Park, with the company's repair 
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shop moved to Roscoe; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kasper Trucking has proven to be a pioneer in the 
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area of trucker safety; the company was the first to have State 
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troopers visit their shop every spring for safety meetings, 
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keeping their drivers abreast of new safety laws and 
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regulations; in 2004, Kasper Trucking was listed in CCJ 
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Magazine as a top 100 trucking company in the nation; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Kasper Trucking has been a proud member of the 
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Mid-West Truckers Association since 1978 and has been active in 
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most of the association's programs and activities; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Kasper Trucking currently operates nearly 125 
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trucks, including flats and dumps; with communication with 
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their drivers and serving their customers being their primary 
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focus, the company sports an impressive reputation of 
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innovation, safety, and quality in the Rockford area and 
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beyond; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the owners and employees of Kasper Trucking, Inc. 
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of Loves Park on the occasion of being named the March 2008 
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Trucker of the Month and wish them continued success in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Kasper Trucking owner Gary Kasper as a symbol of 
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our esteem and respect.