Episode 87 Show Notes

Episode 87 Show Notes

We have a special guest today, a dear friend of the show. Mrs. Kelsea Eckert with 

ECKERT and ASSOCIATES   

Attorney at Law

Kelsea Eckert enjoys helping clients resolve their insurance and downtime claims.  She is active in the trucking community and is always willing to speak with groups about transportation topics.

Kelsea was raised in the Bloomington, Illinois area and has practiced law since 1988. She lives in Florida and Kentucky, representing clients across the United States.

Over the years, she has written numerous books including:  The Illinois Legal Filing Directory, Small Claims Court Without a Lawyer, How to Form Your Own Corporation, Getting Paid in Full, Lawsuits of the Rich and Famous, and Selling Internationally, Without a Product. 

Kelsea regularly speaks at trade shows, podcasts and radio shows on transportation issues. She writes articles for newsletters, magazines and the Eckert & Associates, PA blog.

Kelsea attended Illinois State University and University of Georgia during her undergraduate years. She graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law. She is a member of the Illinois Bar and Florida Bar.

Kelsea is on the board of the Transportation Club of Jacksonville as the Driver Advocate Chair. She is involved in her community through volunteering and she and her husband have two amazing children.

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Alabama – Mudflaps

Alaska –  Anti-Spray Device

Arizona –  Rear fender splash guards

Arkansas – Splashguard Requirements

California – Fenders and Mudguards

Colorado – Splash guards

Connecticut – Fenders and other wheel protectors

Delaware – Delaware Protectors or Flaps behind Rear Wheels of Vehicles 

Florida – Splash and Spray Suppressant Devices                                                           Georgia – Tire Covers (wheel flaps; mud flaps) Hawaii – Mudguards;

Idaho – Idaho  Fenders and Flaps

Illinois –  Rear fender splash guards.

Louisiana – Fenders and Mudguards

Maine –Splash Guards

Massachusetts – Wheel Flaps  

Mississippi –Protectors or flaps for rear wheels

Michigan – Prevention of water or road surface substances being thrown from rear wheels. 

Missouri – Mud Flaps 

Montana – Fenders, splash aprons, or flaps 

Nebraska – Splash Aprons;  

Nevada – Mudguards

New Hampshire –Flaps and Guards 

New Jersey – Devices to prevent throwing of dirt on windshields

New York – Mud Flap

Ohio – Wheel Protectors 

Oklahoma – Aprons 

Oregon – fenders and mudguards