South Dakota Trucking Association

“The organization has a management agreement with sdada services, inc., 3801 s kiwanis ave, sioux falls, sd 57105. Christine erickson, president, was compensated by sdada services, inc. For her services rendered to sdta in the amount of 27,722 for calendar year ended december 31, 2024.”

“The association has three classes of members: regular, associate and sustaining. All classes of members are required to pay annual membership dues. Regular and associate members have equal voting rights and privileges. Associate members shall be any person, firm or corporation which is engaged in the manufacture or distribution of products used in or supplies services of any nature to the motor carrier industry. Sustaining members are past regular or associate members who left the industry in good standing who want to continue their involvement however sustaining members are not allowed to vote.”

“The board members are nominated based on number of units operated, type of commodity hauled and/or by geographical location of the member's business. Associate members are also allowed to be elected as directors. Board members are elected at the annual meeting by those present. A nominating committee of three non-board members recruits a slate of directors to be elected into the annual meeting of the membership.”

“All decisions that affect the financial or political stability of the organization would be referred to membership by written ballot. All regular and associate members receive one vote.”

“The president and executive committee will review the 990 in detail. After their review, the 990 is provided to each board member via email. Whether presented in a meeting or not, the 990 is not filed until each board member has been given a copy of it and given ample time to review it.”

“All board members are covered by the policy. All reports received by the president are investigated and discussed with the association's chairman before a determination is made on whether a potential conflict exists. The president along with the chairman determines if the conflict officially exists; however, if the conflict involves the president or chairman, the board would be the determining entity. After a conflict is identified, it is documented along with the arrived solution to the conflict and that member must abstain from voting on the matter.”

“The governing documents are available upon request at the administrative office.”

“The executive committee is responsible for the oversight of the financial statements. The process has not changed from the prior year.”