Owner of TAZ Trucking awarded Small Business Person of the Year
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tahir Zukic, founder and owner of TAZ Trucking, Inc., was named the 2021 Small Business Person of the Year presented by the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce and German American Bank.
Established in Bowling Green in 2004, TAZ Trucking is a fully equipped trucking and transportation company that transports dry, hazardous, and non-hazardous goods throughout the continental 48 United States.
Originally from Bosnia, Tahir came to the United States in 2000 with his wife, Amira, and their two children, Erdin and Arnela. As of today, TAZ Trucking has experienced extraordinary growth with 155 employees (full-time and contract), 120 trucks, 190 trailers, and a newly-constructed 55,000 sq. foot building on 53 acres of land purchased by Tahir in Bowling Green.
Tahir’s success has enabled him to support a number of local projects. One project includes promoting Bowling Green with rolling billboards on his TAZ Trucking trucks. Hundreds of tractor-trailers promoted Bowling Green with signs reading “Bowling Green, Kentucky – Voted Best Place to Live by Time Magazine.”
Since 1985, the Chamber has named a community member the Small Business Person of the Year annually. The award recognizes a business leader who:
· Owns and operates a for-profit company that employs 100 or fewer full-time employees
· Has invested his or her own money in that small business
· Has experienced recent business growth
· Is involved in the development and growth of the Bowling Green community
This year’s 2021 Small Business Person of the Year nominees included:
· Susan Hoechner, Barbara Stewart Interiors
· Mike Hughes, Cambridge Market & Cafe
· Sam Kirby, Vid Monster Productions
· Sasa Mandrapa, Burger & Bowl
· Spence Sheldon, Donatos Pizza
· Tahir Zukic, TAZ Trucking, Inc.
“Our selection committee is faced with an extremely tough decision each year when choosing from such strong nominees,” said Chamber President and CEO Ron Bunch. “The highest quality of businessmen and women represent our small business community, and we are honored to recognize their leadership through this award. Small businesses make up 85 percent of the Chamber’s partnership, and we couldn’t accomplish what we do without their support.”
To learn more about the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, visit
www.bgchamber.com.
