Kim Richardson has been in the Transportation Industry for 34 years. Currently he is the President of Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc. a family owned and operated business which has won multiple awards. Under the KRTS group of businesses is Transrep Inc. and The Rear View Mirror. Kim is currently on the board of directors for the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI), on the board of directors with Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC), on the membership committee of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), on the advisory board of the Women’s Trucking federation of Canada (WTFC), and in the past, Chairman of the Board for the Truck Training Association of Ontario (TTSAO) and Chairman of the Board for the Allied Trade Division of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA). Kim is a proud Husband, Dad, Grandpa and loves his community of Caledonia. He can be reached at krichardson@krway.com or phone 1-800-771-8171 ext. 201.

Columnists,Kim Richardson |
November 7, 2017

I am no expert on Electronic Logging Devices (ELD’s) but I have been in the transportation industry long enough to know that there are way to many cheaters with log books and this is simply not good for business and not good for road safety.  It also effects the relationship between carriers and shippers. Making ELD’s mandatory in Canada and the United States will fundamentally change the shipper/carrier relationship for all the right reasons. Every minute will be accounted for by our professional drivers and shippers.  Receivers have an obligation to ensure our drivers are driving and not waiting. It’s all about keeping costs under control and more importantly insuring the roads in North America are as safe as possible. Pushing companies and drivers will no longer be an option.

This mandate will be a major game changer. Lets look past the industry for a minute and think about our families, anything we can do to assist our professionals drivers in getting home safe to their family and loved ones is important.

ELD regulation is good, no I think it is great.

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Kim Richardson has been in the Transportation Industry for 34 years. Currently he is the President of Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc. a family owned and operated business which has won multiple awards. Under the KRTS group of businesses is Transrep Inc. and The Rear View Mirror. Kim is currently on the board of directors for the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI), on the board of directors with Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC), on the membership committee of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), on the advisory board of the Women’s Trucking federation of Canada (WTFC), and in the past, Chairman of the Board for the Truck Training Association of Ontario (TTSAO) and Chairman of the Board for the Allied Trade Division of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA). Kim is a proud Husband, Dad, Grandpa and loves his community of Caledonia. He can be reached at krichardson@krway.com or phone 1-800-771-8171 ext. 201.