Kim Richardson Transportation Specialist, Inc. (KRTS) is Canada’s leader in the transportation and construction training industries with a network of over 400 companies. The team at KRTS believes in quality education whether it’s for training with a company driver or for an individual.
For three decades, KRTS has been very successful in developing award-winning programs across North America. Their training programs have been tried and true. The material and curriculum have proved reliable and have been taught for many years.
In order to keep up with the changing times, KRTS recognized that there was a growing need for high-quality, educational training that is relevant to today’s world.
“You need to be quick, you need to be efficient, and you need to be effective. The material that is delivered to the instructors needs to be best-in-class, and it needs to be in today’s ‘world’ as far as the delivery of that curriculum,” said Kim Richardson, President of KRTS.
To address these needs, the KRTS team was on the lookout for quality, educational training programs that were proven to work.
“We’re always looking for new and innovative ways to reach out to our customer base to ensure that the highest level of education and training is being delivered,” said Kim.
KRTS discovered AvatarFleet’s LLLC Defensive Driving Program and learned that it is a trusted resource for driver safety training.
“We found out after meeting with AvatarFleet and LLLC that they answer the need to what’s happening in the educational world of transportation today,” said Kim.
The LLLC program is easy to memorize and teaches the Four Principles to Driving Safely: Look Ahead, Look Around, Leave Room, and Communicate. The system is effective and proven to reduce collisions by 20%.
“When you take a look at those very important initiatives when it comes to time, creativity, and delivery, without a doubt LLLC answers the bell,” said Kim.
In addition, KRTS is able to carve out a career path for professional drivers with LLLC because it provides continued education and training.
“These ladies and gentlemen who are professional drivers and want to move on, they want good education and good training,” said Kim. ‘When you look at the career path and what LLLC has to offer, carriers will quickly recognize it’s a great choice for helping professional drivers move on in their careers.”
KRTS also found that the information in LLLC to be consistent, and it’s delivered in a way that is very user friendly for the instructors.
“One of the things that I think carriers will find most beneficial is that it’s very consistent. It also gets the message across in a timely and affordable fashion,” said Kim.
By partnering with AvatarFleet, KRTS was able to reach their goals and continue in their mission to provide high-quality education and training in the transportation and construction industries.
“We had no qualms once we were introduced to LLLC and AvatarFleet knowing that they were going to help us reach our goals,” said Kim. “We know we’re going to be making a difference in the industry and we’re going to be delivering a first-class service to our customer base.”