Kodiak Robotics Names Yellow's Former YRC Freight Vice President as Head of Freight Operations and Network
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, announced today that Robert "Chet" Richardson joined the company as Head of Freight Operations and Network, effective immediately. In his role, Richardson is responsible for building a network of partners and supporting commercial customers as they deploy the Kodiak Driver at scale.
- He will also be responsible for building out the services and infrastructure that will enable Kodiak to support its partners' freight operations.
- Kodiak is able to rapidly grow its autonomous network thanks to the company's proprietary lightweight mapping technology.
- Richardson brings invaluable skills and insights as the former Vice President at YRC Freight, Yellow Transportation's less than truckload (LTL) carrier.
- Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 to develop autonomous technology that carries freight forwardso people, partners, and the planet thrive.