retirement is probably not too far down the road. “I’m starting to work it out,” she


“IT’S GREAT TO WORK WITH SOMEONE WHO SEES HOW LOYALTY IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS DRIVES BETTER MARGINS IN THE FUTURE.”


—SHANNON EVERETT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, RICH LOGISTICS


said. “It’s going to be a process. I’m ready to travel and have a good time. And enjoy the view, mainly.” While she’s already got her buyers


lined up – CFO Shannon Everett and his father Keith, the company’s chief operating officer – she doesn’t have a timetable yet. “Just when I get things situated,”


said Richards. In the meantime, she’s going to


nerstone for us, it gives you the strength to go on.” And, Everett adds, he is also a fan


of her cooking. “Her biggest thing is her potato


salad, her desserts and her cakes. It’s wonderful,” he said. “When we have Thanksgiving lunch at the office, we’ll have everyone bring in food and one of my questions is, ‘Which one did Betty cook?’ That’s the one I want.”


But long after the plate is cleared


and the food gone, Everett knows it is the mutual bond of trust and friendship that makes Richards such an impor- tant person, both as an employer and a friend. “I think I speak on behalf of every-


one here when I say it’s a privilege to work for Mrs. Richards,” he said. Now 67, Richards – who was born in Carlisle and raised in Lonoke – said


keep moving forward following the same principles that have led Rich Logistics through the hard times and back into the good times: Faith, loyalty and determination. “It’s not a very easy business to be


in,” said Richards. “You have your cycles of ups and downs and trying to keep everything moving when it’s turned down. There’s lots of challenges. Like I say, I’ve been very blessed over the years. Really, really blessed.”


Most trucking companies make (or lose) more money on equipment than they do hauling freight.


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