Today, Kevin Skidmore is the owner of Four Forty Trucking. Thanks to a second chance.
In 1995, at the age of 16, Skidmore was convicted of armed robbery. Under a new law enacted the year before (Senate Bill 440), he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 10 years in the Georgia Penal System.
Although serving time at such a young age could have had a negative impact on his life, Skidmore was determined to change his life for the better. He sought improvement and educational opportunities within the prison walls.
Upon his release in 2005, he set out to get a job and make something of himself. After contacting the Trojan Battery Company near Lithonia, GA dozens of times, they finally agreed to hire him. He took advantage of this second chance to become a star employee and begin building his skills in business management, customer service, and innovation.
He took these new talents and became the Founder and Owner of Four Fourty Trucking LLC. As a reminder of how far he had come, he chose to name his company after the Georgia law (440) that sent him to prison—and ultimately changed his life.
