Chester Rodney England

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Chester R. England

**Chester Rodney England**
Born:	1896 Plain City, Utah
Occupation:	Entrepreneur, Trucking Industry Innovator

Chester Rodney England was born in 1896 to a farming family who lived in Plain City, Utah. His ancestors originally came from England. One month after his marriage in 1916, Chester was called on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and left his new bride for two and one-half years to serve in the Southern states. Gene and Bill, Chester's sons, were both born within a few years after his return from the mission field and he later had two daughters as well, Rosemary and Carol.

In 1920, Chester came to the conclusion that there had to be an easier way to make a living than farming, and in 1920, Chester bought his first Model T truck with the idea of providing farm to market service for the farmers in Weber County and Cache Valley. Overtime his business picked up more and more customers, providing a service that the farmers had needed for many years as well as hauling milk for the Weber Dairy. During World War II, he began buying Mexican bananas that were coming into the country at El Paso, Texas. He hauled and distributed these throughout Utah returning to Texas with potatoes.

As the Central American bananas became available, the Mexican fruit could not compete in quality so the banana haul was replaced with produce and the focus of the operation moved to California and Arizona. In 1957, England blazed a new trail by offering 72-hour coast-to-coast service, something previously unavailable to American shippers.

His company currently has over 3000 trucks and 4200 drivers.