William “Bill” England got his start in the trucking business, hauling goods between northern Utah and Idaho, when he was barely a teenager.
England’s dad, Chester, strapped blocks to the brake and accelerator so his son could reach the pedals to drive, so the story goes, according to Sandra Okland, England’s daughter.
Over the years, England and his brother, Gene, added more trucks to the fleet, and as of Wednesday, when England died at 95-years-old, the Utah-based trucking company he helped build had grown to become one of the largest in the United States.
Whenever Okland, 71, is driving down the highway and sees one of the big, red C.