DON RAY DRIVEAWAY

The year 1971 found 30 year old Don Ray working for heavy truck manufacturer International Harvester. He decided to take a leap of faith and listen to God's calling to open a small transportation business. Don and his wife, Louise, did just that. As they continued working their day jobs they started their small business out of the back of their home. Don, Louise and one other driver began picking up units from a local motor home manufacturer. They stored these units on a small, rented lot. These units were stored by the Rays for dealer pickup since Don had no legal authority that would allow him to transport the motor homes from the manufacturer to the dealer locations as a for-hire motor carrier... As time progressed Don met a friend for life. This friend was an attorney who eventually helped Don and Louise Ray realized their dream of owning and running their own federally licensed transportation business. In 1973, they received their federal motor carrier operating authority and..

Primary location: Decatur United States