that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message c.r. england inc. type private founded 1920 headquarters salt lake city utah united states key people dan england chairman dean england chairman josh england president cfo chad england ceo todd england executive vp corey england executive vp website www.crengland.com c.r. england inc. is an american family owned trucking company founded in 1920 . the company provides temperature controlled transportation services throughout north america and mexico . england logistics a wholly owned subsidiary of c.r. england services include full truckload brokerage services intermodal and dry and cold chain less than truckload and supply chain management . contents 1 history 2 modern growth 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit chester rodney england was born in 1896 to a farming family who lived in plain city utah . in 1920 chester bought his first model t truck to provide farm to market service for farmers in weber county and the cache valley . then he began hauling milk for the weber dairy . during wwii england would buy mexican bananas entering the us at el paso texas he then distributed these throughout utah . after their military service england s sons helped bringing bananas to utah and returning to texas with potatoes . as the operation grew several trucks were added to the fleet . at the height of this era the packing of idaho potatoes became a vital part of the business . the england family was operating two packing sheds and a storage facility to enhance the trucking operation . 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 . c.r. england then offered 72 hour coast to coast service new to us shippers . the first trip to the east coast was taken by a driver by the name of robert gould . within a year c.r. england opened an office in the philadelphia market . within a short period of time c.r. england opened a real terminal at pennsauken new jersey . in 1978 c.r. england moved its east coast operations to burlington new jersey . in 1982 with advancement in technology c.r. england was able handle to the east coast operations from the salt lake terminal . it now operates terminals in california new jersey indiana and texas . modern growth edit cr england corporate office in salt lake city ut a c.r. england 2005 freightliner century tractor and 2006 utility trailer manufacturing company reefer . c.r. england is the world s largest refrigerated transportation carrier . citation needed the company has focused its efforts primarily toward the refrigerated truckload service . the current management team includes third and fourth generation england family members . see also edit semi trailer truck tractor trailer references edit company history . c.r. england company website . december 2013 external links edit c.r. england trucking company website england logistics company website v t e trucking industry in the united states regulated by the federal motor carrier safety administration economy of the united states regulations commercial driver s license hours of service federal bridge gross weight formula electronic on board recorder motor carrier safety rating motor carrier act of 1980 international registration plan national network manufacturers truck manufacturers am general american lafrance autocar bering bremach brockway chevrolet ccc caterpillar cnh industrial diamond reo dina f650 pickups freightliner ford gmc hayes hino isuzu marmon herrington mercedes benz international kenworth mack mitsubishi fuso nissan oshkosh peterbilt ram trucks sterling smith spartan tiger truck toyota ud trucks via volvo ward 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