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Lee's Trucking Inc company history timeline

1899

Dry goods merchants could order nearly anything from The H.D. Lee Mercantile Company’s 1899 Notions Catalog—from air rifles, apple butter, baseball mitts, bib overalls, coffee grinders and fabric to maraschino cherries, stationary and school supplies, toilet paper, whistles and Worcestershire sauce.

1914

The following year (1914), Lee registered the term, “Union-Alls” with the United States patent office and added them to its product line.

1917

On March 17, 1917, The H.D. Lee Mercantile Company moved its headquarters from Salina, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri.

1927

In a photo taken after the 1927 National Corn Huskers Contest, eight of the ten winners were wearing Lee Whizits.

1937

In 1937, Lee became the nation's largest manufacturer of workwear with sales at $6.4 million.

1947

In 1947, the untapped women's jeans market welcomed Lady Lee Riders, “Authentic Cowboy Pants, button-fly, Sanforized, 8 oz. coarse weave denim.”Made with the same button-front fly, 5-pocket construction as men's Riders, Lady Lee Riders came with the same guarantee to fit or your money back.

1949

The logo button replaced the Lee Cowboy waistband button by 1949.

1952

Lee outfited the 52-foot tall Big Tex at the 1952 Texas State Fair

1960

In 1960, Lee offered Lady Lee Westerners for "gals on the go."

1980

Chieu Le, founder of Lee’s Sandwiches, came to America and settled in San Jose in 1980.

1982

Foodservices, Inc, which he and his brother Henry Le would later develop in 1982.

In 1982, Jim and Lavonne Sutton had a dream to start their own hauling business, so they bought a truck and Sutton Trucking, Inc. was established.

1983

In 1983, Chieu’s parents, Ba Le and Hanh Nguyen, started serving banh mi to students and residents in the San Jose area.

1998

Buddy Lee returned in 1998 to promote the company’s Can’t Bust ‘Em Dungarees line, aimed at 17- to 22-year-old males.

2001

In 2001, Chieu and his eldest son, Minh, developed a brand-new concept for Lee’s Sandwiches.

2004

In 2004, they sold the company to their sons and started traveling.

Since purchasing the company in 2004, Jeff and John have grown the Fleet to 60 trucks and 72 employees.

2018

In March of 2018, the company moved into its new state of the art headquarters in Lee’s Summit, MO, and continues to hold true to the heritage of the founders.

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