R. PUENTE TRUCKING

Continuity and stability are 2 words that don't come to mind in these unpredictable and turbulent economic times. One would be hard-pressed these days to find a story of perseverance where a business lasted half a century and is still going strong. One would be hard-pressed enough to give an example of this but to add that the original owner is still intact is unheard of! In an era of consolidation, buy-outs, and mergers or just plain fizzling out it is refreshing to know that there are businesses out there that thrive on their own. And do so for half a century!... April 1957 - Bakersfield, California a young man, Refugio Puente married his High School Sweetheart at the age of 20. He worked as a clerk in a neighborhood grocery store, "La Esperanza Market." Earning $60 a week was not much for a young man starting a family, at the same time he did not want to work for someone else; he wanted to be in business for himself.

Also known as: R. Puente Trucking, Inc.

Primary location: Bakersfield United States