About Us - Owens Leasing, Inc.

Randy Owens began in the transportation Industry at Houston Freightways in 1976 as a dispatcher, moving to the position of President. In 1984, Randy and his wife Debbie founded Triumph Trucking Inc., making it into a very successful and profitable company before selling in 1990 to pursue another transportation venture. Randy formed Owens Leasing in 1988 and it has been operated since 1990 as a contract agency and was leased to Ace Transportation from 1990 to 1994. In 1994, Randy and Debbie were approached by Trism Specialized Carriers to form an Owner/Operator and Agency division for their company. Randy built the O/O division to one of the most reputable in the country. Randy also handled all Houston terminal operations for Trism from 1998 to 2000, while they were in the process of hiring someone for that position.

In August of 2001, after many meetings with Landstar System, Inc., Randy moved Owens Leasing from Trism to Landstar Ligon, finally finding the home we were looking for. After almost two years at Landstar System, Inc., Owens Leasing has been one of the top-producing agents of the 1200 agents nationwide.

Randy and Debbie are the parents of Rick and Deah Owens who work here with them. They also have a son Wade who worked until November of 2002, before taking a position with Sagemont Church as Director of their Retreat in Danbury,TX along with his wife Kim. Randy and his wife Debbie are active members of Sagemont church and dedicate many hours to the Church and the Retreat in Danbury as well as participating in the Choir and other activities.

Rick Owens began in the transportation industry at 15 years old, working part time and learning the business. In 1994 Rick went to work full time for Owens Leasing after the move to Trism. Rick has moved from dispatcher to the position of Vice President and handles many of the large accounts. Rick specializes in handling Port Operations for materials coming from and going to overseas locations for such customers as General Electric and other large companies. Rick is married and has 2 beautiful little girls (Taylor and Sydney). Rick is a Captain of the League City Volunteer Fire Department and dedicates many hours of his time to that organization.

Charles M. “Chuck” Owens
1929-2009

Charles M. “Chuck” Owens was born in Winchester, IN on October 20, 1929 and went to
the Lord on March 25, 2009. Chuck was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. Chuck was survived by his wife and best friend of 60 years, Wynona M. Owens; sons Charles & wife Debbie, Gregory & wife Connie, Michael, David & wife Tracey; sister Sue Troth; two brother in laws Bill Milligan & wife Alice, Fred Stewart & wife Linda; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.Chuck was an active member of Sagemont Church. He was employed as a supervisor for Anchor Glass for 45 years and retired in 1991. Regardless of his outside interests, he always put his family first.
Thanks to Odyssey and special thanks to his nurse Mary Lanehart.
We love you Pop!

Jack Helton came to work for Owens Leasing in 2002. He has been a friend of the family for over 20 years. He also has a background in Purchasing from Intertek Testing and spent 3 years as the regional manager for Glazer’s Wholesale Company. Jack specializes in managing large project moves and has been our leader in streamlining operations. Jack is currently working in Outside Sales. He is also a Captain of the Volunteer Fire Department in League City and dedicates many hours of his personal time to this organization. He is married and has 2 wonderful boys and a beautiful little girl.

Deah Nix came to join our staff in December of 2002 as Information Manager and Client Relations. Deah has worked part time for Owens Leasing since she was 17. She also holds a degree in Massage Therapy and works part time in that field. Deah finally tied the knot and is now out from under Randy’s umbrella and in good hands with her new husband Stephen. She and her husband are expecting their first child in late November 2006.

Sharon Yeates-Lytle was taken from us on December 26^th, 2005. She had become ill very quickly in early December and was never able to recover. Sharon had been a part of our company since we moved to Landstar in 2001, but more importantly she has been a friend for over 10 years. She will be missed by all of us. We all know that Sharon is up in Heaven coordinating all the incoming souls for God. Once a dispatcher, always a dispatcher. We love you Sharon!

Rick Lytle
Rick learned to drive a truck when he was 13 years old on a farm in Ohio, driving a B Model Mack Flatbed. Rick joined the Navy and spent 13 years protecting our nations waters and also spent 2 years in the Army reserves. After leaving the military, Rick drove for McGill (which was later bought by Trism) for 10 years and hauled everything from vans, flatbeds to heavy-haul equipment. Rick continued to drive until 1999 having over 1 million accident free miles and never having a cargo claim. In 1999 Rick went to work for the recruiting department at Trism and continued there until 2001 when he came to work for us to help manage the California office. After Sharon passed away, Rick decided he wanted to move to Texas and move in to our office here in Santa Fe. He has continued to be a very valuable part of the team and fits in very well with the group.

Charles Smith is our on site supervisor. Charlie supervises any of our projects that require a supervisor on site to manage the loading or unloading of our trucks and/or to assist the customer it make-ready of the site for deliveries. Charlie has 20 years experience as an Owner/Operator and maintains an outstanding safety rating with DOT and Landstar System, Inc.. Charlie is also a retired Master Sergeant for the US Air Force after 20 years of service to our country.