Forrest Lucas (born February 1942) is an American businessman, the founder of
Lucas Oil.
Early life
Lucas was born in February 1942, in
Ramsey, Indiana, where he grew up, the eldest of four children. His parents Raymond and Marie had a small farm in
Elkinsville, where he and his three sisters lived in "rural deprivation".
He was educated to a high school level.
Career
Lucas bought his first truck when he was 19, and his first
semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer (vehicle), trailer without a front axle. The combination of a semi-trailer and a tractor truck is called a ''semi-trailer truck'' (also known simply as a "semi-trailer", "tractor trailer", or "semi" in the United Sta ...
at 21.
He got a job with
Mayflower Transit. He built up a fleet of 13-14 trucks, and started
freight
In transportation, cargo refers to goods transported by land, water or air, while freight refers to its conveyance. In economics, freight refers to goods transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. The term cargo is also used in ...
brokerage. Following the deregulation of freight in 1980, he was the first to get a full licence to deliver freight in 48 states.
In 1988, he founded
Lucas Oil.
In 2018, he founded
Forrest Films, a film production company.
Protect the Harvest
Lucas is a founder of Protect the Harvest, a
nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
which opposes "the radical
animal rights
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have Moral patienthood, moral worth independent of their Utilitarianism, utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as ...
movement" and particularly the
Humane Society of the United States
Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Humane Society International (HSI), is a global nonprofit organization that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal-related cruelties of national scop ...
, which it calls "a wealthy and successful attack group".
Personal life
His first wife "couldn't stand to save money ... she'd spend it as fast as I made it", and they divorced in 1969.
He has been married to Charlotte Lucas since 1982, and they have seven children.
References
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1942 births
Living people
People from Harrison County, Indiana
Critics of animal rights
* Lucas, Forrest