Founding and Early History
The first Road Ranger was opened in 1984 in Rockford, Illinois by Northern Illinois University business graduate Daniel "Dan" Arnold. The first location was purchased with $5,000.00 of Dan's savings and a loan taken out by him and his wife, Linda Arnold.
Dan sold the company to Phillips Petroleum in 1990 to pursue other interests in real estate and banking, but eventually restarted the company in 1997. Since then Road Ranger has rapidly expanded and modernized, presently operating over 80 facilities in six mid-western states.
Road Ranger is presently owned by Daniel Arnold and co-member Sunil Puri, founder of First Rockford Group.
Daniel Arnold remains at Road Ranger acting as founder and CEO.
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