; exDon began as Don's Transfer in 1946. Don Thomason was the founder and Rex, Don's brother joined as a partner until 1964. They would move anything in those days for 15 cents per mile, round trip, and $2.50 per hour for Don and Rex's manual labor.n 1952, they began construction of the office building on Route 130 just south of Charleston, Illinois. By 1960 they had 5 trucks and a tractor...